The Forest of Hands and Teeth (2009) (Gollancz)Carrie Ryan
Grade: C
Genre: young adult / dystopian
Source: own
Forest of Hands and Teeth: (1) The Forest of Hands and Teeth
General RBC 2015: A book on your TBR list
When Mary’s mother becomes
infected and chooses a life with the Unconsecrated, Mary has lost everything. Her
father is also one of the Unconsecrated in the Forest of Hands and Teeth, her
brother Jed is married and has his own family to look after, besides not being
able to forgive Mary for letting their mother become infected, and no one has
spoken for Mary in the village’s yearly cycle of marriage ceremonies. Mary is
taken in by the Sisterhood, whose direction and guidance is unparalleled in
their village. But when Mary sees and hears things she shouldn’t she begins to
question the hold that he Sisterhood have on the village and the strength of
the beliefs she’s followed all her life. When their fences are breached and the
Unconsecrated flood their safe haven, Mary takes a leap of faith in entering the
forbidden Forest of Hands and Teeth, in search of a better, safer world away
from the only lifestyle she has ever known.
