If you have read BIRD BOX or watched the movie, you will want to read MALORIE. Author Josh Malerman once again grabs readers and doesn't let go until he's dragged them through the world of the creatures and the people madly trying to survive.
It's been seventeen years since Malorie entered the house and lived with strangers in an effort to survive what everyone refers to as the new world. She gave birth to a baby boy and at the same time found herself mother to another woman's baby girl. They escaped on the river and lived for a time at the school for the blind. Now Malorie, Tom, and Olympia are living at an abandoned summer camp in Michigan and have been for ten years.
Raising teens in a world requiring blindfolds and constant caution has challenged both Malorie and her children. They have listened and learned well, but there's always the chance that they will be typical teens and rebel. Malorie fears losing them in this terrifying world.
When a man calling himself a census taker stops at the camp, Malorie sends him off immediately, but not before he leaves pages of notes behind. Not usually a reader, Tom is fascinated by the papers and reads them until Malorie confiscates them. The children had already discovered that Malorie's own parents are listed as survivors. This is news that moves Malorie to question her past reluctance to venture farther than the safety of their camp. The promise of the blind train that runs from East Lansing to the Upper Peninsula where Malorie grew up is just the motivation she needs to pack up the teens and head off to hopefully find their grandparents.
Malerman's prose begs readers to turn the pages as quickly as possible, but there's the tremble of trepidation as each page leads to the next. MALORIE is one of the best sequels I have ever read.
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