6/20/2023 0 Comments Dark inside by jeyn robertsWhen unexplainable events sweep the veneer of social function from most humans, what is left is a population cannibalizing itself through violence, murder, and torture. Redefining what we mean by humanity, Roberts considers that being human means being evil. While Zombies and Vampires may be terrifying, they pale in comparison to the humans in Dark Inside. There is no way to know who might be “changed” and want to kill them. The loss of all the systems and technology that helped them to get through the day has forced them to survive in ways that they couldn’t have imagined. Neighbours that they would have turned to for help are now dragging women and children out of their beds to beat them to death on the street. Places of safety, such as home or school, have become traps and places of death. Each teenager has lost parents either through death or separation and now must decide whom they can trust. Following extreme terrorist attacks and earthquakes, the order of civilization has fallen apart. High school-aged Aries, Mason, Clementine, and Michael are each separately finding a way to survive in a very changed world. They are the dark thoughts inside of us we pretend we don’t hear. They sit across from you at restaurants and push past you to ride the bus. They lurk in both alleyways and living rooms. They are the things that hide in your closet and fuel your fear. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster BFYR (Distributed in Canada by Simon & Schuster Canada),
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