The Dead by David Gatward

The Blurb On The Back:

Lazarus Stone is about to turn sixteen when, one night, his normal life is ripped to shreds by a skinless figure drenched in blood. He has a message:

THE DEAD ARE COMING

Hell is full, and they have found a way through to this world.

Now Lazarus is all that stands in their way. To fulfil his destiny, he must confront not only the dark past of his family, but horrors more gruesome than even hell could invent – with only a winged angel and his best mate to help him. And it all begins with the reek of rotting flesh ...

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The Verdict:

A YA horror that mistakes gore and violence for thrills and chills, this book failed to make an impression on me. Lazarus Stone is a cookie cutter character who left me blank, the set-up was meh, there was little tension and the cheap cliff-hanger ending certainly hasn’t left me hungry for more.

THE DEAD is published in the United Kingdom in July. Thanks to Hodder Children’s Books for the ARC.