The Farm by Emily Mckay

Title: The Farm Author: Emily Mckay Reviewed by: Melanie Series: Book one of The Farm series Genre: YA Dystopian How did I get this book: The Book Spot in Round Rock, TX Format: Print Rating: Love It! Summary:
Lily and her autistic twin sister Mel live in a world where undead monsters known as Ticks have invaded America. Children under the age of eighteen have been gathered up and sent to farms around the country. These farms were supposed to be safe but end up being prison camps where blood is collected to feed the monsters on the other side of the fence. While planning their escape Lily runs into an old friend, Carter who may help them escape or ruin their chances of freedom. Review:
From the moment I picked up this book I could not put it down. I loved the way Mckay wrote Mel’s perspective as an autistic girl and Lily’s perspective as her twin sister. It was interesting to see the story from both points of view and to be able to step into Mel’s mind where every object and person has its own vibrations and music. I loved the adventure, romance, and amazing characters! Mckay is a great writer who brings you into her world of imagination where you will never want to leave! Notable quote or part: (Mel describing Sebastian) His presence makes me feel thin. Not model slender. But worn, like an old cotton housedress. Thin like a specimen pressed between two plates of glass. Like a bug squashed beneath the marching boot of a soldier. Thin and worn and silence like I’ve never known. This is how I know he is not a Tick. They are as pitiable as they are inhuman. They are fear personified. Their emotions and minds given over to rage and hunger. They are all noise. He is none. If he is not a TIck, does that make him a Tock? (Mckay, 124). ~~Melanie~~