This one started out as seemingly a young adult story, but as the zombie presence grew in the story, it quickly intensified to a true adult horror book. As I've said in another review, I'm not usually all that interested in zombie stories, but after reading a few good ones this month, I may have to revise my thoughts on the genre. not only is this a good zombie story, but it is also a great coming of age story. the characters are well-developed and memorable. the action is frenetic with well-timed pauses. when the 4 teens run down to see if they can help, they encounter their first reanimated dead person from the plane, and the action really picks up. however, the chemical cocktail has some unforeseen side effects. the dr has developed some kind of ra serum that would allow amputees to attach other peoples' limbs to their bodies w/o rejection. the plane is carrying a doctor who is supposed to be showing her samples too the big wigs in washington. while the 4 of them sip on some booze amanita brought, a plane crashes into the houses below. nicole has a crush on connor and talks amanita into stopping by the fort before going to the party.
nicole and amanita are invited while connor and seth plan to hang out in the fort. the story begins with them discussing the big back to school party.
all 4 have different backgrounds that are flushed out as the story progresses. nicole is the skinny smart girl while amanita is the quickly developing girl. they too are best friends and polar opposites. the 2 girls in the group are nicole and amanita. connor's and seth's relationship is getting complicated b/c connor is starting to get popular, and seth feels like he's getting left behind. their star trek snd star wars references go over the heads of the girls. they share a love of video games and all things geek. his best friend, seth, is an overweight nerd, who's picked on b/c of his weight. not only do a group of 4 14 year olds have to confront an outbreak of re-animated dead, but they also have to contend with teenage angst! but don't let that put you off! that adds to the power of the story telling. Hissers wasn't written by stephen king, but it felt like a vintage king novel- stand by me meets 28 days later.
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