You Are So Undead to Me (Megan Berry, Book 1) [Mass Market Paperback]

Stacey Jay (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 22, 2009

Q: HOW MANY ZOMBIES DOES IT TAKE TO RUIN A SOCIAL LIFE?
A: NOT MANY.

Megan Berry is a Zombie Settler by birth, which means she’s part-time shrink to a whole bunch of semi-dead people with killer issues. All Megan really wants is to go to homecoming, but when you’re trailed by a bunch of slobbering corpses whenever you leave the house, it’s kinda hard to score a date. Let’s just say Megan’s love life could use some major resuscitation.

Megan’s convinced her life can’t get any worse – until someone in school starts using black magic to turn average, angsty Undead into scary, hardcore flesh-eating Zombies. Now it’s up to Megan to stop the Zombie apocalypse. Her life – and more importantly, the homecoming dance – depends on it.

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About the Author

Stacey Jay lives in the Midwest.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Razorbill (January 22, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1595142258
• ISBN-13: 978-1595142252
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #553,818 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stacey Jay is a recovering workaholic (or at least working hard at recovering) with three pen names, two small children, and a passion for playing pretend. She's been a full time mom-writer since 2005 and can't think of anything she'd rather be doing. Her former careers include theater performer, professional dancer, poorly paid C-movie actress, bartender, waiter, math tutor, and yoga instructor.

Find Stacey on the Web at http://staceyjay.com, or blogging at (http://staceyjayya.blogspot.com) or Livejournal (http://stacey-jay.livejournal.com).

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Story Siren Reviews:, January 25, 2009

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The Story Siren "Kristi" (Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You Are So Undead to Me (Megan Berry, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

Stacey Jay made my first exposure to the wonderful world of zombie literature a fun one! I always think of Michael Jackson's Thriller video when I think of zombies. Not that has any significance for this review, but I just felt like throwing that out there, because that's how I kept imagining the zombies when I was reading this novel. I thought the whole Settler society was a very interesting and unique! And Jay does a remarkable job depicting it.

I was expecting a darker theme, but it ended up being lighthearted and funny. There's a steady dose of suspense, action, humor and romance which always makes for a good read. Megan is a typical teenage girl, I mean except for the whole helping the undead thing. But that is what makes You are so Undead to Me such a charming read!

I had no idea who the culprits were! Now that I know, I don't know why I didn't figure it out earlier, but I was just at oblivious as Megan! I love when a novel baffles me like that. Stacey Jay has written an impressive debut novel and I'm looking forward to reading more by her!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars And you thought your high school sucked..., May 19, 2009

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Rhianna Walker "Rhi" (Northwestern US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You Are So Undead to Me (Megan Berry, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

As if high school isn't difficult all on its own, Megan Berry is being stalked by the Undead. Being a Zombie Settler, thanks to the powers passed down by her mother, means getting visits from walking corpses in need of a little help getting their unfinished business finished. Try hiding that from a date! But after a traumatic attack by Reanimated Corpses--think evil blood-hungry zombies made by black magic--five years ago, Megan hasn't been manifesting her powers. Until of course she's all set to join Carol High School's pom squad, date the hottest guy in school and get him to be her homecoming date.

That's when the trouble starts and Megan has to start caring about her duties as a Settler again. Then Reanimated Corpses start popping up and attacking people who are close to Megan. It wouldn't be so bad if she wasn't suspicious of her fellow Settler and rival Monica but unable to prove that she was the one causing the attacks. Afterall, she does get to be protected and tutored in her Settler powers by her childhood crush, Ethan, that can't be all bad. Now if only she can prove to the Elders of Settler's Affairs that she's got the right person pegged before an army of hungry zombies ruins homecoming!

It's not everyday that I just pick up a book based off of the coverart. The cute title definitely piqued my interest and I'm glad it caught my eye because this was one book I really enjoyed from start to finish. There aren't enough zombie books out there for the young adult audience and You Are So Undead to Me definitely delivers the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to walking corpses. The world of Zombie Settlers is a little wobbly as a whole but with more books in the series on the way I think we'll get a stronger foundation of the what, where, who, and why of the group who settles the undead.

Megan is a likable girl with basic aspirations your average teen girl might be after. She and her best friend work on their dance routines for cheerleading try-outs, she crushes on the hot senior football player and just wants to have a hot date for the homecoming dance. Much like another urban fantasy heroine, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, she really doesn't want the responsibilities she's been given. Thus she makes some bad decisions, mistakes and yep, she pays for them. There were some really good didn't-see-that-coming plot twists and plenty of action to keep a less-enthusiast reader entertained.

Overall, I really adored this book. It was fun, humorous and a little dark. Jay blended great elements to make a story teens will love and adults can enjoy too. (A note to parents: this one was pretty clean, not a lot of bad language and just kissing if you're looking into it for a younger reader).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Buffy...with zombies, June 1, 2009

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Addy Simpson (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Are So Undead to Me (Megan Berry, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

Nicely paced zombie YA. A fun read, but the voice was a little too adult-writing-as-a-teen for me. It bothered me that the 15-year-old Megan was dating a college guy. I did like the concept behind the book, even if it felt like a deviation of Buffy.