Disclaimer: I received this free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

The Dead are walking. In post-apocalyptic America a small community manages to survive in a national park surrounded by water. They are safe and protected. That is, until winter comes and the lake freezes over and then there is nothing stopping the Dead from crossing. One day a stranger approaches kind and niave Peter, which puts the community in danger. Peter is then forced to prove his worth to the community. Prove he isn’t the weak link they all believe him to be. Soon, Peter makes a dark discovery about their secret sanctuary and makes him question everything he’s ever known.

Wranglestone is the perfect book to read on a cold winters night in a dimly lit room. It’s creepy, it’s atmospheric, it’s cold, and it’s suspenseful. It is a horror/post-apocalyptic and it had, frankly, a very refreshing take on zombies – something the genre is a little oversaturated with at the moment. It wasn’t an in-your-face scary, though some scenes were, it was a very subtle horror. It makes you question who are truly the monsters? Is it the Dead? or is it those who would do anything to survive? I loved watching Peter slowly untangle the clues and uncover the secrets – that intense feeling of knowing that something just isn’t quite right.

Wranglestone also featured a lovely m/m romance which was totally heart-warming. The romance wasn’t the focus of the story, but a really lovely addition nevertheless.

Overall, a strong debut that was thrilling, tense, and romantic. Highly recommend for zombie and horror lovers.