The book had very interesting themes and concepts, much different from a lot of other zombie apocalypse books. I enjoyed the exploration of education and how learning shapes our perception of the world. However, I enjoyed Melanie's POV the most, and I found myself very disappointed any time we got an adult POV. I understand their narration helped us understand topics Melanie couldn't know about (either because she hadn't learned it yet or she didn't have the expertise, like the doctor or Sergeant), but I didn't care for the adults at all. I found Melanie's story and the focus on her the most compelling part of the story, and without it the book felt a bit boring to me. Also, this is personal, but I was especially annoyed

any time we had to read about Gallagher and the Sergeant thirsting after Miss Justineau. Did the book really need that?