'This Delicious Death' by Kayla Cottingham is a YA horror novel that offers a unique take on zombies. The story follows a group of girls turned ghouls who embark on a road trip to a music festival, where they encounter human survivors. The book combines elements of horror, mystery, and teenage angst, all set against the backdrop of a zombie apocalypse and a music festival. The writing style is described as campy, gory, and quick-paced, with a focus on girl power, friendship, and chosen family. The narrative unfolds from the perspective of the ghouls, providing insight into their past and the challenges they face in the present.
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Content warnings include themes of violence, cannibalism, trauma, and some elements might resonate with readers sensitive to pandemic-related topics.
Has Romance?
There is a medium level of romance present, particularly through the friends to lovers subplot among the main characters.
From The Publisher:
From the author of the New York Times bestselling My Dearest Darkest comes another incredible sapphic horror. When four best friends with a hunger for human flesh attend a music festival in the desert they discover a murderous plot to expose and vilify the girls and everyone like them. This summer is going to get gory.
Two years ago, a small percentage of population underwent a transformation known as the Hollowing. Those affected were only able to survive by consuming human flesh. The people who went without quickly became feral, turning on their friends and family. Luckily, scientists were able to create a synthetic version of human meat that would satisfy their hunger. As a result, humanity slowly began to return to normal.
Cut to Zoey, Celeste, Valeria, and Jasmine, four hollow girls living in Southern California. As a last hurrah before graduation they decide to attend a musical festival in the heart of the desert. They have a cooler filled with seltzer, vodka, and Synflesh… and are ready to party.
But on the first night of the festival Val goes feral and ends up killing and eating a boy in one of the bands. As other festival guests start disappearing around them the girls soon discover someone is targeting people like them. And if they can't figure out how to stop it, and soon, no one at the festival is getting out alive.
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