Lipstick Asylum

The Scream Teens are hired to raise the dead as the necro-tainment for a zombie cruise, and the eighteen-year-old animator, Cozy Coleman, is bitten by a shapeshifting she-wolf. To Cozy’s surprise, she survives and with the aid of her friends, helps the government stop a human-extinction virus from spreading. Unfortunately, Cozy uncovers a secret so haunting, that her death is only the beginning of her problems.

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Review Rating: 5-Stars. In Lipstick Asylum by Nzondi, Cozy, Jess, and Squiggy are part of a team called the Scream Teens and they specialize in one thing; necromancy. The art of bringing the dead back to life. For them this is routine, but one fateful night on the Sea Queen, a zombie-themed cruise, things go horribly wrong. Suddenly they are surrounded by hundreds of real zombies and a mysterious creature hunting them down. With no way to escape, they need help from an unlikely source if they want to see the light of day again. The question isn't when will they make it, it's will they make it at all? Did something go wrong with the ritual? Will Cozy and her friends survive? A trip to the afterlife answers all of her questions but not as she wanted. Lipstick Asylum is a fast-paced thrill ride that will haunt you with vivid images that will leave you breathless. Nzondi really created a world of your own, where you were free to explore. The action hits you right from the start, and it doesn't stop until the very end. With its twists and turns, you are never ready for what is about to happen next. I enjoyed this ride; it was an easy read with a lot of modern slang that young adults could relate to and I think it was perfectly executed for the genre and age group intended. There were some scenes that I felt were a little bit too gory, but the detail was both very exciting and absolutely terrifying at the same time. Young adults will love this book with its pop culture references and the dialog with its modern style.

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