I decided I needed a change of pace, so I tried the lighthearted iZombie series. Our hero, Gwen is a zombie. Fortunately, she can maintain her humanity as long as she eats one brain a month. She also works as a grave digger at an eco friendly graveyard in Eugene, OR, giving her a steady supply of brains. The catch? She also ingests the memories of the person whose brain she's eating. With the help of her friend Ellie the ghost, and Spot the were-terrier she gets to play detective and complete the last wishes of her dinner. Then things get more and more complicated. We get mummies, poltergeists, secret societies, undead government agents, and a talking chimpanzee.
The mythology of the world is built around the idea that every living being has two souls: an oversoul and an undersoul (ego and id, basically) It's a handy way to explain all of the different kinds of monsters in the world, and the most interesting aspect of the series. As far as the storytelling goes though, the book has a lot of flaws. The pacing is uneven, and the book quickly adds exponentially more questions than it answers. It feels like a fun idea without a proper through line. This is waiting room reading at best so far.
6/10.
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