Graphic Novel Review: Clementine Book Two by Tillie Walden

Posted on December 12, 2024 at 6:29 am by Gene Ambaum

Clementine Book Two by Tillie Walden. Image / Skybound, 2023. 978153325197. 296pp.

I’m always reluctant to read a sequel to a great zombie story as I’m afraid they’re going to go over the same ground again. So, despite being a huge fan of Walden’s work, I didn’t quite start reading this even though my wife picked up a copy at ALA last year. I should have picked it up immediately.

At the center is Clementine again — that’s her on the cover — and the other survivors of Book One, whom I’m not going to say much about in case you haven’t read it. This does what great YA books do — it makes you care about the central character as she figures out who she is. The ongoing zombie apocalypse complicates everything; this is set on an island that seems safe (but of course isn’t). There’s just a bit of romance, a whole lot more love and friendship, and the characters new to the book add to Clementine’s story in perfect, often intense ways.

Make sure your library has the first two books in the series, and get the third when it’s published in 2025.

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