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Warm Bodies

by Isaac Marion

Book 1 in Warm Bodies

Come for the impossible zombie crush, stay for the way R and Julie make a dead world feel capable of wanting something better. It is tender without getting cute, gross without going full horror, and much smarter about loneliness than the premise lets on.

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Content warnings: Death, Death of a parent, Death of a partner, Grief, Gore, Violence, Graphic violence, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Kidnapping, Captivity, Injury detail, Sexual content, Alcohol use, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self-harm, Suicidal ideation, Cannibalism, Body horror, Fatphobia

Length256 pages

Series statusCompleted series · 3 books

Spice2/5 · Awkward but sweet

PacingMedium

Story profile

What the story promises

The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.

Romance promise

Captor/captive
Male/female pairing (M/F)
Medium burn
Medium
Awkward but sweet
Earned hope

Monster
Protective love interest
Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
Expanded empathy
Reluctant hero
Forbidden love
Vanilla with emotion
Perspective shift
Damaged survivor
Hurt/comfort
Tension / anticipation
Book hangover
Secretly soft
Only one who understands them
Tension
Betrayal to trust
Longing glances
Star-crossed

Fantasy promise

Paranormal romance
Monster romance
Big city / metropolis
Post-apocalyptic
Undead
Interspecies romance

Bunker / base / compound
Paranormal
Captive romance
Other
Survival romance
Healing romance
Literary / classic retelling

Reading experience

First person
Weird/quirky
Poetic
Moderate
Survivor
Romantic

Witty
Protector
Dark
Introspective
Snarky/sarcastic
Hopeful
Thought-provoking
Literary
Eerie
Survival against impossible odds
Redemption
Morally complex
Page turner
Star-crossed lovers
Protect at all costs

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Different because

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Different because

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Book details

Length: 256 pages
Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books
Language: English
Format: Book