This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine!
It’s kill or be killed in this heart-pounding apocalyptic horror. The first book in a new series, If We Survive the Night combines the ruthless zombie perils of The Last of Us with the every-woman-for-herself angle of Yellowjackets. What type of person does it take to survive the end of the world?
Sixteen-year-old Quinn is used to being told that what she feels inside isn’t quite right. After getting kicked out of multiple foster homes and narrowly escaping juvenile detention, she’s undergoing therapy at a residential treatment center for “troubled” girls. Looking for a night of freedom, Quinn sneaks onto the roof with her best friend Keisha, and what she sees changes everything…
She witnesses the start of the zombie apocalypse.
As zombies, or “carriers” as the news calls them, infiltrate the treatment center, escape becomes crucial. Quinn and Keisha make a pact to leave together, but several unexpected complications screw up their plans.
As the girls battle the carriers and wrestle with their doubts about each other, Quinn realizes she has never felt more alive. Maybe this is exactly the kind of world she was built for. And part of thriving in this cutthroat environment means cutting off the dead weight – even if that means putting other lives at risk…But even if she’s willing to sacrifice everything, can anyone really outlive the apocalypse?
Published by: Sourcebooks Fire
Expected Publication: August 25, 2026
Why I’m Waiting: I’m not usually a fan of zombies, but when I spoke to a Sourcebooks rep she mentioned that it was like one of the only zombie books I LOVED. So naturally, I added this to my TBR with a quickness! But this sounds really interesting. Like we get to see what happened to them to make them turn. And the way they’ll mutate! Lmao This just lets me know that I would most definitely get got during the apocalypse because I would be too busy trying to understand the science behind the zombies lmfao
Have you heard of this? Do you like zombie books? If so, what others have you read? Let me know in the comments!