Last Ones Left Alive by Sarah Davis-Goff

Maeve and Orpen leave the isolation and protection of their Irish island to travel to Phoenix City and hopefully find safety in other survivors. There are a few problems with this plan - Maeve is sick and isn't getting any better, Orpen has no real idea where this city is and there is grave danger from the zombie-like creatures called the Skrake getting them first. Orpen has been trained by her now dead mother and Maeve and she will need all those lessons and more if she is to survive and then she meets the others. A cross between THE WALKING DEAD, THE ROAD and a bit of HANDMAID'S TALE morality, this horror story will not have you running off to the Emerald Isle anytime soon. Scary and violent but there is still a spot of hope for humanity in this debut.