1.5 Stars

1) Zombies - Yaaaas!

2) Necromancy - Squeeeee!

3) Chosen Champion of Anubis! - *Faints with excitement*

4) Incredibly annoying, whiny and immature muppet as the main character - *throws arms towards the sky* For Anubis' sake! Whhhhhhhhhhhhhy! *runs out of the room crying but comes back in because it was the wardrobe. Tries another door but it's the ensuite bathroom. Stares around in confusion.*

5) Cliffhanger ending - will she ever find her way out of her room let alone slay the bad peeps? I will never know.

I mean that.

I do not want out find out.

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Not perfect but certainly not bad. I liked this. I enjoyed the Egyptian mythology angle. The plot was alright. There were some funny lines. Molly was tedious at times - she could sound very young - more tween like than young adult but for the most part she was fine. The romance was okay. 3 stars. ( )

I love books that are light and fun when dealing with dark topics, such as being a Reaper. Undeadly reminded me of The Mythos Academy Series. I loved the Egyptian Mythology that was brought into the story. I've seen Greek and Roman mythology in YA, but not Egyptian.

The plot is pretty faced paced. There aren't many dull moments. Molly is snarky and full of comebacks. That is a quality I like in some of my main characters. :D I love that the setting is in Vegas. A lot of out of the ordinary things happen there, so I don't think there is a better place for Molly to have grown up. I think Molly's friends at Nekyia are pretty awesome. They accept her and not her status. I want to hear more from Ally, Molly's sister. She's to the point and doesn't play games.

The book is written in Molly's point of view. Every once in a while we get a peek at her thoughts through her journal. I like that approach. You get to see the level of "Freaked Out" that she is at. Which is a lot with all the information that gets dumped on her.

After the way Undeadly ended, I'm anxious to read the sequel. I'm not sure how I feel about Mrs. Chiles, and want to know how she fits into everything. ( )

http://krisbookblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/undeadly-by-michele-vail.html ( )

After Molly saves her boyfriend from death by capturing his soul (well most of it anyway), she is sent to the exclusive and extremely creeepy Nekyia Academy. It seems that Molly has an unusual combination of powers that puts her in a class all her own.

I really liked this book. The use of Egyptian mythology was new to me and I liked that. I liked Molly and her family. The kids at the school are fun and despite their powers are pretty normal. And beside that, they watch Dark Shadows marathons (I love that show). Left the story in a cliff-hanger. Can't wait ti see what happens. ( )