Eat, Brains, Love

A laugh-out-loud funny, surprisingly romantic, zombie road trip novel filled with heart—and brains. Eat, Brains, Love is perfect for fans of Isaac Marion's Warm Bodies.

The good news: Jake's dream girl, Amanda Blake, finally knows his name.

The bad news: it's because they both contracted a mysterious zombie virus and devoured the brains of half their senior class. Now Jake and Amanda are on the run from Cass, a teen psychic sent by the government's top-secret Necrotic Control Division to track them down. As Jake and Amanda deal with the existential guilt of eating their best friends and set off in search of a cure for the zombie virus, Cass struggles with a growing psychic dilemma of her own—one that will lead all three of them on an epic journey across the country and make them question what it means to truly be alive. Or undead.

What happens when your hunter has a crisis of conscience of her own?

• Zombie Road Trip: Jake and Amanda are on the run, searching for a cure and trying not to eat the locals. Or each other.
• Dark Comedy: Laugh-out-loud gallows humor and sarcastic narration balance the gore with genuine heart.
• A Psychic Hunter: Cass is a powerful psychic working for a top-secret government agency—until her mission to terminate Jake and Amanda makes her question everything.
• Multiple POV: Told from the dual perspectives of the zombie and the psychic hunting him, blurring the lines between hero and monster.

Of all the recommendations on that stupid career aptitude test, not one of them was "undead fugitive."

Jake is a slacker burnout whose idea of the perfect last night on Earth is playing video games in his basement.

Amanda is the most popular girl in school, who doesn't even know Jake's name.

Cass is the teen psychic sent by the government to hunt them down.

Until last week, Jake, Amanda, and Cass had no reason to think their lives would ever intersect. But that was before Jake and Amanda contracted a mysterious zombie virus, devoured half their senior class, and took off for Iowa in search of a cure. As the two of them grapple with the existential guilt of eating their best friends (and their growing attraction to each other), Cass struggles with a psychic dilemma of her own—one that will lead the three of them on an epic journey across the country and make them question what it means to truly be alive. Or undead.

“Features characters shambling toward personal identity in sweet, funny, and incisive ways. Zombie fans will find this debut full of (undead) heart.” - Booklist

“One hell of a road trip … funny, gross and scary in equal, alternating measures. Readers will be slavering for the sequel.” - Kirkus Reviews

“Debut author Hart brings a sympathetic voice to the zombie phenomenon in this offbeat adventure … with touches of humor and teenage self-awareness.” - Publishers Weekly

“Hart’s action-packed plot is full of suspense and humor. A captivating first installment that leaves fans eagerly awaiting its sequel.” - School Library Journal