There are many things that Annah would like to forget: the look on her sister's face before Annah left her behind in the Forest of Hands and Teeth, her first glimpse of the Horde as they swarmed the Dark City, the sear of the barbed wire that would scar her for life. But most of all, Annah would like to forget the morning Elias left her for the Recruiters.  
Annah's world stopped that day, and she's been waiting for Elias to come home ever since. Somehow, without him, her life doesn't feel much different than the dead that roam the wasted city around her. Until she meets Catcher, and everything feels alive again.
But Catcher has his own secrets. Dark, terrifying truths that link him to a past Annah has longed to forget, and to a future too deadly to consider. And now it's up to Annah: can she continue to live in a world covered in the blood of the living? Or is death the only escape from the Return's destruction?

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  Although this book was very entertaining, it was my least favorite in the series. It is told from the point of view of Annah, Gabry's twin sister, who has struggled her whole life just to survive. She's a... more

  posted Dec 13, 2012 by TreauamAbrIlumeo to Books
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  Carrie Ryan does it again! After 3 years of waiting for Elias to return, Annah meets Catcher. Catcher makes her feel like living again, but he has secrets too. I loved this series! It is by far one of my fa... more

  posted Aug 24, 2012 by jaimecr76 to Books
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  Anything by Carrie Ryan is automatically my favorite. Beginning with The Forest of Hands and Teeth Carrie Ryan created a a dark and painful world. Throughout this series we experience how horrific it is to ... more

  posted Aug 12, 2012 by cornyrex to Books
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  Annah has managed to make it this far. Ever since Elias joined the Recruiters, she's been alone in the Dark City, fending for herself and waiting for his return. But it's been three years now and Annah no l... more

  posted Apr 20, 2012 by BeckyL to Books
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  I had read the first book and enjoyed it. I read the second book and thought it was well written and interesting. But neither one measured just up to what The Dark and Ho... more

  posted Jun 17, 2011 by KhadijaF to Books
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  I wished there world was better described. I kept wondering with zombies everywhere how are they growing food for bread etc. Also it seemed a little repetitive at times... more

  posted Jun 8, 2011 by JLovesBooks to Books
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  The book begins with an emotional, not action-oriented, bang. Right from the start we see exactly what is at Annah's core and the rest of the story deconstructs what we s... more

  posted May 4, 2011 by intothemorning to Books
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  This series is one of my favorite dystopian series. (Second only to a series I think we all know). The Dark and Hollow Places was as fabulous as the others. I'm not sure ... more

  posted Apr 8, 2011 by Kapri to Books
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  Oh my, Carrie Ryan just keeps it going. I continue to be mesmerized by her series, and just completed The Dark and Hollow Places. This book is told from Annah’s point... more

  posted Mar 28, 2011 by Amillssews to Books
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  I was expecting more out of this book; just because the other two were amazing. I don't know I just wasn't able to connect with Annah as much as the previous narrators.... more

  posted Mar 27, 2011 by kallosmango123 to Books