Clementine: Book Two by Tillie Walden

Clementine: Book Two by Tillie Walden

My Rating: ★★★★

When Clementine, Olivia, and Ricca find themselves on a small island seemingly enveloped in safety, the cracks start to reveal themselves more than ever. Ricca and Olivia just want to settle down in one place, but Clementine is suspicious of everything, especially the elusive Miss Morro. Will the trio be able to repair things now that everything appears to have settled down?

I went ahead and picked up the second volume even though I haven’t finished the game series yet. I can’t tell you if it’s true to the remainder of the games, but I can tell you that if you haven’t played them or only played part of the games, you can still enjoy this series. We follow Clementine, Olivia, and Ricca as they try to get back on their feet. The story continues to deal with trauma, but now it’s dealing with the characters trying to heal as much as this new world allows them to.

The characters are dealing with shared experiences as well as the things they’ve experienced before we met each other. We see this when Clementine gets sick and almost dies when she pushes herself too hard instead of resting when she can. Now that Clementine has a new found family with her friends, we see the cracks start to appear thanks to how the three of them deal with things differently. Olivia and Ricca just want to rest while Clementine is suspicious about everything, but we also see how the three of them just need to figure out how to meet somewhere in the middle.

It was also nice to continue to see a combination of characters. We see the unsavory characters who put themselves first, but we also see the characters who are still trying to help out and create a livable community. It was nice to see the trio get a little bit of rest on the island, but it’s also sad to see that the zombies are going to zombie no matter where you’re at. I’m interested in seeing how this series will end since it seems like everyone is trying to find somewhere they can stay put somewhat safely now that more and more people are banding together to survive.