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If We Survive the Night

Jo Salazar

Written by
Jo Salazar
Read by
Meghan Sinclair
Length
8 hrs 34 min
Rating
5.0 / 5
Series
The Dead Weight, Book 1
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Released
2026-08-25

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What it is

It’s kill or be killed in this heart-pounding apocalyptic horror. The first book in a new series, If We Survive the Night combines the ruthless zombie perils of The Last of Us with the every-woman-for-herself angle of Yellowjackets. What type of person does it take to survive the end of the world?

Sixteen-year-old Quinn is used to being told that what she feels inside isn’t quite right. After getting kicked out of multiple foster homes and narrowly escaping juvenile detention, she’s undergoing therapy at a residential treatment center for “troubled” girls. Looking for a night of freedom, Quinn sneaks onto the roof with her best friend Keisha, and what she sees changes everything…

She witnesses the start of the zombie apocalypse.

As zombies, or “carriers” as the news calls them, infiltrate the treatment center, escape becomes crucial. Quinn and Keisha make a pact to leave together, but several unexpected complications screw up their plans.

As the girls battle the carriers and wrestle with their doubts about each other, Quinn realizes she has never felt more alive. Maybe this is exactly the kind of world she was built for. And part of thriving in this cutthroat environment means cutting off the dead weight – even if that means putting other lives at risk…But even if she’s willing to sacrifice everything, can anyone really outlive the apocalypse?

On the charts

Last charted August 29, 2026. Its best position was 5 on New releases in Teen & Young Adult, reached August 28, 2026. Seen on 1 chart over 2 days of readings, the first on August 28, 2026.

ChartBestDaysLast seen
Teen & Young Adult
New releases 5 2 days August 29, 2026

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