McGowan, A: Dogs of the Deadlands

This fiction about the (very real) that had to be left behind after the nuclear incident in Chernobyl tore my heart to shreds and i cried ugly tears within the first 20 pages. It proceeded to hurt my feelings with every single twist of the story and gave my life through every page. It was the perfect length and yet I wish it would have been longer. I picked it up by chance at the bookstore and thought I'd give it a try, not actually thinking it would turn in such a huge highlight for me. The story will stick with me for a long time.