Zombies vs. Unicorns by Holly Black (Editor) & Justine Larbalestier (Editor)

Synopsis:
It's a question as old as time itself: which is better, the zombie or the unicorn? In this anthology, edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier (unicorn and zombie, respectively), strong arguments are made for both sides in the form of short stories. Half of the stories portray the strengths--for good and evil--of unicorns and half show the good (and really, really bad-ass) side of zombies. Contributors include many bestselling teen authors, including Cassandra Clare, Libba Bray, Maureen Johnson, Meg Cabot, Scott Westerfeld, and Margo Lanagan. This anthology will have everyone asking: Team Zombie or Team Unicorn?

My Review:
I was looking forward to reading this book because I love Cassandra Clare and I have heard of others involved with this book but am always looking for new YA authors and I thought this was a great way to get a taste of various author’s writing styles. Well I have to say this is the most random, bizarre, and unusual book I have read in awhile. Who would have thought there would be such a hot debate between what’s better: zombies vs. unicorns. I mean while these creatures are both mammals I would never place these two creatures together because in my mind zombies are paranormal and unicorns are mythological. But I thought, what the heck, let’s find out if I am Team Zombie or Team Unicorn.
I had a system where I would read each story and rate them out of 5 stars and then add up the zombie story stars and add up the unicorn story stars and which ever had the most stars would determine which team I was on. Here were the results of my ratings:
“The Highest Justice” by Garth Nix (2/5 stars)
“Love Will Tear Us Apart” by Ayala Dawn Johnson (3/5 stars)
“Purity Test” by Naomi Novik (5/5 stars)
“Bougainvillea” by Carrie Ryan (3/5 stars)
“A Thousand Flowers” by Margo Lanagan (3/5 stars)
“The Children of the Revolution” by Maureen Johnson (5/5 stars)
“The Care and Feeding of Your Baby Killer Unicorn” by Diana Peterfreund (5/5 stars)
“Innoculata” by Scott Westerfeld (3/5 stars)
“Princess Prettypants” by Meg Cabot (5/5 stars)
“Cold Hands” by Cassandra Clare (5/5 stars)
“The Third Virgin” by Kathleen Duey (2/5 stars)
"Prom Night” by Libba Bray (5/5 stars)

Total Unicorns= 22/60
Total Zombies= 22/60

Well, since it is a tie I could be either Zombicorns or Unicobies. Either way this was a fun book and I think fans of these authors will find this book entertaining and allow people to discover new authors.