Review: A riveting read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 20, 2014
I found Elixir to be a riveting read Maya was a bit standoffish at times, but I warmed up to her at the book progressed. While she made some dumb mistakes and took risks, I liked her sense of responsibility and curiosity. I understood her wanting to keep everyone at arms length, but enjoyed watching her open up.As I read this book I was constantly reminded of 28 Days Later, with the infected. They had the red eyes and were just sick not actually dead. While this is an interesting take, I was conflicted about the idea, since it much easier to justify killing whats already dead. Yet this did offer a good source of conflict for the characters.The plot moved along well with lots of action a little intrigue and even a tiny bit of romance. I would really have liked to know more about Ben and what his deal was, but I'm guess that cliff hanger will be revealed in book two. I found Pollard to be a bit of a boy scout. Yeah he was a good love interest, but he was a tad stiff for my tastes.Over all good book and will be on the look out for book two.How I got it: received a copy from the author