Review: 4.5 Stars for a Page-Turner!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 26, 2011
The book started off with various points of view used to set the scene and drop some clues in different places. This made it just a little difficult for me to pinpoint the main characters until a few chapters in, but once it became clear who they were, things really got rolling, and that was no longer an issue.While I'm no expert, it seemed to me that the author did her research into various areas. The CDC protocols, the science behind the animals at Triple E, and the nature of the pandemic facing society was all laid out in terms that were technical enough to be realistic without tipping over into boring as can so easily happen. Nothing about this book was slow, heck no, even if it wasn't a blistering pace all the way through. The proposed scenario for what could happen to our society was chilling. I thought the differing opinions and beliefs of the characters were evenly presented.The characters that mattered had depth and emotion, and you wanted a good outcome for them, so a few scenes had me cringing to think that might not happen. Even the "bad guys" had believable motivations for what they did. And yes, I stayed up way too late to finish this book, because I just could not put it down.Small warning: animals die in this book. If that upsets you, you might want to pass on this one. (I only say this because I know someone who would not want to read a book where an animal character dies, so I thought I should mention it.)And my little pet peeve: head hopping. There is some in this book, though I admit it was so good otherwise I was able to overlook it, for the most part. I know some people don't mind it, but the writer in me balks at it, and so I took off a half star.Note: A Free Review copy was provided by the author.