Review: A nail biting sci-fi/dystopian thriller!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 31, 2012
Genre:  Sci-Fi/Dystopian ThrillerMy Review:Have you ever pondered if society's dream of eternal youth was achieved?  Ever considered the consequences?  The overpopulation?  The rich and powerful having an endless supply of days to become more so?  This is the setting of this amazing thriller.Christine Amsden builds an incredibly interesting and quite frightening world.  Without getting overly philosophical or boringly deep, Amsden tosses her reader head first into a world out of control where people had mysteriously stopped aging for the past 400 hundred years.  This world is literally brimming over with people, both the powerfully rich and the starving enslaved, all with their own agendas.  Enter our heroine who only wants to make a difference.  She's been beat down both in love and in ideals.  She's tough and wary from living in this bleak dystopian society.  Between the proverbial rock and hard place, she takes an assignment that might make a difference or might get her killed.This is very much a thriller complete with nail biting suspense and plot twists and turns.  Poor Grace doesn't know who she can trust and she's pretty justified in her wariness.  There's a smidgen of romance throughout the book which fits perfectly with all the other mysteries that abound.I so enjoyed this book and had a hard time putting it down.  My only complaint is that the characters weren't quite what I'd consider to be well-rounded.  I liked them all and really cheered for Grace throughout, but never connected with her or any of the other characters in a way I would with one written with great dimension.  Regardless of this one complaint, I highly recommend The Immortality Virus for those seeking some high-intensity thrills!Cover Art:I can't say I'm a big fan of this book cover.  It's just too CGI for me and I fear it hurts the book more than helps.  Truthfully, the cover made me leery of reading this outstanding book and I would've missed out on a great story.See more of my reviews on my blog, Known to Read.*Disclosure of Material Connection: I am a member of Reading Addiction Blog Tours and a copy of this book was provided to me by the author. Although payment may have been received by Reading Addiction Blog Tours, no payment was received by me in exchange for this review. There was no obligation to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are entirely my own and may not necessarily agree with those of the author, publisher, publicist, or readers of this review. This disclosure is in accordance with the Federal Trade Commision's 16 CFR, Part 255, Guides Concerning Use of Endorcements and Testimonials in Advertising*