Review: Very Quick Read With A Lot Of Potential.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 26, 2013
This is the first time I have read anything by this author and it is my understanding that this book was originally written in a different language and translated over to the English language. Having said that, it may be why there were a few rough spots. Nothing too horrible overall but a few things that needed to be fine tuned and polished up a little more.Overall I think the author came up with a very unique story line about a post apocalyptic world where a virus infected millions, altering their DNA and ultimately killing out most of the Earth's population. One lone scientific team headed by Dr. Deanna Nichols is in charge of creating a cure and saving the world.There really was a lot going on in such a short amount of time. This novella is just around 100 pages so it is a quick interesting read full of twists and turns. And while I really did enjoy the premises I never felt any connection to the main characters and the world building fell a little flat for my taste. I wanted to know more about the virus and how the countries currently were dealing with the devastation from the ongoing wars and destruction left behind.While there is a lot of talk about scientific matter we still don't quite get the bigger picture and I was left a little confused at times.I think with a little more work and world building this could truly stand out and shine.