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theseraphcas's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
thesk3tch's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
It was horrible luck this book came out in 2020. At the time it was too real and I couldn’t finish. Now, the situation seems inaccurate or uninteresting depending on the detail and other novels have approached the topic and politics aspects better. Good book bad timing.
mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
Welcome to a world where getting rabies means you are very screwed. Follow Ramola and Natalie as they try to find safety for Natalie and her unborn child.
I wasn’t sure if I was up for this book with all the pandemic and this one being about an outbreak of rabies only more extreme. AKA, if you got bit? Well you are screwed. Unless you got bit in your toe and got to a hospital fast enough. Otherwise bye bye. There is a reason why I have no zombie horror books on my lists as I just cannot stomach that at this time. My mental health is already messed up as it is no need to add some more plagues to it.
In this book we have Natalie (the pregnant mom who gets bit) and Ramola (her best friend and a doctor). We see them try to get Natalie to safety… and later try to at least get her baby to safety. But the way isn’t one of ease. The landscape is drastically changed and danger lurks everywhere.
I loved both characters though I have to say that Natalie was my favourite out of the two. She was just so sassy and despite all that happened she tried to stay herself. Ramola was also a good character and I loved how dedicated she was to her friend. I loved reading about both characters and get more information on how they met, how long they have been friends, and what they have been doing in life.
There are many scary moments in this book, from how Natalie’s husband got bitten to the parts in the hospital to later parts. The people with rabies were just freaking scary. They not only were totally gone and rabid, but at times they were reciting random things, like in this part:” A woman shouts from above, “She had great power and was dreaded by all the world.” The door slams shut and then swings open without pause. “Surrounded by a high wall,” she says singsong, lilting at “high” and separating “wall” into two syllables. Her voice is the same tone and pitch as the alarm and it sounds like there are two of her. The woman continues shouting between the pistonlike opening and closing of the door. Let it cost what it will cost.”
Yep, these peeps with rabies are just a bit fat NOPE and need to be avoided at all times. They will eat and rip and tear.
I am glad that it didn’t went the way with zombies, here if you died you just died. Done.
My heart just broke when Natalie started making voice records for her unborn child. Seeing her talk to her baby so that at least it would have her voice to listen was just so sad. I felt for her. She knew she probably never would meet her baby. The things she told her unborn child were honest, hilarious, and sweet. I loved that she gave the child all sorts of tidbits about her and Paul so that the kid would at least know a bit about mom and dad.
As the story continues we see Natalie be less and less herself, and it was just frightening me. I felt for Natalie, but also Ramola, who both tried to stay happy, to stay positive, despite all the signs clearly pointing to something else. The author did a great job on showing how things progressed with Natalie. It was so well written!
I have to say I was pretty pissed at how the people on the bus treated her. Yes, she is changing, yes she may become dangerous, but she still carries an unborn HEALTHY child in her belly. Be a bit more kinder.
I loved the ending and I loved that we got to see how it went with the world or I should say the US as the rabies stuff was only there, someone special, and two other characters. My heart broke though for what Ramola had to choose and what she had to do. I can only imagine how hard that was for her. How it completely broke her, I wonder if she can ever come over what happened.
The writing style is just absolutely lovely. Lyrical and fun and scary, with plenty of memorable quotes. Sometimes when the writing style is the way it is it feels pretentious, but in this one it just fit perfectly and made it all the more scary and exciting. You could feel all the hopelessness, but at times also the hope that maybe things would still be all right.
Plus, I learned some new words! Yay!
I could probably talk for hours about this book, but I will keep at what I said here so it doesn’t get too long. This book just grab me, this book was amazing. I would highly recommend this haunting tale.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I wasn’t sure if I was up for this book with all the pandemic and this one being about an outbreak of rabies only more extreme. AKA, if you got bit? Well you are screwed. Unless you got bit in your toe and got to a hospital fast enough. Otherwise bye bye. There is a reason why I have no zombie horror books on my lists as I just cannot stomach that at this time. My mental health is already messed up as it is no need to add some more plagues to it.
In this book we have Natalie (the pregnant mom who gets bit) and Ramola (her best friend and a doctor). We see them try to get Natalie to safety… and later try to at least get her baby to safety. But the way isn’t one of ease. The landscape is drastically changed and danger lurks everywhere.
I loved both characters though I have to say that Natalie was my favourite out of the two. She was just so sassy and despite all that happened she tried to stay herself. Ramola was also a good character and I loved how dedicated she was to her friend. I loved reading about both characters and get more information on how they met, how long they have been friends, and what they have been doing in life.
There are many scary moments in this book, from how Natalie’s husband got bitten to the parts in the hospital to later parts. The people with rabies were just freaking scary. They not only were totally gone and rabid, but at times they were reciting random things, like in this part:” A woman shouts from above, “She had great power and was dreaded by all the world.” The door slams shut and then swings open without pause. “Surrounded by a high wall,” she says singsong, lilting at “high” and separating “wall” into two syllables. Her voice is the same tone and pitch as the alarm and it sounds like there are two of her. The woman continues shouting between the pistonlike opening and closing of the door. Let it cost what it will cost.”
Yep, these peeps with rabies are just a bit fat NOPE and need to be avoided at all times. They will eat and rip and tear.
I am glad that it didn’t went the way with zombies, here if you died you just died. Done.
My heart just broke when Natalie started making voice records for her unborn child. Seeing her talk to her baby so that at least it would have her voice to listen was just so sad. I felt for her. She knew she probably never would meet her baby. The things she told her unborn child were honest, hilarious, and sweet. I loved that she gave the child all sorts of tidbits about her and Paul so that the kid would at least know a bit about mom and dad.
As the story continues we see Natalie be less and less herself, and it was just frightening me. I felt for Natalie, but also Ramola, who both tried to stay happy, to stay positive, despite all the signs clearly pointing to something else. The author did a great job on showing how things progressed with Natalie. It was so well written!
I have to say I was pretty pissed at how the people on the bus treated her. Yes, she is changing, yes she may become dangerous, but she still carries an unborn HEALTHY child in her belly. Be a bit more kinder.
I loved the ending and I loved that we got to see how it went with the world or I should say the US as the rabies stuff was only there, someone special, and two other characters. My heart broke though for what Ramola had to choose and what she had to do. I can only imagine how hard that was for her. How it completely broke her, I wonder if she can ever come over what happened.
The writing style is just absolutely lovely. Lyrical and fun and scary, with plenty of memorable quotes. Sometimes when the writing style is the way it is it feels pretentious, but in this one it just fit perfectly and made it all the more scary and exciting. You could feel all the hopelessness, but at times also the hope that maybe things would still be all right.
Plus, I learned some new words! Yay!
I could probably talk for hours about this book, but I will keep at what I said here so it doesn’t get too long. This book just grab me, this book was amazing. I would highly recommend this haunting tale.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
quackthump's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
jenhurst's review against another edition
2.0
I finally figured out why I don’t like Paul trembly’s writing as I was listening to the audiobook. There’s just so many similes and metaphors that just sound so ridiculous and descriptions that are just unnecessary.
Plus, the story just wasn’t great. It’s Covid pandemic fiction and we haven’t even made it through the pandemic. I have read and experienced too much of this genre. It’s obvious this topic just isn’t appealing to people at this point and work as a story. Judging from the ratings, I see a lot of people in agreement.
Plus, the story just wasn’t great. It’s Covid pandemic fiction and we haven’t even made it through the pandemic. I have read and experienced too much of this genre. It’s obvious this topic just isn’t appealing to people at this point and work as a story. Judging from the ratings, I see a lot of people in agreement.
dowryofbooks's review against another edition
2.0
2/5 stars
This is gonna be a short review, because I just don't have a whole lot to say about this one. The beginning was gripping and tense, but then this just started to draaaaaag. I had lost interest in the characters and the plot, and was just so bored. I honestly started skimming somewhere around the halfway mark.
Don't come for me, but I'm just gonna say it- I think the reason why this book is getting such high ratings is because there is a lot in here that can relate to our current pandemic. I can see and acknowledge that, but those aspects still didn't make this a good read for me.
This is gonna be a short review, because I just don't have a whole lot to say about this one. The beginning was gripping and tense, but then this just started to draaaaaag. I had lost interest in the characters and the plot, and was just so bored. I honestly started skimming somewhere around the halfway mark.
Don't come for me, but I'm just gonna say it- I think the reason why this book is getting such high ratings is because there is a lot in here that can relate to our current pandemic. I can see and acknowledge that, but those aspects still didn't make this a good read for me.
always_reading_ashley's review against another edition
3.0
Creepy, ominous, fast-paced, and midly entertaining. This was a middle-of-the road read for me. While I didn't think it was terrible, I didn't think it was great. The premise was great, but it lacked execution.
treep68's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
This was an incredible story, or song I guess I should say. A fresh take on the classic zombie trope which shines a light into the dark corners of conspiracy thought and misinformation.
A sad and beautiful song about a woman's strength to beat all the odds and try to save her unborn baby, looking to the future even as the present collapses around her.
A sad and beautiful song about her friend who's there for her in both of their most trying times. Worth a read from fans of any genre.
What will your song be?
A sad and beautiful song about a woman's strength to beat all the odds and try to save her unborn baby, looking to the future even as the present collapses around her.
A sad and beautiful song about her friend who's there for her in both of their most trying times. Worth a read from fans of any genre.
What will your song be?
bookbookgoose's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0