A review by bookish_kirst
Sealed by Naomi Booth

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Set in Australia, we follow heavily pregnant Alice and her partner Pete as they move out of the busy city to a small town in the mountains for a fresh start. Alice is plagued with anxiety over toxins, wildfires and the new disease Cutis that is quickly spreading and makes excess skin grow over people's orifices, effectively sealing them in their bodies and causing some gruesome deaths.

A very quick read, I managed to finish it in 2 sittings. Not much happens in the first 3 quarters, we basically just get to know Alice and Pete and watch how Alice's anxiety and obsessiveness over Cutis effects their daily lives. The last quarter is when things really start happening but at the same time it wasn't quite enough, I wanted more. More gruesomeness, more details on Cutis, just more. 

I normally hate books that just end without any closure or anything, but for this book it kind of made sense. I would have loved to have read more about how Alice is going to deal with everything that happened.
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