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verosnotebook 's review for:
Contagion
by Erin Bowman
3.75*
This YA-scifi-horror novel turned out to be a fun and very easy read. From the beginning, you cannot help yourself making parallels with Aliens (second film): a disparate crew is re-directed to investigate an SOS message from a mining crew on a fringe planet. Naturally, when they get there, they find the quarry site abandoned, that is until they stumble on the first dead body...
The characters also echoed stereotypes we’ve seen in many films. And yet, I couldn’t help being entertained watching them react to the events unfolding, and wishing untimely death to a couple of them. On the other hand, Thea was definitely the most interesting protagonist. Her voice and resolve were compelling and I feel, without her, this book wouldn’t have worked so well. Coen was another one that surprised me.
Contagion doesn’t bring anything new as such to the table but as an entertaining way to spend a few hours, it does the job well. Furthermore, the second instalment of this duology has the potential to be much better.
This YA-scifi-horror novel turned out to be a fun and very easy read. From the beginning, you cannot help yourself making parallels with Aliens (second film): a disparate crew is re-directed to investigate an SOS message from a mining crew on a fringe planet. Naturally, when they get there, they find the quarry site abandoned, that is until they stumble on the first dead body...
The characters also echoed stereotypes we’ve seen in many films. And yet, I couldn’t help being entertained watching them react to the events unfolding, and wishing untimely death to a couple of them. On the other hand, Thea was definitely the most interesting protagonist. Her voice and resolve were compelling and I feel, without her, this book wouldn’t have worked so well. Coen was another one that surprised me.
Contagion doesn’t bring anything new as such to the table but as an entertaining way to spend a few hours, it does the job well. Furthermore, the second instalment of this duology has the potential to be much better.