rhaellamin 's review for:

Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon

5.0

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This book is a masterpiece. I simply could not put this down. McCammon knows how to write a damn good story. Every element in this book worked and was perfect. The horror was nothing I had ever read before, so captivating and shocking. There were moments when my jaw dropped, where my legs shaked, where I got emotional. This book made me feel every emotion. The story is very fast-paced in Book 1. When we get to Book 2, the story slows down a bit, but it builds up to an explosive finale. Reading this also helped me reflect on my own life and the state of the world we live in. If I could describe this book with one word, it would be terrifying, not because of the horror elements, but because of how real this could be. (Non Spoiler!) The sequence where the bombs begin to fall in the U.S. was one of the most stressful things I have ever read and also one of my many favorite parts in the book. This is the longest book I've read so far, and it was so worth it. I would read it again in a heartbeat. Many different characters to love and to hate. A plot like no other. This story is special and must be read.