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A review by libraryforspooky
The Collective by Alison Gaylin
4.0
None of these monsters are evil. It's the evil of other that makes them powerful. Beaten down by the world, shunned, robbed of what they love, they don't curl up and die. They don't apologize. They fight back.
The Collective is a sly thriller that goes in depth of the mind of a grieving mother. Morals and ethics are at cross roads, where an "eye for an eye" is taken quite literal.
Camille is a mother who had to bury her daughter. Cam is grieving and fragile with the only close person to her is the man who has her daughters heart after a transplant. She joins a support group, but not like any regular support group. They offer support in a less than therapeutic way.
I definitely didn't have the same ending in mind - there's no happy ending for Camille. I really liked this book and the concept, but it kind of fell flat for me. Some of the plot didn't make much sense - especially with the social media part and then a semi easily accessed group on the dark web.
The Collective is a sly thriller that goes in depth of the mind of a grieving mother. Morals and ethics are at cross roads, where an "eye for an eye" is taken quite literal.
Camille is a mother who had to bury her daughter. Cam is grieving and fragile with the only close person to her is the man who has her daughters heart after a transplant. She joins a support group, but not like any regular support group. They offer support in a less than therapeutic way.
I definitely didn't have the same ending in mind - there's no happy ending for Camille. I really liked this book and the concept, but it kind of fell flat for me. Some of the plot didn't make much sense - especially with the social media part and then a semi easily accessed group on the dark web.