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A review by starryworlds
Torchwood: Slow Decay by Andy Lane
4.0
I've re-read this book and I would give it 3.5 stars because I felt it took too long to get to the main part of the story, which was human beings going to a clinic, getting ravenous hunger so much so that they ate anything in sight and then the alien creature came along. Other than that, I enjoyed the storyline of the book.
I loved the way that Andy Lane included each member of the Torchwood's team point of view throughout the book ( including Rhys), which followed what they were doing, and it felt as if you were watching the TV show, in a way. Also I liked the way this book touches on something as ordinary as a weight loss clinic could be sinister. Jack says this in the end chapter: 'You know those diet pills weren't the answer. They just address the symptom, not the cause. Changing your body isn't the point. You have to change the behaviour that's changing your body.' I found this quote personally to be inspiring because everyone in this day and age has had or is going through a self-esteem issue. But people always get through it.
However, I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone that is really squeamish and doesn't like gore because this book has its fair share of it.
Although, I would recommend this to anyone who watches and likes Torchwood because it is an interesting book to read.
I loved the way that Andy Lane included each member of the Torchwood's team point of view throughout the book ( including Rhys), which followed what they were doing, and it felt as if you were watching the TV show, in a way. Also I liked the way this book touches on something as ordinary as a weight loss clinic could be sinister. Jack says this in the end chapter: 'You know those diet pills weren't the answer. They just address the symptom, not the cause. Changing your body isn't the point. You have to change the behaviour that's changing your body.' I found this quote personally to be inspiring because everyone in this day and age has had or is going through a self-esteem issue. But people always get through it.
However, I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone that is really squeamish and doesn't like gore because this book has its fair share of it.
Although, I would recommend this to anyone who watches and likes Torchwood because it is an interesting book to read.