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A review by catsy2022
Sea Sick by Iain Rob Wright
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Rating: A-
Sea Sick is the first book in a trilogy by Iain Rob Wright. This starts off as a spooky thriller set on a cruise ship that gets beset by zombies but turns into a crazy fight against time that could determine the fate of humanity.
I was throughly wrapt by this book, I really liked Jack as a protagonist and the slow reveal of everyone's demons and their motivations. The diversity of the main characters was something that I was surprised by, I loved the mysterious magical elements and the tenseness that grows through the book.
The author didn't hesitate in introducing some truly heinous elements to show how desperate someone can get after 250 days on a boat repeating the same day. I really enjoyed the sections where Jack spent weeks at a time getting plastered and then realising that he does, in fact, age.
I did feel like the reveal of the villain's motivations were a bit shallow overall compared to the scope of the story but that ending gripped me with anxiety.
This was a great introduction to a horror trilogy and a refreshing, quick read.
Sea Sick is the first book in a trilogy by Iain Rob Wright. This starts off as a spooky thriller set on a cruise ship that gets beset by zombies but turns into a crazy fight against time that could determine the fate of humanity.
I was throughly wrapt by this book, I really liked Jack as a protagonist and the slow reveal of everyone's demons and their motivations. The diversity of the main characters was something that I was surprised by, I loved the mysterious magical elements and the tenseness that grows through the book.
The author didn't hesitate in introducing some truly heinous elements to show how desperate someone can get after 250 days on a boat repeating the same day. I really enjoyed the sections where Jack spent weeks at a time getting plastered and then realising that he does, in fact, age.
I did feel like the reveal of the villain's motivations were a bit shallow overall compared to the scope of the story but that ending gripped me with anxiety.
This was a great introduction to a horror trilogy and a refreshing, quick read.