A review by kate_rescueandreading
Mass Hysteria by Michael Patrick Hicks

4.0

“Men and women clashed with the beasts, rending one another with tooth and nail, knives and claws.”

A violent upheaval in the animal kingdom hierarchy leaves humans at the mercy of creatures they once hunted and domesticated. Deer, birds, dogs, and more brutalize the surprised people, and soon the town of Falls Breath becomes a bloody war zone. The recent meteor shower may be the root of these abnormal behaviours, but is it too late for the world as we know it?

I really enjoyed this page turner of a story. There’s never a dull moment, and I really liked following along with the main characters as they tried to survive. I’d love to see a sequel or an epilogue of what comes next for humanity.

There is violence towards animals throughout the tale, but it’s an integral part of it. I honestly don’t know what I’d do if my beloved dogs turned on me. This story definitely made me question how I’d react in some of the horrifying situations the characters ended up in.