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ashwoodbooks 's review for:
The Passage
by Justin Cronin
adventurous
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I liked this take on vampires being a government experiment gone wrong. The author also put a lot of thought into the realistic consequences of that such as variants of the virus and reactions to the virus.
There were a lot of emotional parts that hit hard, fast action scenes that sucked me in, and slow exposition chapters that felt like the story was dragging. The characters were all loveable and had their own unique personalities. The vampires were kept a mystery but Cronin provided enough information for their abilities, behaviors, and reactions to make sense.
I would have liked it if there was a better way to show the passage of time than spending chapters in exposition which felt like the story was slowing down.
There were a lot of emotional parts that hit hard, fast action scenes that sucked me in, and slow exposition chapters that felt like the story was dragging. The characters were all loveable and had their own unique personalities. The vampires were kept a mystery but Cronin provided enough information for their abilities, behaviors, and reactions to make sense.
I would have liked it if there was a better way to show the passage of time than spending chapters in exposition which felt like the story was slowing down.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Gun violence, Infidelity, Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, Abandonment
CW pregnancy explained: there is a pregnancy in this story and you follow it from conception to the birth. The birthing scene is kind of graphic. I'd say to anyone that if birth is a trigger that scene would probably be too much.