bibliobethreads's review against another edition
4.0
Fantastic book, love the idea and the characters. Highly recommended, one of her best!
abigailbat's review against another edition
4.0
Dr. Claire Elliott thought that moving to rural Maine would be a way to get her life back together and to protect her son from the unsavory influences he had in Baltimore. But after months of living in Tranquility she has yet to be accepted by the locals... and strange things are happening. Teens are becoming suddenly violent, unable to control their aggression... and the consequences are deadly. Claire is certain that there is a biological cause... but can she find it in time to save the town... and her own son?
This medical thriller drew me in with its detailed setting and likable characters. Although the premise is fairly far-fetched, Gerritsen has talent in creating creepy, tension-filled scenes. I didn't want to put it down!
This medical thriller drew me in with its detailed setting and likable characters. Although the premise is fairly far-fetched, Gerritsen has talent in creating creepy, tension-filled scenes. I didn't want to put it down!
meloches's review against another edition
4.0
Tess Gerritsen's medical thrillers are always very enjoyable and I found myself completely engaged in Bloodsteam. Such an interesting concept and I love how plausible all of her storylines are. It really adds to the text.
weronika2206's review against another edition
3.0
I had better hopes for this. It started off strong with a lot of suspense and I liked the city life to small town transition for Claire and Noah. I also really felt like Noah was definitely justified in his actions however bad they were.
I 100% shipped Claire and Lincoln! I’m really happy the book ended when they were in good terms again and I hope that in their universe Amelia and Noah got their happy ending too seeing as she’s free of her family.
I was quite disappointed in the ending. I know this is a medical thriller so I was expecting some medical explanation for the murders and why they happen every 100 years or so but the final decision that it’s some random bacteria that a secret pharmaceutical giant is investigating is a little underwhelming.
I liked the book and I adore Tess’s writing but this book took me so so long to read (months) and I most likely won’t be reading this again. I do recommend if you like medical thrillers though - it’ll definitely get you thinking at times and the attacks of aggression are interesting to read about.
I 100% shipped Claire and Lincoln! I’m really happy the book ended when they were in good terms again and I hope that in their universe Amelia and Noah got their happy ending too seeing as she’s free of her family.
I was quite disappointed in the ending. I know this is a medical thriller so I was expecting some medical explanation for the murders and why they happen every 100 years or so but the final decision that it’s some random bacteria that a secret pharmaceutical giant is investigating is a little underwhelming.
I liked the book and I adore Tess’s writing but this book took me so so long to read (months) and I most likely won’t be reading this again. I do recommend if you like medical thrillers though - it’ll definitely get you thinking at times and the attacks of aggression are interesting to read about.
jch2022's review against another edition
3.0
Another good thriller by Gerritson, while not as good as Gravity it still manages to keep you gripping it with white knuckles.
rima_wolf's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
From medicine side book is quite good despite the presents of mystery in the beginning. It shows how hard relations between parents and children can be.
urlphantomhive's review against another edition
3.0
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This is one Tess Gerritsen earlier work, not part of her Rizzoli and Isles series.
A lot happens in this book, but it wasn't very easy for me to connect to the story. I wanted to really like this book (as I know a lot of Tess Gerritsen fans), and I thought it started of great, with a high level of creepiness.
But then, the story lost me a bit. There's something going on, indeed, and every five pages, there's another explanation for it. I understand that you want to distract the reader and keep him/her guessing on what exactly happens next, but if you spell literally every option out for me, I tend to get a bit annoyed.
It was however an enjoyable read.
This is one Tess Gerritsen earlier work, not part of her Rizzoli and Isles series.
A lot happens in this book, but it wasn't very easy for me to connect to the story. I wanted to really like this book (as I know a lot of Tess Gerritsen fans), and I thought it started of great, with a high level of creepiness.
But then, the story lost me a bit. There's something going on, indeed, and every five pages, there's another explanation for it. I understand that you want to distract the reader and keep him/her guessing on what exactly happens next, but if you spell literally every option out for me, I tend to get a bit annoyed.
It was however an enjoyable read.
funnybookworm's review against another edition
5.0
My first Gerritsen, kept me interested and read it in 24 hours, after that I was hooked!
jesabesblog's review against another edition
3.0
Another review mentioned this book read like an episode of the X-files and I think it's a good comparison. I didn't like it as much as Tess Gerritsen's others, simply because I'm not a fan of sci-fi stuff (not that this was a sci-fi novel, but there were some similarities). I prefer the Gerritsen books that are more like an episode of ER with some mystery thrown in.