redtemptation's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Gun violence, Car accident, Cursing, Classism, Death, Death of parent, and Rape
Minor: Animal death
priscillarobock's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Violence
Moderate: Excrement, Animal death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Car accident and Vomit
outsmartyourshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Hannah is being evacuated from her secluded boarding school due to a virulent infection, called Choler, which is sweeping its way through the campus. The coach crashes during a snowstorm however, & when Hannah awakens, only a handful of students remain alive. Hannah along with Lucas, Cassie, Ben, Josh, Peggy, & Daniel are the only ones left & they need to stay alive until they are rescued. The emergency door is broken & won't open, whilst the hammers to smash open the windows are all conveniently missing. Stuck onboard, the survivors search for a way out. Then Hannah notices that one of the dead students has the red eyes of a person infected with Choler, & as the daughter of leading scientist at the school, Professor Grant, she knows that he would never allow an infected person to leave the campus. When Ben also starts to show symptoms & is then found murdered, Hannah realises that none of this is coincidence, they are all meant to die, & the killer could be onboard with them.
Meg wakes up to find herself & five strangers are stranded in a cable car, high above the mountains. Karl, Max, Sean, & Sarah soon start to wake up, but none of them can remember what happened & they realise that they have been drugged. The sixth member of the group seems to still be asleep, but when Meg goes over the wake them up, she notices that they are dead. She also recognises them as Paul, a ex-cop whom she once dated. Realising that this gives her a motive, she pretends not to know Paul, & the group decide to dispose of his body through the floor hatch in the cable car. As time moves on they start to register that no-one is coming to their rescue & without food & water, they won't survive for long. When a second member of the group is killed, Meg realises that she is stuck in a confined space with four strangers & a killer is in their midst.
Carter lives in an isolated ski chalet with Nate, Julia, Caren, Miles, Welland, & Dexter the dog. The ski resort shut down years ago & they are the only ones there. A generator runs their compound & keeps it secure from the dangers lurking in the woods, but it has been on the blink lately, & a new one needs to be found. First, Carter is sent down to the village below for supplies but when he returns he knows there is something badly wrong. He finds Julia dead in the swimming pool,. & Nate is mortally injured. The compound has been keeping something deadly in the basement but the generator problems have meant that it is no longer secure, & it looks like something has escaped.
Wow what a great read! Three stories which start off as separate but gradually the reader begins to work out why & how they are connected. They are all set in a post-apocalyptic future when an infection known as Choler has wreaked havoc on civilisation leaving many people dead, the uninfected living in seclusion, & the infected who survive either become outcasts known as Whistlers (due to the noise from the damage to their lungs) or are herded onto 'farms' to contain them. The three main characters are all well chosen to allow the reader to become invested in their stories & what happens. It's fast-paced with twists & turns & unexpected deaths. I worked out the long term twist but some of the others came out of left field. It's extremely well plotted & well written. It's the type of book I will reread at some point & probably notice things that I missed before. Highly recommended.
My thanks to NetGalley & publishers, Michael Joseph/Penguin Random House, for the opportunity to read an ARC. I am voluntarily giving an honest review.
Meg wakes up to find herself & five strangers are stranded in a cable car, high above the mountains. Karl, Max, Sean, & Sarah soon start to wake up, but none of them can remember what happened & they realise that they have been drugged. The sixth member of the group seems to still be asleep, but when Meg goes over the wake them up, she notices that they are dead. She also recognises them as Paul, a ex-cop whom she once dated. Realising that this gives her a motive, she pretends not to know Paul, & the group decide to dispose of his body through the floor hatch in the cable car. As time moves on they start to register that no-one is coming to their rescue & without food & water, they won't survive for long. When a second member of the group is killed, Meg realises that she is stuck in a confined space with four strangers & a killer is in their midst.
Carter lives in an isolated ski chalet with Nate, Julia, Caren, Miles, Welland, & Dexter the dog. The ski resort shut down years ago & they are the only ones there. A generator runs their compound & keeps it secure from the dangers lurking in the woods, but it has been on the blink lately, & a new one needs to be found. First, Carter is sent down to the village below for supplies but when he returns he knows there is something badly wrong. He finds Julia dead in the swimming pool,. & Nate is mortally injured. The compound has been keeping something deadly in the basement but the generator problems have meant that it is no longer secure, & it looks like something has escaped.
Wow what a great read! Three stories which start off as separate but gradually the reader begins to work out why & how they are connected. They are all set in a post-apocalyptic future when an infection known as Choler has wreaked havoc on civilisation leaving many people dead, the uninfected living in seclusion, & the infected who survive either become outcasts known as Whistlers (due to the noise from the damage to their lungs) or are herded onto 'farms' to contain them. The three main characters are all well chosen to allow the reader to become invested in their stories & what happens. It's fast-paced with twists & turns & unexpected deaths. I worked out the long term twist but some of the others came out of left field. It's extremely well plotted & well written. It's the type of book I will reread at some point & probably notice things that I missed before. Highly recommended.
My thanks to NetGalley & publishers, Michael Joseph/Penguin Random House, for the opportunity to read an ARC. I am voluntarily giving an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Death
Moderate: Cursing and Sexual assault
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