Reviews

The Line Between by Tosca Lee

cloudedsulphur's review

5.0

Excellent book, intriguing plot, and great characters. You will not want to put this book down.

pages_and_cacti's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

The Line Between by Tosca Lee

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wynter Roth has been in the compound of New Earth, a doomsday cult run by Magnus, for most of her life. When she finds herself cast out, right as a new pandemic has taken hold of the US.  Staying with old family friends, she begins trying to build a new life, when her sister shows up with medical samples she needs Wynter to deliver to a lab in Colorado. 

This was my first book to read by Tosca Lee and I have to say I am a fan of her writing. She delivers an action packed thriller that is incredibly hard to put down. Writer before the Covid pandemic, this novel puts you in pretty much the worse case scenario for a pandemic. The characters were amazing and the story so believable. I can’t wait to read part two, A Single Light. 

aschae's review

5.0

Full review to come!

natcommon's review

4.0

4.5 stars

Very well written and researched book. I enjoyed it a lot and am very excited for the sequel.

pages_and_ash's review

It’s crazy how real this book felt in this crazy time.

bibliotequeish's review

5.0

I read this book in less than 24 hours. It grabbed me right away.
There is something reminiscent to Margaret Atwood in this book.

Our protagonist Wynter, is a young woman banished from the cult-compound she has lived in since she was a child. Faced with the struggle of amalgamating back into society, as well as dealing with the heartbreak of leaving her family behind, Wynter finds herself in the middle of a major epidemic. People are getting sick all around her.

Tosca Lee's compelling story telling and likable characters makes this book a home run for me.

lucijajakunic's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

cajunliterarybelle's review

5.0

A phenomenal work that in some ways too closely resembles aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Wynter’s life story is fascinating. Reading of the failing world during a new disease through her eyes is even more enlightening than any other random person’s, because she doesn’t even know how to live in this world away from the Enclave, the cult she lived within for 15 years. I love how for the first 2/3s if the book the narrative cycles back and forth between her time in the Enclave and the present world. Everything stays fresh, and I was constantly at the edge of my chair itching to know what happened next in each time and place. The short informative sections concerning the disease bring just enough light to the medical side of the story to keep that part really intriguing until Wynter herself learns more. I would even call this a suspenseful medical thriller, always wondering what’s really going on with different situations until the end.

I don’t normally read medical anything. Science just isn’t my thing. Science fiction, sometimes. The speculative part of this was perfectly mixed with the science and thriller to keep me wondering “what if” all the way through the author’s note at the end. Thrillers for me all depend on the specific book. This one was so great that I added the second book to my reading list before I ended the book! I need to know what happens to Wynter and everyone she’s with. Soon.

Edit: 2 years after reading, I find the exhausting pandemic has me not wanting to read about diseases. The first book was good, but I do not feel inclined to return to a disease ridden world.

marmeelovesbook's review

5.0

This was a page turner- loved it and incredibly timely right now with all that is going on !

indianajane's review

4.0

This was one of those books that was hard to put down once I started. It isn't post - apocalyptic as much as apocalyptic, and the two parts of the story, the colt and the disease, work really well together.