Author – Paul G. Tremblay

Publication date- 7 July 2020

Genre – Horror fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Review by – Amanda Hyde

Source- Review copy

Rating- 5/5

When is a zombie novel not about zombies? When Paul Tremblay writes it! In a matter of few weeks, Massachusetts has been overrun by an insidious rabies-like virus that is infecting humans, but also unlike rabies, this virus has an extremely short incubation period, it's a matter of hours maybe less before you lose your mind and are driven to infect anything moving. Hospitals are overrun, hysteria has taken hold, and to help stop the spread quarantine and curfews are put in place. So, when pregnant Natalie’s husband is attacked and killed and she is bitten as well she is racing the clock to get to a hospital, to get help. Her friend Ram’s, will do anything to help her, but can they beat the clock of incubation?

This book was terrifying in such a realistic way. They are in quarantine, 3 days later my state went into lock down, they do not understand the virus that is rampaging the country, we didn’t either. To say I was a little spooked would be an understatement! But the ride of the novel was amazing!! I was scared and curious and I didn’t have nightmares, you had nightmares!

It is a horrifyingly rapid ride, where everything in this fear base action packed story takes place in a matter of a few hours! Because the spread and symptoms happen so quickly. With a rapidly spreading rabies virus infecting animals and humans it’s definitely a little bite.