I love sci-fi/horror crossover tales, and Contagion immediately cemented itself as one of my favorites. If you've been around a while, you might remember my sudden and vocal obsession with the first book in this duology last year. They were monsters together now, forever altered by the contagion they'd encountered on Achlys. I look forward to reading more from Erin Bowman! Overall, this is a super solid YA Science Fiction duology that I would absolutely recommend to any fan of the genre.Įven though I didn't love this one quite as much as Contagion, I can definitely appreciate how fully developed this story is. With this being said, the events were wrapped up nicely and I am happy to have another completed duology on my shelves. So, for me, it lost its Horror-edge over the course of the story. While this is still a good book, I would categorize this as strict Sci-Fi. They have no idea what they are go to find and what they found was terrifying.Ĭontagion, the first book in this duology, grabbed me because of its edge of your seat SF-Horror narrative one of my favorite subgenres within Science Fiction. In the first book, we have the slightly unqualified crew heading out on a SAR-mission to an abandoned mining planet. As high-stakes as Immunity was, we're talking possible interstellar catastrophe here, the atmosphere of this installment was completely different. While that was nice, it did give it a slightly different feel to the first novel.ĭon't get me wrong, there was still a ton of action here, but in my opinion, there was definitely more character examination.Īnother difference in feel concerns the atmosphere. With fewer characters in this sequel, at least to start, I felt like I had a bit more time to get to know them. The three must band together, along with some new allies, to stop the possible destruction of the galaxy. What they thought of as their salvation, may actually turn out to be their demise. | Goodreads | Blog | Pinterest | LinkedIn | YouTube | InstagramĪfter narrowly escaping an infectious zombie horde on Achyls, Nova, Thea and Coen find themselves facing a completely different threat altogether. Who wants to join me in camping out in front of HarperCollins? TW: Body Horror, Murder, Loss of a loved oneĬover: 3/5 ~ Characters: 4/5 ~ Plot: 4/5 ~ Audio: 4/5 While yes, this book was great, it felt a lot more like a political thriller than a science fiction horror that focused more on the characters and plot than the good scares of the first book.Ĭontent Screening (Spoilers) - Educational Value: ~ Positive Messages: ~ Violence: ~ Sex: ~ Langauge: ~ Drinking/Drugs: And I also enjoyed the race to save the universe from the corrupted government. It suffered from a severe case of Middle Book Syndrome (Yes, I know it’s not the middle book but don’t me). Why? Because it was not even 25% as scary or page-turning as Contagion. But we’re not here to talk about them.Įven though the ending was satisfying, I still am going to give this 3.5 stars. Something I was honestly worried about, as all of my recent science fiction reads have been very disappointing. I really enjoyed this novel and it had a very satisfying ending. This is going to be a pretty brief review but here it is anyway. Another thanks to HarperAudio for sending me an audio file in exchange for an honest review Many thanks to Wunderkind PR for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review.
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