Contagious (The Contagium Series Book 1)
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I can't give this post-apocalyptic story six stars but I wish I could! -Tamara Rose Blodgett, USA Today and NY Times bestselling author
"I wasn’t afraid of death. If I died, it would be over. My worst fear wasn’t of dying, it was of living. Living, while everyone around me had their flesh savagely torn from their bodies to be shoved into the festering and ever-hungry mouths of zombies. It terrified me, right down to my very core, to be alive while the rest of the world was dead."
During the Second Great Depression, twenty-four year old Orissa Penwell is forced to drop out of college when she is no longer able to pay for classes. Unable to find a job, she moves in with her aunt in Indianapolis. Down on her luck, Orissa doesn’t think she can go any lower.
She couldn’t be more wrong. A virus breaks out across the country, leaving the infected crazed, aggressive and very hungry.
Orissa is used to only being responsible for herself. When she finds herself a reluctant leader of a group of survivors, she must make a choice: set aside her issues and help the others or go off alone in search of her own family and friends.
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Reviews for Contagious (The Contagium Series Book 1)
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Started slow but picked up. Loved the ending. Want to know what happened next.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I haven't read any Zombie books before. Zombie tales in my eyes have always been harsh and never really easy on the eyes. Something about Contagious was appealing to me. It could be the lead hero is a female. Maybe by having a female lead the story would be softer. Reading the book I was captivated from the beginning. It was intense from beginning to end. This story is extremely graphic in the violence, but that is expected with the story and genre. I did find that I had to walk away a few times though.The author's writing is very telling. She creates a world that you could almost picture as being real. The fact that she doesn't give a year and she uses a few current events makes it scarey. The story is one that is easy to follow. She doesn't have a bunch of sci-fi terms in the book. It is basically normal people running from Zombies. I appreciate that because it means I don't need a glossary or terms for the book.You are brought into this story from the beginning and you feel for each and every character that has to fight to survive along the way. Even though you know that this is not a sugar coated, candy kisses book the author writes it where you can not help but get attached to characters.I loved Orissa. She is kick ass. I liked the fact that she stands out from the guys and shows them how to really kick some Zombie butt.She has a few Katniss moments with her Bow and Arrows. She does have a softer side which we do get to see a few times. She tries to show this tough exterior but we all know that deep down she is just human.I have to say that I loved this book. I was dark but it was well written and entertaining. Am I converted into a Zombie book reader? I won't ignore them from now on. If this is any indication as to what books are out there like this one I can see why they are so popular now. I think I will pick up a book from the genre periodically. I recommend this book. Due to the graphic nature it is recommended for ages 18+.I received this book courtesy of the author in exchange for an honest review
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Honestly this isn't my usual choice of reading material but it somehow got saved in my want to read so I decided to give it a shot expecting to read a few pages and discard it. But I was pleasantly surprised. This book is an action packed well written, somewhat compelling read. The only negative thing I can say is that the character development seems to be a little slow and at times confusing but I assume that is because this is a series and will be addressed in the later books.