What was this? I mean I just...this was...I know I’m not making any sense but that’s because the second part of this book doesn’t make any sense. The first part was good, fast-paced, thrilling even. But then the second part came and the story started to make less and less sense. I’m disappointed and sad and a little upset because I wanted to like this book. Unfortunately I couldn’t finish it because Lia’s actions became unreasonable and the story itself started to make no sense whatsoever.

What came to mind after reading the first 4 chapters was Venom. I weird twisted version of Venom. But no Tom Hardy. The second movie which came to mind Resident Evil. With Alice or in this case Lia. She awakens in the middle of a mall with no memories but her name. So she gets up and tries to find out where she is and who she is and just what the hell happened to her. But when she meets her first mutant she realizes she has bigger problems than just who the hell is she. The year is 2342 and the world went to hell. So she does what she can: runs like hell. But how could she fight these mutants that run amok? When one of them gets to her, she becomes infected. Upon waking she realizes she is no longer human. She became something more, inhuman with disturbing powers. But who is she? Why can’t she remember anything? Who are the mutated?

All right so, the story was intriguing. I was curious what happens next. I wanted to know who Lia really is. And the fighting scenes are graphic and bloody.
The second part though...I wholly dislike the second part. It feels like Ramsay wanted to write something unique, something big but it ended up being a mess. Too many unimaginable things happened way too fast. I just lost track of the story and couldn’t find my way out of it. That was when I had to stop.

And Lia seemed at first like a great character. It’s like the Lia in the first part and the Lia in the second is two wholly different person. At first she is determined, strong and kind, she fight for not just her survival but for the others’ as well. She is confused and feels unimaginable rage but it makes sense.
But in the second part she becomes erratic, unpredictable, so very angry all the time. Hateful, even. I started to dislike her almost right into the second part. She acts without thinking, out of hate and rage. I understand that finding out the truth hurts her but still...she became someone I couldn’t relate to anymore.

All in all, I’m giving 2,5 stars because the basic idea is great but for the second part.

Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for my copy. All opinions are my own.

I highly enjoyed this. I love the main character is female and very strong and self willed. This story was very well written and I loved the plot! I highly recommend this!

ARC provided by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

This one reminds me of the movie Resident Evil 2. When Alice wakes up and seems not to know what is going on. This one starts out similar and I thought that really worked out. The issues in this one were the pacing. I thought that the pacing was slightly all over the place and never really stayed constant. The characters were ok but I never messed fully with them and the story itself seemed it would have made a better video game or movie.

I loved the main character in the book she was a badass. This book was a cross between Grimm and Midnight Texas. I loved all the different monsters. The author did a great job with scene development and the way he described the characters. Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read this book.

It was so hard to decide what rating to give. I think this has a lot of promise but could you some work. I think there's just too much going on. It's an exhausting read and Lia seems to lack any background or reason for her actions, while other characters just are so 2-dimensional. However, there's a lot of possibility with this one, and if the author can make Lia have a bit more heart then I think it would go a long way toward making the story a lot better.