This work provides a timely and valuable insight into the spread of Coronavirus across the world. It explains the reasons for the rapid growth of infections and also shows that our individual actions can have far-reaching consequences for the vulnerable in our communities. It helped me understand the importance of following quarantine and social distancing guidelines and I would recommend it for that reason alone.

*Disclaimer: I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.


I thought that this book would be too much to read at this moment in time but it turns out that this is the perfect time. By explaining how contagion works, and in particular how the climate crisis and living in an increasingly globalised world has led to this coronavirus pandemic, the author manages to deliver a message of hope based not on wishing for miracles, but on scientific fact. For a naturally anxious person, this isn't an easy read but it did leave me feeling that it's not all about what politicians are saying, it's about what the people on the ground are doing to stem the spread and keeping our healthcare services running.

I would highly recommend this if you can get hold of it. It is well written, in short chapters that make it digestible even if you don't normally read non-fiction. It important to maintain mental wellbeing during this time, but I believe that in order to solve a problem, you must first understand the problem, and this book provides that understanding.

5 out of 5 stars!