"Rot" is a story that is filled with dread. It's to the point that it is practically oozing out of every page. Coiley does a wonderful job at setting up a simple premise that not only stays intriguing during the short read, but manages to conjure up a pretty sinister atmosphere. Following a nurse as she deals with her physical ailments, during the pandemic, which happens to occur during a snowstorm, we get to feel the isolation that this woman is feeling, brining back all-too familiar memories of what it was like during quarantine. As the story progresses, you don't quite know what is around the next corner, what Coiley is going to do next, which made for a very fun read. There is a lot of lead-up to the conclusion of this tale, which I was hoping was going to be a Big Bang, but rather fizzled. I just felt like the last chapter needed a bit more time to get to, maybe one more chapter to set the scene before we got to the conclusion. It's not a bad ending by any means, it just felt a tad underdeveloped. That being said, overall, this book was a ton of fun to read, and I honestly had such a good time with it. The cover is what drew me to request this book, and I was hoping that it would live up to the great cover, and I'm very happy to report that you can judge this book by it's cover and know that it's well worth the read.