Measure of Days

I loved how fast paced this story was and easy to read.

I found the premise quite interesting and eerily relevant in today’s society.

The writing style is very different with multiple POV’s. This is a little off-putting however I found that what really mattered was the story and not so much the characters in this one.

The chapters were also quite short which is one thing that I really like in a book (it makes me keep reading).

Overall, it wasn’t too bad and a good read.

I loved the first half of this fast paced and kept me on the edge of my seat, but then it just lost my interest. Just too many POVs , flirted around far too much and the short chapters meant I didn’t learn enough to bond with most of the characters. It’s a shame as if it continued the way it started I would have been giving it five stars.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

I really like the premise of this book and the overall world building. The author obviously put some thought into how society would evolve in this situation.

However this book is very confusing at times and tends to jump around a bit. I think it could've benefitted from just following the protagonist, Deter, and learning about other people and events as she was learning about it. It would perhaps also bring confusion but it would make us relate with Deter a lot more.

With the constant jumping between characters and quite small chapters, I don't feel likely I've built a relationship with any of the characters. Plus the jumping around sometimes seemed like how you would write a television show. In TV not everything needs to be explained, in literature I would very much like clear explanations.

All in all, it was an OK read. The idea behind it is probably my favourite part, and I felt really bad for Maria in her situation. It reminded me of Les Miserables.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A super adventurous and daring book for any reader who loves some adventure. This book was absolutely amazing to read, from the intro, the middle and to the end.

Measure of Days is a fast paced and well thought out novel. The main character is so easy to connect with. A great read for sci fi lovers and is quite relevant for society at the moment,

First of all thank you NetGalley for approving my request to be able to read this book.

The Measure of Days is exciting from the beginning and easy to finish really quickly because there is always something going on.

We get a girl, Deter, who lives her ordinary life till she gets kidnapped. She is Immune to the so called FED virus. Her whole life changed after she gets to know more.
The only thing that was a bit struggle for me in reading is the changing point of views, but as the story itself was easy to follow with time I got used to it and grown to like the other characters too.

Somehow the book gave me a bit of The Maze Runner and Divergent vibe. If you liked those series you definitely will be a fan of this book too and I do recommend it for those readers.

Thanks to Matador for providing a digital ARC of Measure of Days in exchange for an honest review.

All of my favourite parts of Measure of Days were things I'd normally hate in other books. Measure of Days is incredible short, coming in to about 150 pages on the e-copy I read and despite this has one of the highest perspective counts of anything I've ever read. The thing is though, it works. Measure of Days' strongest point is its world, not its characters so by frequently switching from character to character, the world quickly becomes established and pulls you into its intrigue.

There is also a lot of showing-not-telling in this book, but I found myself far less bothered than I normally am by that kind of thing. It fit into the writing style and pace so you don't even really notice it unless you're looking for it. My favourite thing about Measure of Days is that it proves that not all stories are best told following the rules you learn in writing class. Measure of Days breaks them with style.

Things I didn't like:
- Lincoln. The absolute worst. The way he talked and thought drove me insane and every single time a character talked to him they became more and more tainted to me.
- Deter (after Lincoln, obviously) is one of the least interesting characters to me but I have a strong feeling she's going to soon become the main focus of every other perspective.

I'd like to thank Netgalley, the publishers and the author of this book approving my request for an arc of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Deter is an ordinary girl, or, she thinks she is. But all changes when she is captured and taken away from those that protected her and finally learns the truth about her importance as an immune to help save the world from a flesh-eating virus also known as FED. Her life is completely altered as she is thrown into a world she does not know, only that nothing will be the same for her again.

I thought the premise of this book was interesting and I was excited to read more about what would happen. The description of how the vaccine backfired and affected everyone was unique and fascinating to read about. The book is fast-paced and quick to read although for me that also made it an issue at times.

I found myself growing confused so early on into the book with the continuous switching of narratives and past and present times (At the beginning). The constant change of scenery, whether from switching of narrative or moving of the plot took me out of the story quite a lot. I found myself unable to figure out what was going on at times and had to read and reread some paragraphs and chapters twice over just to get a better sense of what was happening.

There are so many changes of narratives and stories it's like three books moulded into one, and I wish I was able to read and have an interest in all of them but I found it too difficult to concentrate.

This book was fairly good and a fast paced read. I really enjoyed how the disease was portrayed and the characters were unique and well written. I did feel like at times the shifting perspectives took me out of the story a bit. I almost wished that the book would have just stayed in Deter's point of view. I also would have liked to see a better wrap up of all the characters. Overall, I would recommend this book.

The premise of the book had me hooked! Dystopian world with an illness without a cure, a hapless protagonist who has lived shielded from any horrors.

Interestingly the book explores the impact on the disease on multiple members of society and the way it can impact them. There were many twists and turns at the start of the narrative as everything was very fast paced as our protagonist and those surrounding her kept facing new situations. I thought the society in which the novel was set was unique in many wells and well written, it was refreshing to read about a new dystopian world.

My main critique of the book would be that there were too many different POVs introduced at once, each were short so it was hard to get a feel for each of the characters, though I appreciate the stories they were telling, it would have perhaps been easier to have Deter as the main POV with fewer interludes from other characters so the sections could be fleshed out to their full potential.

That aside, it was a quick and easy read, good for a few hours of escapism.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and Matador for a digital ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I was really intrigued by the concept of the story, I felt like it was something that I could enjoy, however, the story and character development disappointed me. Parts felt a little disjointed.

There are aspects that engaged me, for example, the questioning of ethical aspects of the society in which the plot is set.
I would love to have seen many of the characters developed more. I felt that Deter's decisions to side with the rebellion seemed to occur out of nowhere and I found it difficult to believe it.
Overall, it was mostly enjoyable and I would probably recommend to a younger reader than myself.

Thank you to Net Galley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

This is a fast-paced story that I read in one sitting. The short chapters worked well for me and actually served to propel me forward. The premise is pretty relevant and scary with what is going on in the real world, but was still an enjoyable fictional escape. This story is set in the aftermath of a flesh eating virus changing humanity. I liked the way different people were affected, and the way it made their roles in story unique. There were several layers to how the virus could have affected someone depending on if they were damaged, complete, or treated before too much damage was done... or immune. It is told from multiple point of views which allows you to get a good visual of what is going with and away from Deter.