Jean Grandbois

This is a review I lost when I brushed something off my iPad, argh! I really enjoy these potentially world ending stories, when they are smart and not silly, but this rewrite won't capture all of my first glow which involved discovering that the book was set in the region where I live, and I could relate to some of the landmarks, though I wondered about some of the travel times as I recall. My original rating of four stars still stands which means I found it a better than average representation of the genre, and I read a lot of it! I will note though that at time, it did seem to rub some folks the wrong way that were particularly stressed by losses from Covid.… (altro)

An ARC was provided in exchange for an honest review. This did not influence my thoughts in any way.

The Unvaccinated hypothesizes what would happen if the Covid 19 vaccine caused death, years after it was administered. I almost quit this book, midway through the first chapter. I thought it might be getting political and honestly, I’ve had enough of that crap. I kept going though because I found the premise intriguing. I’m really glad I continued. Some of the characters had political reasons for not being vaccinated and some of them were religious and every other reason imaginable. A group of these survivors came together to take care of the orphaned children, too young to have been vaccinated. It was a fascinating idea and the author did a great job of writing a diverse group of characters. The way it ended leaves room for a sequel which I plan to read.… (altro)