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The suspense and tension lasted from the opening scenes and didn‘t let up. Massachusetts experiences a new rabies infection that is ultra-fast acting and spread through saliva. Residents are under a shelter in place order and hospitals are overrun with patients. Natalie is 8 months pregnant when her husband is attacked by an infected neighbor. She tries to save him and is bitten in the struggle.  

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The book was well written & had some great characters. I'm just over the "zombie apocalypse" stories.

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Absolute rubbish! This was so disappointing and ridiculous! Wins for most unlikeable characters and wins for mot boring horror books ever. The only thing scary was how well the author captured the response to people in a pandemic. It was written pre covid.

Oh my gosh, this was so good. My heart is wrecked. It‘s a story about a virus and about zombies, yes. But it‘s also about survival and friendship and this is what made me so emotional while reading. There is a little bit of dark humor and there are some politics in here. But it is fantastic. I just love Paul Tremblay‘s books.

Don‘t forget to read the Author‘s Note for the Reader [AFTER finishing the book] if you are reading on Kindle!!

Just over halfway thru and I am **captivated** by this story. I have to stop reading so I can go to work and 😩 I really don‘t want to. I HAVE to know how everything turns out as soon as possible.

I enjoyed this story. I thought it dragged a little bit and maybe could have been a novella but it did keep me wanting to continue to read to find out where the story went. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

I enjoyed this book. I liked the zombie like premise of the book and just the terrifying reality of having a baby in a horrible world like that. Always will be on my fears list! But the political slurs in this book weren't needed, no matter where you stand, I don't like politics in my books. 3.5/5

I was intrigued by a post-apocalyptic story, where a rabies virus turns people into zombies. It‘s not original, but it‘s fun. But the book was just ok. Could‘ve been more, but at least it was quick.

I had really high hopes for this book but it just didn't do it for me. How many things can go wrong?? It seemed to drag on forever. Rams got on my last nerve, way too much angst. The best story line was Josh and Luis, they actually added a little interest to the story, By the end I was hoping they would get bitten and just get it over with.

This is Box 1 of 3. I'll.open the other two when I wake up again.

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Meh. I liked the idea of a fast acting rabies virus causing a zombie-like dystopia. But the story itself never went anywhere. By the end I didn't care if the characters got eaten or not.

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This book worms its way under your skin. A rabies-like virus is spreading. Those who get infected quickly turn, becoming violent a la zombie style. The virus spreads by saliva, so when a pregnant woman is bitten, there's a chance her baby will be ok - if someone helps her deliver in time. What ensues is a race against the clock filled with terror, suspense, & yes, a bit of gore. TW: animals die. Usually a hard pass for me, but I survived it.

When you encounter wide blank spaces and pages, fear not, they are purposeful. Okay, maybe fear a little...

My new book sized reading buddy 🥰

Picked it up Feb 2 and done. So 3 days, maybe I liked it? 😂 Guys, I LOVED it!!!! I felt I needed to read at the pace of the book which really takes place only over a few hours. Knowing some other Tremblay works I was ready for this to go in a myriad of ways but the way it went was perfect.
I loved the interlude 😭
It may hit close to home right now for some, but TBR it for a future time post pandemic.

Anyone else read this in the past year? Anyone feel like the beginning of it seemed a little familiar? New virus, quarantine, curfew, PPE, a giant need for all frontline staff, anxiety inducing trips to the grocery store where people are acting ridiculous???
Well, at least it ain't this bad, folks!

"Happiness held no nuance or compromise, did not allow for examination, did not allow the hopeful, hungry will that fills the vacuum of failure and what might've-beens, nor did it allow for the sweetness of surprise. Happiness was as rigid in its demands to adherence as a calendar shouting about compulsory date nights. Happiness was for dogs, lovely creatures though they were."

I'm a few chapters in. I keep asking myself "Why? Why am I doing this to myself?" But I cannot stop reading because this book is GOOD and it grabbed me right from page 1. I do need to stop reading it at bedtime though.

My favorite Tremblay read, and I've read all he has written so far. 💚

Although the pandemic part of this book felt a little too close to home with the talks of PPE supplies running low and hospitals being overcrowded, it was still an excellent read.

Tremblay creates a terrifying story told from the perspective of a pregnant woman and her best friend as they fight to survive. I was fully invested and quickly turning pages from beginning to end.

It is not hard to see the obvious similarities with this story and current events. Well played, Mr. Tremblay. This is such a sad story and feels very real.

‘Do you become a rose tree, and I the rose upon it?‘ When the terrible men arrived they found only a rose tree and one rose on it.

•there is something so haunting about this question...

It was good - not earth shattering but good. A good fast read that felt a little prescient at times given that it was published pre COvid. Love the two boys at the end.

Finally found this book again. Also in the course of the weekend I picked the last of the summer garden before our hard freeze last night. Will put all the peppers in the freezer tonight and now to watch over my fall garden. Did you grow anything this fall/winter?

So I started Survivor Song the other day and it‘s GOOOOOD. And now I can‘t find it. Waaaaahhhh. Did my toddler run amuck or did I just misplace it?

Perhaps this was a case of 'right book, wrong reader' because I just didn't love this as much as most did. I get that it was timely (an outbreak of rabies in the book, but still similar to some things we are going through with Covid) but it was just a bit underwhelming for me. Storyline was good, characters not bad. Just kinda so-so 🙃

Reading a book about an epidemic during a pandemic--that's how I roll. And I will devour anything by Tremblay. The disease in question here is a rabies variant and it's scary, but I love this. And yes, there are times you want to smack everybody involved but also times you understand why. Gore involved to some degree but telegraphed.

Oh man this one has already grabbed me - here goes. #bookspinbingo

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3 signed books by one of my favorite authors, @PTremblay plus a cool enamel pin!
So grateful and so excited!
A Happy Halloween indeed! Thank you!!
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Oh. My. God. At times eerily timely (hospital workers' improvised PPE and N95 rationing, anyone?), the novel follows a pregnant woman named Natalie who has been exposed to a super rabies outbreak. Taking place over a period of just a few hours, the first third felt a little slow and then it took off like a rocket. All caps spoilers in the comments because I have so many feelings after that, and it's gonna be an epic book hangover.

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Nothing in this book really surprised me, but I still enjoyed it and flew through it in two sittings.

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🎧 Just what I needed! You can count on this author for just the right amount of SCARE! Rabiespocolypse hits when you‘re 8 months pregnant. An infected man kills your hubby and bites you before you plunge the knife into his back. You head straight for your pediatrician girl friend from college and the race to save your baby takes off from there. I loved to hate Nats!!! 😆 Great Spooktober read! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/3

August Round Up 3: how did I finish this many books this month! I‘m a huge Tremblay fan so it‘s probably no surprise that that was my favourite but I also loved The Silent Wife.

Just as good as expected after reading glowing reviews by trusted Litsy folk.

Mid-pandemic seemed like the perfect time to read about an outbreak of a super-scary rabies-like virus among animals and humans. The horror and dread are on point, but this is really a story about friendship and taking care of each other in trying times. The writing is solid, and I‘m always so pleased when a male author writes believable female characters.

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Paul Tremblay is one of my favorite writers and reading 3 pandemic stories back to back was super draining but I still really loved this. IMHO the last chapter could‘ve been cut, but otherwise, THE END! Ahhhhhh! So tense!

I‘m organizing my books, right? So I tidied up my bedside table (book holder) and put all my library books on it and all of my currently being read books. Then I got a Book Outlet order I placed. Then I started reading this book instead of finishing ANY of the ones I am already reading.
Anyways, I love it.

So every horror novel is about epidemics this year. Cool. Coolcoolcoolcoolcool. 😎

Penguin sleeping by my side, Paul Tremblay's latest in hand...Sunday night is looking mighty fine. 🐧📚🌙

Which audiobook should I start on my road trip this weekend? Hubby and I are taking the motorcycle on a tip to southern IL and I love listening to something while we go. Any favorites?

Paul Tremblay went and ripped my heart out again. He does such a phenomenal job of combining dark, at times terrifying storylines with an emotional twist and characters you will fall in love with. This book was no different. I blew through it in two sittings and the last 30 pages were so tense and gripping and emotional. 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I think Paul Tremblay is an excellent writer, which is a happy new discovery for me, having never read his work before. For some, this might be an anxiety inducing read, given our current climate, but the parts that resonate with readers certainly add to the power of the story. It‘s worth picking up if your heart is ready for it.

Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3417372184

Now what I do? Take a nap or something? 😉😂

Nothing like starting a book about a pandemic during a pandemic!

In his story “Notes from the Dog Walker“ from last year's “Growing Things“ Tremblay was signaling a departure from his prior novels as his ambiguous endings could become something of a cliche. So, I was prepared for Survivor Song to be along the lines of thriller/horror. It def. falls into that category, but as others have noted with the current pandemic much of it reads like nonfiction. There's a sense of realism to the action that happens in👇

Not sure when Tremblay started writing this book, but it sure is creepily timely. A virus strikes the US and people go crazy. Can a zombie give birth to an uninfected baby? If you wanna know the answer, then read this book.

Probably not the best thing to read during a pandemic but this is one of those hard to put down books.

A good all action read. I wouldn‘t class this as horror, more a gory thriller. Not even dystopian in the current climate either. Some heart felt friendship moments too.
Thanks @Reggie a good afternoons read 😘