Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Review: Disease X by N.J. Croft


Book Description

A plane carrying a Russian biochemist crashes in the Alaskan wilderness with no survivors.

A dying billionaire launches a final fight against death amid whispers of a now defunct military bioweapon: Project Snowcap.

The world's leading CRISPR virologist, Doctor Elijah Vance, hovers on the edge of a breakthrough that will alter humanity at its most fundamental level.

And in a remote village in Mexico, an unknown disease is spreading.

Following the death of his missionary parents to an ebola outbreak when he was a young child, Eli has dedicated his life to finding a cure for all viruses. Drafted onto the WHO Fast Response Team sent to lock down a possible outbreak in Mexico, he realizes that this is the big one they've been waiting for. Disease X: the unknown pathogen with the potential to destroy mankind.

It's a battle of man against virus. And we're losing. As the deaths mount and civilization breaks down, the team must race against the clock to connect the clues and uncover patient zero. But Eli is unprepared for the shocking secrets he exposes when the truth is finally revealed.


My Review

While this isn't my usual genre of book, I like the disease outbreak type of books and movies and with the Coronavirus in the news right now it seemed like a good time to read this type of book. 

This book starts off with a plane crash ten years before and then in present day there are small outbreaks of some virus all over the world and people start dying. Doctors and scientists start getting more worried as more and more cases of this new virus start turning up. This book shows that a virus that spreads really fast can take over an entire village and if one person gets out after spending time with someone in the village and travels back home by plane, the results can be disastrous. 

I thought I knew where this story was going but then we get thrown this huge twist and it just went in a totally different direction. Eli is a scientist and Riley works for the military and they meet in Mexico where they try and figure out how this village got infected and why once you're infected, you die. 100% mortality rate is bad, really bad and when people all around the world start showing up infected, it only gets worst. These two end up working closely together and there's even a little romance between them which I wasn't expecting in this book but I liked. Eli and his team have to find out where this virus started and how to stop it but while searching for answers, they uncover secrets they never saw coming.

This book was one of those keep you on the edge of you seat type stories and made my heart break at certain times. It's been a while since I read a book like this but I thoroughly enjoyed this one. 

I give this book 5 out of 5 stars. 

Disclosure: I was given an ARC of this book vie NetGalley but all thoughts and opinions are my own.

42 comments:

  1. I was interested in the book up until the romance was mentioned. I hate it when romance is shoved into everything!!! Surely when dealing with a deadly killer virus there are more important things to do than have a romance!

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    1. The romance was a tiny part of this book.

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  2. Sounds like a winner. No one wants one that kills 100%.

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  3. Looks like you really enjoyed it.

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  4. I definitely like the premises for this, it sounds so interesting! So glad this was a great read for you!

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  5. That one perks my interest. Of course, a little close to home now that the world is in the middle of an outbreak.

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  6. Oh boy sounds like what's going on right now in real life. Very scary stuff at least there's a romance :)

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    1. That's why I decided to read it and I'm glad I did.

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  7. That does sound good and timely too, we just finished watching Containment on Netflix.

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  8. Ouch. Very close to the news at the moment - though fortunately this one is surviveable.

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  9. Oh it definitely looks well done!

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  10. Ooh, a sci-fi thriller romance. Looks like it has all the good stuff.

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    1. I was surprised by how good it was.

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  11. wow, 5 stars. sounds like a current events story
    sherry @ fundinmental

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    1. That's one of the reasons I read it.

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  12. Disease Outbreak/Pandemic stories fascinate me too, and it's so scary what's happening with the Corona Virus right now. I love a story that keeps me on the edge of my seat, and I'm all about romance in a story. Finding the origin of the virus sounds interesting, and I can see why your heart would break a little while reading a story like this.

    Lindy@ A Bookish Escape

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    1. I really like stories like this too. This was one of the best ones I've read.

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  13. A bit out of the ordinary is always fun!

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  14. What a great review you have here. I just love those books that keep you on the edge of your seat.

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  15. This sounds like something that I would really enjoy. I am so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for putting it on my radar!

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    1. I hope you get a chance to read it.

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  16. Okay, so I'm totally putting this on my TBR list! Glad you enjoyed it!

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    1. So glad to hear that. I hope you enjoy it.

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  17. This looks good, Mary! I would enjoy this one.

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    1. I hope you get a chance to read it because it really was good.

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  18. Ooh I love the bio weapon angle. Scary!

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    1. This was really good and had some great twists.

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  19. I totally want to read this one! :)

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    1. I hope you like it as much as I did.

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  20. This sounds fascinating. I have read a good number of books about outbreaks of different kinds and this sounds like it has some surprises. Thanks for putting it on my radar. :)
    ~Jess

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