ashezbookz (32 KP) rated The Program (The Program, #1) in Books
Jul 5, 2018
the whole suicide epidemic was quite an interesting story to read (granted that right there should trigger people - hey don't read this book) - the whole lobotomy after getting into the program was intense too - though wickedly fun to read about.
i'm very very curious to see where this series goes.....luckily I checked them all out from the library!
Handbook of Statistics: Disease Modelling and Public Health: Part A
Arni S. R. Srinivasa Rao, Saumyadipta Payne and C. Rajshekar Rao
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Handbook of Statistics: Disease Modelling and Public Health, Part A, Volume 36 addresses new...
Methamphetamine: A Love Story
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Methamphetamine: A Love Story presents an insider's view of the world of methamphetamine based on...
The Invasion (2007)
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Christine A. (965 KP) rated Deception (Dark Matter #2) in Books
Jan 17, 2020
Deception is the 2nd book in the Dark Matter series by Teri Terry. I was given the opportunity to review the 1st book, Contagion, and thoroughly enjoyed it. When offered the 2nd book, I jumped at the chance.
Deception starts where Contagion ends. Shay, believing she is the carrier of the epidemic, surrenders to the army. Kai is heartbroken and feels betrayed because Shay left. After discovering survivors like Shay are not carriers, he is desperate to find her.
I enjoyed the 1st book more than the 2nd. Because it is a YA book, there is the obligatory love triangle. Still, it is worth reading. We are introduced to other groups. They are survivors, those hunting the survivors, and those behind the epidemic. One of the people we learn more about is Dr. Alex Cross, Kai's hated stepfather and Callie's father.
The 3rd and final book in the trilogy, Evolution, is available for pre-order. Its release date is August 11, 2020. I am looking forward to seeing how the trilogy ends. Will Kai and Shay end up together? What will happen to Callie? Will she get her revenge?
View my review of Contagion at http://philomathinphila.com/2019/08/11/200-word-review-of-contagion-by-teri-terry/.
This 200-word review was published on Philomathinphila.com on 1/16/20.
Jesters_folly (230 KP) rated Dead Island: The Book in Books
Jul 21, 2020
Dead Island: The Book is the novelisation of the video game of the same name (Dead Island).
The first couple of chapters introduce us to the four main protagonists of the game: Sam B, Logan and Purna meet on the plane one the way to Banoi and Xian Mei is the receptionist who books them in to the hotel. The we are treated to the first of many scenes that will be familiar the anyone who has played the game, a concert with Sam B as the main act, followed up by a zombie outbreak.
The story follows the four main protagonists and the people they meet as they travel around the island in search for help, a cure or a way off the island. On their way they must work out who they can trust and how to deal with those they can't.
Dead Island the book almost follows the first game but not riptide so the ending is slightly different, there also seemed to be more guns but that may just be because the narrative is more compressed in the novel as there are a lot less side quests.
Pandora's Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong
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What happens when ideas presented as science lead us in the wrongdirection? History is filled with...
Tonya (52 KP) rated The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference in Books
Dec 15, 2017
I'm Still Here
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Katrina. Ferguson. Oak Creek. In America, a local tragedy can spark a national conversation. But...
Improving Patient Safety: Tools and Strategies for Quality Improvement
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Based on the IOM's estimate of 44,000 deaths annually, medical errors rank as the eighth leading...