Many thanks to NetGalley and Random House Ballantine for gifting me a digital ARC of the new thriller by CJ Tudor - 4 stars!
Three distinct storylines: Hannah and her fellow students from The Invicta Academy awake after a terrible bus crash in the middle of a snowstorm with no way to escape. What's worse, some of the passengers may be infected with a deadly virus. Meg, an ex-police officer, awakens in a cable car, suspended over the ground, trapped, with a group headed towards what is known as The Retreat. Carter works with a group at an abandoned ski chalet, manufacturing vaccines, trying to eke out an existence.
CJ Tudor has again created a scary story, this one veering more towards the horror, although you'll find dark humor moments as well. However, in light of the scary world we now live in with viruses and pandemics, this dystopian world seems a little too close at times. The snowstorm and bleak environment are as much a story as the characters and definitely heightens the tension. I had a bit of trouble switching between these three storylines and different characters, but that was probably just me. A great ending even though not everything was resolved. Another winner by this author!
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