Angie
Written on Oct 18, 2013
Once again, the format has changed with Contagion. But I think it's one that works really well and added to the story's sense of urgency. Each chapter counts down an hour until the bomb goes off. As the hours disappear, I found myself getting more and more nervous. I didn't see a way for Jack to disable the bomb and get everyone out of the city. It was going to be an either or situation, and I had a sad feeling about which way it was going to go. However, I never expected that ending at all. Contagion is truly a unique type of ending in this genre. There is no sunshine, rainbows or puppies here. No magical solutions to be found. Just...dang.
I flew through Contagion. It's short and fast paced as it only covers a time span of 17 hours. But it's a hectic 17 hours. All of the things that I was confused over in the previous two books finally come together. I had never liked Lucy-Anne and didn't see her connection to everything, but she finally becomes very important. Not in a direct way, but without her, Jack couldn't have done what he did. This conclusion was almost a 4 star for me, but that ending didn't hit me quite as hard as it could have if this series were more character driven. As it was, it shocked me more for being so far from what I've come to expect from Dystopian novels, rather than any emotional response. However, for that reason alone I'd definitely recommend Toxic City to anyone looking for something different.
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