A Single Light (The Line Between, #2)

by Tosca Lee

In this gripping, high-octane sequel to The Line Between, which New York Times bestselling author Alex Kava calls "everything you want in a thriller," cult escapee Wynter Roth and ex-soldier Chase Miller emerge from their bunker to find a country ravaged by disease.

Six months after vanishing into an underground silo with sixty-one others, Wynter and Chase emerge to an altered world. There is no sign of Noah and the rest of the group that was supposed to greet them when they surfaced-the same people Wynter was counting on to help her locate the antibiotics her gravely ill friend, Julie, needs.

As the clock ticks down on Julie's life, Wynter and Chase embark on a desperate search for medicine and answers. But what they find is not a nation on the cusp of recovery but one decimated by disease. What happened while they were underground?

With food and water in limited supply and their own survival in question, Chase and Wynter must venture further and further from the silo. They come face-to-face with a radically changed society, where communities scrabble to survive under rogue leaders and cities are war zones. As hope fades by the hour and Wynter learns the terrible truth of the last six months, she is called upon again to help save a nation she no longer recognizes-a place so chaotic she's no longer sure it can even survive.

With Tosca Lee's signature "beautifully written and deeply unnerving" (Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author) prose, A Single Light is a breathless thriller of nonstop suspense.

• ISBN10: 164358393X
• ISBN13: 9781643583938
• Publish Date: 1 November 2019 (first published 17 September 2019)
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Christian Series Level I (24)
• Edition: Large type / large print edition
• Format: Hardcover (Library Binding)
• Pages: 500
• Language: English

Reviews

[Quirky Cat]

I received a copy of A Single Light through NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

A Single Light is the second novel in Tosca Lee’s The Line Between series. A Single Light is a dystopian thriller, and it’s as chilling and memorable as you might expect. This is where Tosca Lee excels in writing. And here’s hoping we’ll see more of it.
The country has been ravaged by disease. Wynter and Chase took to living in an underground bunker in order to avoid the worst of it. But even with the dark lives they once lived, they were not prepared for what they found when they came back up top.
What follows is a true dystopian novel, as Wynter and Chase desperately search for medicine in a destroyed wasteland that was once their home. And they must race against the clock in order to find this medicine – before it’s too late for their friend.

“I miss the sky. The feel of wind – even when it carries the perfume of a neighboring pasture. The smell of coming rain.”

A Single Light was an intense and thrilling read. But it was also oddly beautiful, showing off some of the best of what humanity has to offer, all while the world is falling apart. I’m blown away by Tosca Lee’s writing here.
I should probably confess that I never actually read the first novel in this series, The Line Between. But despite that, I had absolutely no trouble following along. Lee’s refresher at the beginning of A Single Light was enough to get me through.
And once I was emotionally invested in this novel, I wasn’t willing to put it down. I’m sure I missed out on some details and context. But I’m also really glad that I read this book anyway (though I will be adding The Line Between to my TBR list).
Wynter and Chase’s quest through this decimated country was a fascinating one. It lived up to its genre, being truly thrilling. It was depressing at times, naturally. But it was oddly uplifting. I’m going to give credit to Wynter’s character for that.
I don’t normally find myself saying this…but I kind of want to see A Single Light made into a movie. Because this is exactly what I want out of a dystopian thriller novel, and thus I really do think it’d make an excellent movie (just so long as they stay true to the premise, of course).
I really enjoyed A Single Light, and will be curious to see what will be Tosca Lee’s next big project. Though I’m not giving up hopes about an adaptation for this novel.

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