This book had so much promise, but ultimately the execution was a major let down. This book had me ranting and raving to a boyfriend who had no idea what I was talking about at 9pm. I’m sure I’ll be muttering “I’m so mad” in my sleep tonight. 

The author wrote a book where she was juggling so many ideas and managed to drop the ball on all of them. 

There are spiders everywhere for some godforsaken reason (don’t worry, she’ll conveniently wrap that plot line up in the terrible ending), possessed kids, a capitalist overlord, a doctor who’s either hallucinating his wife or being haunted by her, space exploration… the list goes on!

Oh, and they’re in a pandemic, but you forget about it halfway through because no one seems concerned about the pandemic! 

What REALLY got me is the plot line that involves a six year old being tried for murder… as an adult. But no worries, he’ll be moved to a private ward before ever spending a night in a jail cell. 

And then BAM- it all goes away. 

Aaaaaand then comes back and the fucking baby turns out to be the head alien. That’s right- the kids are all possessed by non-corporeal aliens and then pandemic is really human minds being taken over by these guys. 

<i>“I’m afraid so,” said Isaac. “And that’s why we’re going to need to spend a lot of time with you and your family. They have a leader, you see. A strong presence who’s been calling the shots all along. Who was at the forefront of all of this. It wasn’t the girl in India. She was just the speaker. She says the leader is ready to repossess its child and talk to us. It’s essentially the supreme ruler of the aliens on Earth.”</> 

I’m just so mad!