Reading this during a pandemic was a choice. This felt real considering the real life pandemic. Although obviously different. This mention of healthcare workers being overworked and not having proper protective gear. Something I would see regularly online. The Government enforcing lockdown. Did Paul Tremblay travel to the future to write this book?

Since I had an e-arc of this I can’t tell you how long each chapter was, but they felt too long. As I’ve mentioned before long chapters slow me down. If it feels like it is taking forever to get through a book my mind shuts off. Which is stupid.

For some reason I feel like I would have preferred this as an audiobook. Which sounds crazy as it’s a horror set during a pandemic. This definitely gave off an eerie experience that would be heightened by the audiobook.
Natalie recording messages for her unborn baby got me a little. It’s heartbreaking to be that close to the birth and fear not surviving. I can’t imagine what she felt mentally while recording each message.

I found myself getting cored halfway through. Which is strange as the second half of the book had more “action”. But it wasn’t keeping me interested. I just felt like I wanted it to be over.

I’m sad that overall I didn’t enjoy this. It had a strong start that sadly didn’t stay strong for me. But I can see why others would love this. Maybe if I ever get a chance to listen to the audiobook my opinion may change.