Juggernaut
So interesting! It's an apocalypse. I loved it and can't wait to read the follow up. This book is a prequel to Strain. It takes place years before and explains how the virus began.
Amelia's idea and development of this story just astounds me. Biowarfare gone horrifically wrong. And now the world has been thrown into an apocalyptic state. The virus has mutated and now exists in three separate strains, two of them horrifically fatal. Supplies are limited and rationed. Marshall-law has been implemented. People have been quarantined if they have survived. Humanity has become endangered.
And Nico and Zach, one infected with the original strain and one uninfected have been thrown together to survive.
They make it to the refugee camp in Colorado, but because of his infected state, Nico knows he’ll never make it past quarantine to the Clean Zone. Every day he stays with Zach, he's putting him in danger. So with a breaking heart, he walks away and leaves him in quarantine. OMG! I almost cried at that scene. It was so heartbreaking!
After almost a year, Nico returns with the rest of the Juggernauts to overthrow the government that caused all the trouble in the first place. But when the government tries to retaliate against the Jugs and several get injured, Nico’s fears return. Once again, with a heavy heart, Nico walks away from Zach, leaving him safe in the Clean Zone.
This is most definitely not a HEA or a HFN but without revealing the spoiler (which you already know if you've read Strain) you are given a morsel of hope that Nico and Zach can overcome the issues keeping them apart.
There is so much more to this story than just a romance. The sci-fi element plays a huge role in this story and if you love sci-fi, then this book and the series will be a very entertaining read. I stayed on the edge of my seat. The fear and hopelessness of their future consumed me at times. But I was thankful for that little spark of hope at the end that things would get better.
An ARC of this book was provided via NetGalley by the publisher for an honest review.
