Day Four by Sarah Lotz
I was already sure I never wanted to go on a cruise after hearing horror stories from conditions on real life cruise ships that developed mechanical failures, but Sarah Lotz's Day Four adds an additional sinister layer of the uncanny to the nonfunctional plumbing and electricity, severe sewage problems, decreasingly edible and ever more sparse food, outbreak of the norovirus, and breakdown of human decency.
I flew through this fast-paced read--which was especially great after having to drag myself through The Wars of Vis before finally giving up in disgust--but I would have rated it higher if not for the section about 80% of the way through that made me go "whaaaaat?!" since it came out of nowhere and didn't feel in step with the rest of the book or its ending. Some Goodreads reviews suggest that I might be less "whaaaaat?!" about the section if I read The Three, the book Day Four is/isn't a sequel to. It's worth a shot, so I'll borrow The Three from the library. Depending on how that goes, I may adjust my view.
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By the way, I am still shocked and awed by the Hannibal finale. It can work as a finale or as something that could lead to a season four if someone else picks it up or a mini-series. They really went for it, and I am satisfied. Murder husbands forever, now with canonical nuzzling and cuddling. But even though that was a wonderful ending, Hannibal, I'm going to miss you!
Also, Raul Esparza really deserves an acting award for playing Chilton through this series while somehow being endearing about it.
I flew through this fast-paced read--which was especially great after having to drag myself through The Wars of Vis before finally giving up in disgust--but I would have rated it higher if not for the section about 80% of the way through that made me go "whaaaaat?!" since it came out of nowhere and didn't feel in step with the rest of the book or its ending. Some Goodreads reviews suggest that I might be less "whaaaaat?!" about the section if I read The Three, the book Day Four is/isn't a sequel to. It's worth a shot, so I'll borrow The Three from the library. Depending on how that goes, I may adjust my view.
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By the way, I am still shocked and awed by the Hannibal finale. It can work as a finale or as something that could lead to a season four if someone else picks it up or a mini-series. They really went for it, and I am satisfied. Murder husbands forever, now with canonical nuzzling and cuddling. But even though that was a wonderful ending, Hannibal, I'm going to miss you!
Also, Raul Esparza really deserves an acting award for playing Chilton through this series while somehow being endearing about it.