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Gone Viral

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This book is solid. It has time travel and Sci-Fi. We follow a CIA agent as he works with an Olympic mess. That's my least favorite of things to read about, but the author did a good job. It wasn't dull or boring.

I voluntarily read an advanced readers copy of this book from Net Galley. All opinions expressed are entirely my own and this review is left of my own free will.

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Title: Gone Viral
Author: D. R. Shoultz
Publisher: D. R. Shoulz
Publish Date: 2018
Buy Link: https://goo.gl/TDjLmm
Rating: 5 Stars
Book Review:
This book was a good read. Essentially about the times that we now live in- in REALITY! During the Olympic Games best known as the Death Games held in 2032—the 34th Summer Olympiad where an outbreak of the Smallpox virus killed a lot of people and athletes. It was so dangerous that it wiped out the whole country of Australia. This resulted in a quarantine until the virus could be contained. Two agents were sent back to find who released the virus and resulted in the following tragedy. Unhappy, Miles Stevens requested that he be sent back to work with the two agents. His reasoning twofold- to help in finding the source and to rekindle his romance with his love Terri.
Upon getting there he met with the two agents already there Terri and James Brock. The three set up a plan to find the source of the virus and obtain the antiviral to release it if need be. However, through there ensuing investigation, they also found that there was a plot to release a modified form of the Zika virus at the Sydney Olympic games and do more damage. However, the plans to do that were in trouble as James Brock and another person picked by Miles to help out with the committee to find the source of the virus, turned out to be the persons who helped with the invention of the virus. While one died with his wife by hands of the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda of Africa the other one went to release the virus at the Sydney games. They did foil the release but I won’t tell you what happened,
This was an excellent book along with the storyline. Kept me reading to figure out. Some twists that I didn’t expect. I don’t want to spoil it for you but what I hadn’t suspected was that the committee member was involved and the other agent of the Department for Historic Intervention was also involved. I like the fact that then Terri had to scramble to help save herself and her love.
I think that you should enjoy this and want to finish it in one sitting.
I gave this book a rating of 5 stars.

Disclosure: I did receive compensation for reading this novel as well as the novel from the publisher through a book review service.

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Book Description
Upon returning from his most recent assignment, Miles learns Terri and her new partner, Dr. James Brock, have been transported from 2050 and their offices in Langley, Virginia to thwart a bioterrorist assault on the 2032 Olympic Games in Sydney. A genetically altered chimera virus was used in the devastating September 1st attack, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths. It was never determined who was responsible, but AQIA, a terrorist organization from North Africa, was suspected.
Miles demands to join Terri and is transported to August 18, 2032. Terri is surprisingly cool to Miles’ return, having decided a life with a risk-taking CIA agent may be too stressful. Not giving up on their relationship, Miles gives her time and space.

My Thoughts
I stepped out of my usual genre comfort zone to give D.R. Shoultz and his Miles Stevens series a try. I don't know many book lovers who don't have pretty strong preferences regarding what types of books they read. Me, I love a good mystery and/or thriller, but time travel and science fiction, well, not so much. However, the day I read the book description for Gone Viral, the premise appealed to me and it was indeed an enjoyable read.
I found the characters well written, and the story progressed at a good pace. The thought of being able to “travel through time” in the real world would be quite an experience and I think my favorite part of this book was that it opened my eyes to a type of story that I have pretty much ignored. I would definitely suggest that if you like science fiction and action, this would be a book/series worth exploring. If you are like me and don't usually read this type of book, you might be pleasantly surprised if you try it. I know that I was and I will be looking for the author's other books.
Thank you D.R.Shoultz and NetGalley for the digital copy to read and review.

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I enjoyed Gone Viral. It kept me engaged throughout and interested in finding out what was gonna happen next.

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Gone Viral is a great combination between action, crime and science fiction. Time travel is a great concept and one everyone has thought of at least once. I really liked how the book flowed and how the story of panned out.

A few interesting double spaces in between words which are unnecessary. This could be due too download and aren't really that much of an issue. The first few words of sections are in capitals which is also not necessary but also not a huge issue.

Over all a good read. The characters are good and interact well with each other. The story is good and flows well. Would recommend this to others.

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