Unfortunately, for me this book was a DNF. After reading the synopsis before requesting it I was really excited to listen to this one, especially given what's going on in the current world. But, after starting it I quickly realized that I wasn't going to be finishing it. The book very quickly introduces the reader to 3 characters. There wasn't enough background information for me to be able to follow the jumping around and the who's who. The more I listened to it the more confused I got. The reader is trying to learn 3 characters and get a handle on the virus that is spread and the roles/careers of each character. The characters talk about the Key a lot, and I can deduce who the Key is and their role but that's it because the reader is never really introduced to the Key. There is just commentary on it. Ultimately, I decided to stop listening.

This book is set in a world much like our own with the current pandemic we are facing. It can definitely be pretty intense to read, haha.

The author does a good job from grabbing your attention from the beginning with people being infected and it spreading rapidly, especially in the hospital where Elodie works. She has seen too much death.

There are multiple point-of-views and they all come from different people with different motives when it comes to the pandemic. Much like our own world, there are the people who believe that it is nothing but government restricting what we can. In their case, they can’t even touch. Personally, I’m not big on hugging but I would definitely miss being able to cuddle my daughter.

When it comes to the characters, some were more developed than others. Elodie and Aidan are the main stars and the rest just didn’t intrigue me enough for me to care about them. The guy that is supposed to be in a relationship with Elodie is mentioned a few times, comes in for a few scenes and is just quite predictable in his actions. Although, he could get more development in the next book if my suspicions are correct.

Even though we know about the pandemic that has changed the way they live, there isn’t much else we know about it. The world-building was lacking too but I did look past all of this because at least the plot was interesting enough. There are quite the plot twists!

I did enjoy listening to the audiobook and thought that it was nicely done.

Overall, this was a good book and I am curious about the sequel. It did leave off on an interesting cliffhanger that can definitely make or break the next book. Hopefully there will be more world-building and some of my questions will be answered.