Reviews

Please note: Other reviews can be found on Amazon (4-star rating over 16 reviews) & Goodreads (14 ratings).

4 out of 5 stars

Kicks serious ass, June 28, 2011

By Scott F Gray

This review is from: After the Virus (Kindle Edition)

Deftly mixing post-apocalyptic survivor thriller tropes with a wickedly morbid sense of humor, Meghan Ciana Doidge’s “After the Virus” manages to be both the funniest and most kick-ass action/adventure narrative I’ve read in ages. (Not exactly a spoiler, but skip this but if you like to be completely surprised when you read: “The Boss, completely focused on Snickers, turned to violently vault the girl across the room. Instead, he discovered the three-inch-heel of her previously so impractical shoe buried his throat, which was a bitch, as she’d aimed for his eye.”)

The novel tells the story of two survivors of a world-destroying biological plague — A-list actress Rhiannon, who finds herself the unwitting central figure in the plots of a maniacal fascist boss; and ex-pro quarterback Will, intent on living his life alone but looked to by a population of scattered survivors desperate for someone to lead them. The darkness of the story speaks to the trials of its characters and the strength of its setting (which will particularly resonate with any resident of Vancouver who’s ever asked “Could this city possibly be more unlivable?”) But at the same time, Doidge builds her narrative on a firm foundation of hope for the future, manifested in an 8-year-old girl known only as Snickers, who becomes the point of emotional entanglement connecting Will and Rhiannon as they’re dragged through the darkness and back out again.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

June 22, 2011

By Mark McLeod

This review is from: After the Virus (Kindle Edition)

Great book!

The main character is an actress trying to survive the dead new world, which is a new approach to the Zombie genera. The book tells the story of her travails and the people she meets along the way.

There are worse things than Zombies and they walk by us everyday.

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4 out of 5 stars

By R. Jones “music man” (Las Vegas)

This review is from: After the Virus (Kindle Edition)

Plunge headlong into a decaying world of ruined cities, ruined lives, and ruined aspirations. In “After The Virus” you have a detailed look at a world completely off the rails with warring factions determined to re-create that world in degrees of pain and suffering worse that the decimation of the disease that killed 99% of the population. Enter Rhiannon, beautiful, feisty, and determined that she will escape the perils that reach out for her everywhere she turns. Meet Will, strong-willed and silent, bent on restoring his part of that world in a peaceful fashion. Their efforts collide around a mute girl and an injured dog and propel them to the final show-down with an evil expertly crafted to make you wince and shudder. Good solid writing and an action-packed read!