This book surprised me. In places, it amazed me. Because it plays with expectations in such a unique manner, I was almost expecting to be wrong-footed at the turn of a page. Our story starts like many other horror tales - teenagers with their teenage problems (relationships, drink, drugs, bullies, etc etc). But in what seem to be no time at all, the problems become life-threatening for the protagonists. I was never sure who would survive this book. When the typical 'survivor' types fell (you can read the book yourself to find out how!), the odds changed... and very quickly, all bets were off. The tone and action zip along as fast as such events likely would in real life. Normality turns to crisis, then the need to escape, all routes being blocked. Then what? We're not even halfway through yet! I'm trying very hard to keep this vague, as it is best to go into the book with as little information as possible. We get hints that All is Not Well from the get-go, but while we may see hints of 'Cabin in the Woods' or 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' (and as a British reader, even 'The World's End' at points!), this is very much its own story. The characters feel real, which leads to some genuine sorrow at key moments (I was reminded of the '28 Days Later' scene when trusted loved ones are taken away from us. Our heroes act as teenagers would, I think, which is an achievement given the push for 'trendiness' in YA fiction. This will not be adapted as a 'Hollyoaks' clone! Ultimately, time spent with this story is rewarding. I'm happy to recommend, and may well return for a reread before long, to see what I might've missed before. Excellent stuff.

I loved it, a proper ‘creature feature’ !! I cared about the main characters, they were so beautiful and flawed and brave; I was such a part of their journey that I actually cried in parts. I am going to look up Jeremy’s other books right now.