Survivor Song by Paul G. Tremblay

Not recommended.

It’s a variation of the dystopian zombie / vampire / pandemic genre.

If you like those — you MIGHT like this one, as well.

Personally, I feel it was poorly done.

Set over about 4 hours, it’s plodding.

Nats is annoying and not a believable character. To suspend disbelief, you must attribute her weird actions to the virus.

Survivor Song is a 2020 horror novel by American author Paul G. Tremblay. …

… centers upon people struggling to survive while a highly infectious virus decimates Massachusetts.

… hospitals are ill-equipped to deal with both virus victims and their regular capacity.

People are terrified and it is only a matter of time before the emergency protocols become inadequate.

The novel follows Natalie, a pregnant woman, and her friend Ramola “Rams” Sherman, a pediatrician, as they try to fight their way to the hospital to obtain the rabies vaccine.

Natalie has been bitten by an infected neighbor while unsuccessfully trying to defend her husband, who was (killed).

It was written before COVID-19. Published July 7, 2020.

I’m thinking the author did some late edits, reflecting what was going on with our real pandemic.

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