The Line Between tells the story of Wynter Roth during her time in the New Earth and after she was cast from the cult for no longer believing. After being cast out she was tasked with saving the world and her niece. Even with the help of some new and some old friends the task was impossible.
About halfway through I decided if she completed her tasks I would feel let down by the author but if she failed I would feel like the author let the characters down. I still don't know which would have been worse.
The Line Between kept me sitting on the edge of my seat the whole time. I could not read fast enough. If I was not reading it, I was talking about it. Maybe it helped that I moved from Nebraska to Alaska as a teenager but this story was very well written and I am thankful for the opportunity to read it early.

I received an ARC from Netgalley for a review. The Line between by Tosca Lee is my first book by this author – Wynter Roth is pushed out of a doomsday cult just as a mysterious illness sweeps the nation that brings on dementia and madness. This suspense book had a bit of everything: action, conspiracy, and romance and the story is told between flashbacks and present timelines. I enjoyed it, and will be reading more from the author.

I am not a huge fan of dystopian apocalyptic fiction – mostly because I personally feel like it has been overdone in recent years, particularly in YA books. However, I liked this book. I think it resonated more with me because the general theme was different from most dystopian fiction (at least the ones I’ve read) and the story wasn’t set way off in the future. This story could happen today! It was too close to everyday life as it is now for many people and I think that is why it ultimately appealed to me.

This book is presented in a dual timeline – Wynter’s time living at New Earth (then) and Wynter’s time after she is banished from New Earth (now). I thought the dual timeline was an effective way of developing the story. Wynter is a great character – sheltered, vulnerable, and perhaps even naïve, but she is also determined and brave.

This is a solid thriller. Cult stuff is always scary to me and no one wants to think about the world in general chaos! Overall, the story was exciting and current and I was captivated from the very beginning. I was not familiar with Tosca Lee prior to this book, but I will happily read more of her work going forward.

Thank you Netgalley and Howard Books for a free electronic ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book kept me reading - an apocalyptic story featuring a cult - what a cool combination. However there were sections that felt lacking in detail for me, I wanted to know more. Tell me more about the science, and more about the bunker. What happened afterwards? This is a solid 3 1/2, and was an enjoyable read though, it would have a 4 with a bit more detail.

Let me begin by saying apocalyptic thrillers are not the type of book I typically read. However The Line Between was written by one of my favorite historical fiction authors, Tosca Lee, so I took a chance. Wow, am I glad I did!
The plot might sound far-fetched: The main character, Wynter Roth, is forcefully expelled from a doomsday cult at the same time a virus thought to be extinct is raging across the nation, leading to mass hysteria. However, the storyline works masterfully as woven together by Tosca.
Wynter would do anything to save those she loves and finds herself unexpectedly in a position where she could make a real difference if she acts boldly.
I don’t want to give away too much, so I’ll leave you with this warning: There are so many unexpected twists and turns in this fast-paced book that it is nearly impossible to put it down, so make sure you have plenty of time to read when you start it!
Many thanks to NetGalley for the advance copy of this amazing book in exchange for my honest review. I highly recommend it.

**I would like to thank the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an advance copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review**

I had never read Tosca Lee before, but the blurb for this one sucked me right in. Her characterization of the cult and Wynter felt at once claustrophobic, and hopeful, and kept me turning the pages. The story portrayed an interesting juxtaposition between faith and reality which Lee wrote magnificently.

Where the story lost a star for me was the back and forth narrative between past and present. This is a somewhat popular story structure, but personally I always find myself preferring one to the other and then reading the non-preferential sections can be a chore. I won’t spoil anything for future readers, but I also felt the ending lacked a certain realism.

4 stars.

Brief synopsis from the book cover:
When Wynter Roth is turned out of New Earth, a self-contained doomsday cult on the American prairie, she emerges into a world poised on the brink of madness as a mysterious outbreak of rapid early onset dementia spreads across the nation.

As Wynter struggles to start over in a world she’s been taught to regard as evil, she finds herself face-to-face with the apocalypse she’s feared all her life—until the night her sister shows up at her doorstep with a set of medical samples. That night, Wynter learns there’s something far more sinister at play and that these samples are key to understanding the disease.

Now, as the power grid fails and the nation descends into chaos, Wynter must find a way to get the samples to a lab in Colorado. Uncertain who to trust, she takes up with former military man Chase Miller, who has his own reasons for wanting to get close to the samples in her possession, and to Wynter herself.

Filled with action, conspiracy, romance, and questions of whom—and what—to believe, The Line Between is a high-octane story of survival and love in a world on the brink of madness.

My rating:
Story: 4 out of 5 stars
Writing: 3 out of 5 stars
Character development: 3 out of 5 stars
Overall: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Review:

The story is an interesting concept which I enjoyed. All the ingredients for a good thriller are there. It was unpredictable and nail biting at time and has good dose of psychological torment. What lets the book down for me is the fact that the story starts of quite slow which makes it hard to get into it and then towards the end it feels rushed. Because of this I felt the characters weren’t as well developed as they could have been and it was harder to be really captivated by the book. However It is still worth a read. Fans of psychological or apocalyptic thrillers will like it.

I received an ARC from the publisher through Netgalley at no cost to me.

The Line Between kept me engaged from the moment until long after I finished. I actually want more. What happens next?

I followed Wynter almost as if I was her. It was easy to put myself in her shoes. I loved that (because I’ve lived in or visited many of the places Wynter visits) I was easily able to envision where she was and what was taking place.

Tosca Lee has created a very current, very plausible book. The events taking place are events that one could actually envision happening. Sad but true.

Wow...gripping and intense. The Line Between is a dystopian thriller from best selling author, Tosca Lee. It was thought provoking and engaging. When New Earth cult member Wynter Roth is kicked out after trying to escape her forced marriage, she is left with many questions. She walks into a world of increasing violence and a destructive illness spreading into pandemic proportions. She escapes with samples that may help bring a cure, but has to travel far to get it the right person. Chase Miller ends up rescuing her and believing in her cause. A riveting read that will keep you up all night! Apocalyptic fiction at its best...
I was given a NetGalley copy of this book. I was not required to give a review. All opinions are my own. I honestly loved it!

"Save the bacon, save the world."

Tosca Lee's newest thriller kept me up past my bedtime these past few nights! If you like doomsday, apocalyptic type stories, this one is for you.

Wynter's journey in The Line Between is extraordinary. Her struggle with faith and living in a world completely different than what she's ever known could have been her undoing. Instead, they give her the strength and determination to do what's needed to save herself, her family, and possibly, the world.

This story reminds me of the saying, "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger." Life is hard. Sometimes we're dealt a horrible hand in life that beats us down, leaves us weak, and seems impossible to overcome. But it doesn't. And somehow we're able to have faith and become stronger in the midst of the circumstances.

*I received a complimentary ARC in exchange for my honest review.

'One step. That's all it takes to span the distance of eternity. Welcome to hell.'

Tosca Lee carries her readers on a scary, riveting ride that grips the mind and refuses to let go.

Wynter Roth has just been cast out of a religious cult/commune and seeks shelter with a friend of her mother's. The outside world is completely new and bewildering and her mind is on overload. At the same time, an extinct disease re-emerges from the permafrost in Alaska and whole cities are being quarantined. Then the grid in the country and other parts of the world goes crazy. Interstates are blocked, people are running for their lives, scared to death of this illness that begins as flu-like, then causes rapid onset early dementia. No vaccine, either.

Wynter's sister shows up, from the same cult, and gives her a set of specimens that she has stolen from the cult leader. Specimens that just may hold the answer to this disease. IF Wynter can get them to a scientist in Colorado. Wynter seeks a rider with a former marine, Chase Miller, after her car is damaged and together they seek to remedy this world that has been thrown into total chaos.

I was completely riveted during this entire book. Lee has done a bang up job with this one and I highly recommend it. I was on the edge of my seat throughout the book.

*My thanks to the publisher for an early copy of this book via Net Galley. The opinions expressed above are entirely my own.

I enjoyed the book as the author tells the story of how Wynter joins a cult led by a narcissistic leader. Her sister gets her out of the cult to save her. Later Wynter & Jackie finds out their leader plan and thwarts his plans with invaluable assistance.

I am giving this book a 4 star because it had a slow beginning explaining about New Earth.

The Line Between is a thriller by Tosca Lee, who has written one amazing fiction book after another, including a series with Ted Dekker. While I haven’t read everything she has written so far, she is definitely on my favorite-authors-to-look-out-for list.

This book mostly revolves around the main character, Wynter, who was a member of a doomsday cult from the age of seven when her mother, Sylvia, took Wynter, along with her sister, there in order to escape from Sylvia’s violent husband. The characterization feels astonishingly accurate. I found myself thinking at times that this is exactly how I would expect someone like Wynter to behave after being brainwashed for years, and then thrown out into a world where people seem to live such carefree, self-centered lives.

Tosca tosses in enough suspense to make this a difficult-to-put-down, page-turning thriller. I definitely think this book is worth a 5 star rating.

Review: THE LINE BETWEEN by Tosca Lee. Wynter has been raised in a cult for most of her childhood listening to the prophecy of a very controlling leader. When catastrophic things start happening all over the world including a flu that causes memory loss and delusions will she have to admit he is right or could he actually be the cause of it? Great book! ⭐⭐⭐⭐Four stars.

The Line Between shoved its way to the top of my favorite reads list last night as I plowed through it, rapidly turning the pages, desperate to know how it would end, but horrified that I would finish it and not have any more pages to read. I read most of this extraordinary book in one shot, because I could not stop and have an inadequate respect for sleep, especially when faced with the prospect of not knowing what would happen to Wynter next!
The story seems so real, so possible, that it is frightening. But Tosca Lee does such an amazing job of building a world gone completely mad, yet still full of beautiful, touching moments that your heart absolutely runs the gamut of emotions.
And Wynter is such a fascinating character: unsure of herself, her faith, her reality in so many ways, yet still strong and snarky. My heart broke for her, and I cheered her on; I teared up alongside her, and I laughed at her wit. Such a complete character, backed by a complementary cast that bring out the best in Wynter Roth and show the depth and breadth of Tosca Lee’s art.
If for some bizarre reason you have not read a Tosca Lee book, start now! Do not wait a moment longer! Pre-order The Line Between from your favorite bookstore, request it at your local library, do whatever you have to do to get your hands on a copy, because you don’t want to miss this one!
So very many thanks to Howard Books and Tosca Lee for the advanced digital copy of this awesome book for review purposes. I was not required to give a positive review — it totally deserved it! All opinions are my very own.

This was a god book The story of a pandemic of mad cow disease that brings on early onset dementia in people.

A farmer discovers his pigs dead including new born piglets. he discovers this a few days after he finds bones from a previously buried bison in the permafrost of his land.


A chain of events from the farmer and his friends and the meat from the pigs starts the pandemic.


A young woman (Wynter) is cat out from a cult (New Earth) and her sister and niece remain behind.

Her mother die while in the cult due to no medical care and her sister becomes the second wife of the leader of the cult.

He has plans to marry Wynter before she is cast out on her wedding day.


In the outside world there is an epidemic of early onset dementia affecting people of al ages. It is transmitted by a strain of the flu and there is no cure for it..


Wynter is taken in by a friend of her sister's and the night before Wynter and the friend' and her family are to leave to take refugee elsewhere Wynter's sister shows up sick with the flu. She gives Wynter some tubes of pig brain tissue and tells her the leader was planning to use it to infect everyone at the cult and then save them with "cure" he bought..


Her sister tells Wynter to a veterinarian at CSU in Fort Collins, Colorado that works with infectious disease in animals.


Wynter travels across country and stops at a farm where the leader's first *supposedly dead) wife lives and finds it is a refugee.


When she gets the tissue to Colorado the veterinarian is able to create a vaccine for the flu and injects Wynter with it and gives her another vial of the vaccine for her niece.


Wynter goes back to the cult to try and rescue he niece. She gets in a fight with the leader and he finds the vaccine and injects himself wit h it. Wynter tells him he injected himself with the "flu".


She rescues her niece and thy go to the farm where there is a converted silo in which they can live for 6 months, at which time hopefully the flu will be cured..

The Line Between is a thriller from bestselling author, Tosca Lee. As a fan of the author, I had high expectations and she did not disappoint. The storyline alternates between the present and flashbacks from the viewpoint of the main character, Wynter Roth. The transition between the timeframes is smooth, so there is no confusion.

Wynter has just been ousted from New Earth International, an apocalyptic cult. She’s been sheltered inside the Enclave, the cult’s compound, and doesn’t know what to expect of the outside world. She feels like she’s leaving Heaven and entering Hell. The question is: Is the line between Heaven and Hell a great chasm or just the distance of a single step?

The world outside of the Enclave is on the brink of the apocalypse that Wynter was raised to expect at any moment. Rapid Early Onset Dementia (REOD) is spreading and threatens to usher in the end of the world as we know it. Unexpectedly, Wynter’s sister arrives at her door with medical samples that could be the world’s salvation or it’s destruction. Wynter begins her journey to save the world. Along the way she meets Chase and eventually realizes he’s there not just to save the world, but to save her as well.
Chase Miller, military veteran and MMA fighter, just wants to get to his buddy’s property and go ice fishing. He intends to wait out the apocalypse in peace. When he encounters Wynter he knows that his life has just changed, and he vows to help her save the world.

The Line Between is a riveting example of apocalyptic fiction. The author’s strong depiction of the scenery brings you into the story. Alaska’s permafrost, the beautifully manicured Enclave, and the barren expanses outside the Enclave are all vividly described. Lee has created the perfect characters for the storyline. The plot is exciting and scarily real. There’s plenty of action and adventure for the thrill seekers. I love the ending. It’s a fitting conclusion or an appropriate setup for a sequel.

I recommend this book to those who like thrillers and/or apocalyptic fiction. This may not be the book for the squeamish, as there is some violence. I really enjoyed The Line Between and give it 5 out of 5 stars.

My thanks to Howard Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advance copy of this book. However, the opinions expressed in this review are 100% mine and mine alone.

I received an ARC, but this is my honest review! I have really come to enjoy Tosca Lee’s novels, and this one is definitely another excellent one! She writes stories that make you want to go research her topics; they draw you in and you want to know more about not just the characters but also about the ideas presented in the books. Maybe it’s history, as it was for me in Progeny, or maybe it’s disease as it is in The Line Between. It’s fast-paced and a little twisted and the characters in The Line Between are complex and real, and you are rooting for truth and justice to win! I couldn’t put it down!

This is the epitome of a realistic, modern-day, apocalyptic, survivalist thriller. It is the perfect blend of two genres that I would not have believed could have been blended: thriller and religious cultism.

This novel kept me on the edge of my seat. I devoured it like a delectable dessert, unable to put it down in fear that it would be gone if I didn't finish it. Not once did I anticipate what was going to happen around the next turn, which is to say that this was an excellent novel indeed. Too often, thrillers fall back on the same old formulas. This one did not, and it was so worth it.

What makes this novel a step above other thrillers in the same apocalyptic genre is that this one is INCREDIBLY believable. In the wake of a wide-spread deadly virus, I could definitely see the nation reacting in such a panic-stricken way. Tosca did a great job in capturing the nuances of survival-preppers as well as the lengths that people will go to when gas and food run thin. Also, it shows how much we rely on gas and electricity. It certainly doesn't hurt to be prepared!

This story follows a brave young woman named Wynter who is cast out (though it is more of an escape) from a controlling cult. In the midst of her re-entry into the world, a terrifying pandemic is sweeping the nation. People are getting sick, going crazy, and people are dying. Through an extraordinary connection, Wynter discovers that she just might have a solution, and she is thrust into the unlikely role of being able to make a difference in the world.

Wynter was forced to leave a doomsday cult that she lived in most of life into a world she didn’t know anything about. On top of that, a pandemic is starting that leave the sick mad before killing them off.

This is an exciting book that hooked me from the first page. The type you are eager to finish, but don’t want to end. It combined the present with flashbacks to explain why Wynter is the way she is. This is definitely my favorite book that I’ve read this year.

The only criticism I could make is that the end seemed a little rushed and some things were not explained. There is a second book that will be coming out in September, so maybe some of these things will be explained.