I typically don't read sci-fi, but I took a chance on this book that was offered to me through NetGalley. I was not disappointed!! When you think about a book and its ending after finishing it, the author did his/her job.

Enjoyed this one mostly. Could have done without the mashup of old fashioned ways of speaking, it felt out of place here and made the dialogue feel strained. The story moved at a good pace and kept me interested. Some more back story on Nick would have been welcome. The ending didn’t feel forced or staged and it worked out well. Will read the next in this series.

I loved the idea of a superpower taking away others illnesses, it uses that really well and was engaged with what was going on in this world. It was a strong start to the Narrator Cycle series and left me wanting to read more in this series and from Ian Patterson.

I don’t really know how to rate this because it was so uneven. Great concepts with mediocre execution. The dialogue is truly painful, characters are paper thin, but the ending intrigued me and I guess I’ll be back for more with the sequels. Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I love this book. I love the concept of this futuristic society where sickness is some thing that can be taken from one person and give them to another. It is a little bit sick and twisted the way that their society views people based on the sickness level similarly to the way we currently have a hierarchy based on wealth. It was a very interesting read and I enjoyed it.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for this complimentary ARC in exchange for an honest review!!