That was such a good time read. I could not have enjoyed that book more. Maybe it was just my multiverse loving self, but it had me hooked right from the beginning. If I could give over 5 stars I absolutely would.

This book was a wild ride that was difficult to put down. As soon as I was done, I realized I was going to have to wait a year for the sequel. The microdrones are supposed to save the earth, but the best-laid plans of scientists and entrepreneurs go very wrong. The final act of the survivors leads to an unexpected consequence with a timeline shift. I am anxious to see the direction the author takes the characters in the next book. One thing is very clear, this book should be adapted for television.

Hive is a thrilling time-traveling/doomsday/romantic adventure and I am so glad I went along for the ride. I’ve never read DL Orton's work before so I went into this not knowing what to expect. What I found is a solid and well crafted sci-fi story revolving around three compelling characters that I genuinely became invested in. The science fiction is great — complex enough to make one think but not so dense that it can’t be understood. The romance is well written and while it is a big part of the story, it’s far from the whole story. DL Orton does a beautiful job telling her unique tale and really took me through the whole range of human emotions from start to finish. I look forward to reading book two to see where the story takes these characters next!

Thank you to NetGalley, Rocky Mountain Press and DL Orton for the e-ARC!

I love this book! I am glad to hear it is going to be followed up with a series. I really love a good multiverse story and this one was great, I recommend it!!! I am excited for the rest of the books to come out!!

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

I discovered the Between Two Evils books back in 2019, and have since listened to or read them all many times.

The possibilities for these stories and these characters are endless, passionate, and tragic in so many ways. Time travel is always tricky, but fun, to use in a story, and not only do these stories have fun with it, it’s engaging, too.

Coming into reading Hive, I could see the skeleton structure of the BTE story, and the ways it’s changed and evolved with her writing experience. There are deeper connections, more details filling in the moments we ride along with each character’s new experience of the timeline. The pacing is well done, not too slow that you lose interest, but not so fast I’m left with questions and my shoes still in the middle of the road. Honestly, it's like coming into a better telling of the original story, but with my whole heart, I also think it’s not meant to *only* be a better version of the original. No, it’s a whole new timeline, whole new telling of their lives and how it could change for the better or worse, in this possibly endless multiverse of domino-effect actions to undo the ending of the world as they know it.

The relationships feel genuine and meaningful, their actions and feelings guided by forces humanity barely understands, through love and the need to protect and provide happiness to the people they love. The tone of this book has a stronger beat of hope through the endless darkness of dystopian times, the weight of tragedy as it strikes is still impactful, but held back by the determination to make things right, like Diego saving the woman he loves, no matter what. (And Matt, that sweet, sweet man, he’s my favorite character, and his love and care for his niece got my heart in a chokehold!)

I get the best of both worlds, seeing the new story, and recalling back to the first series, seeing the differences and wondering how it could possibly all link together in the future, if it does. It’s as gripping to me as all the other books, and I’m already impatiently waiting for the official release, and then the 2nd book, too, of course!!

I’ll be thinking through all the little hints and mysteries, and speculating on the next book’s direction for months to come. I’ve cried and laughed over these characters and their lives, and I can’t wait to do so again.

We have time travel, the multiverse, a romance that spans decades, and an evil billionaire who is trying to conquer the world with his technology. There is something in this sci-fi novel for everyone, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The couple at the center of the plot finds themselves in dire circumstances, trapped in an biosphere-like structure with a snappy AI companion that is part HAL, part Hitchhiker's Marvin, only in much better moods. There are cameo references to that and other seminal sci-fi works to further delight readers. I won't tell you how it ends, but the couple's journey through multiple universes and space time is interesting, and delightful Highly recommended.