A NIGHT OWL REVIEWS BOOK REVIEW | Reviewed by: Christin Crow
I purchased Virals for my teenage daughter for Christmas. After she read it, she recommended it to me. I truly enjoyed the book. It is a written in a first person format. We experience the story through the eyes of the main character, fourteen year old, Tory Brennan. She lives on an isolated island with her scientist father. Accompanying her on her adventures/mishaps are the other teenage sons of the other scientist who live and work on the island. Further isolating her is the fact that the kids are sent to an exclusive private school on the mainland where they are not accepted by their rich classmates. Bored with their own little island, they go on an adventure to the island where the scientists work and they are forbidden to explore. Here they stumble on a secret experiment. On impulse, they steal a puppy which is being experimented on, not knowing that he is carrying a disease which will alter their futures forever. The book is fast paced and easy to read. The author is able to maintain the excitement level and keeps you curious about what is going to happen next. This is definitely a page turner.
Jan 02, 2012 | 9781595143426
5 - Rare Top Pick | 4.5 - Top Pick | 4 - I Liked It | 3.5 - Enjoyable | 3 - OK | 2.5 - It just didn't click
Book Blurb for Virals
Tory Brennan, niece of acclaimed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan (of the Bones novels and hit TV show), is the leader of a ragtag band of teenage "sci-philes" who live on a secluded island off the coast of South Carolina. When the group rescues a dog caged for medical testing on a nearby island, they are exposed to an experimental strain of canine parvovirus that changes their lives forever. As the friends discover their heightened senses and animal-quick reflexes, they must combine their scientific curiosity with their newfound physical gifts to solve a cold-case murder that has suddenly become very hot—if they can stay alive long enough to catch the killer's scent. Fortunately, they are now more than friends— they're a pack. They are Virals.
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