Name: Liz's review of The Gemini Effect by Chuck Grossart
Item: The Gemini Effect
Rating: 4
Author: Liz

Chuck Grossart

"A single raindrop opens a Pandora's box when the spawn of perverse genetic research performed during World War II is unleashed on an unsuspecting modern world. By dawn, only a dead city remains, eerily quiet and still, except for mutant beasts that hide from the light, multiply, and await the shadows of night to continue their relentless advance. Ordered to investigate the unfolding crisis, biowarfare specialist Carolyn Ridnour barely escapes the creatures' nocturnal onslaught, saved in the nick of time by Colonel Garrett Hoffman, who lost hundreds of his troops to a swarm that neither bombs nor bullets can stop. As Carolyn and Garrett race to stop the plague, a battered and broken government prepares to release the fury of America's nuclear arsenal on its own soil and its own citizens." -- back cover.

The Gemini Effect

Todd Luallen

While I enjoyed the adventure of this novel, I really disliked the ending, and what seemed to be a lack of a protagonist. Having said that, I don't mean to say that it is bad. It's just that I prefer when a story has a bit more of a wrap-up or conclusion at the end. This one felt like I was left hanging way too much. In addition, this is probably one of the first pieces of fiction I've read in a long time that didn't have a strong protagonist to root for. I found myself multiple chapters into the book wondering if there was someone that I was going to care about. There are a few characters that appear mildly important, but I never found myself caring that much about them. In general I was just cheering for "humanity," and in the end, that wasn't enough for me.

Carol Bailey

I ended up primarily listening to this one on audible. The narrator was very good and kept me engaged.

Virginia Su

One word: unsatisfying. It started off so well with such an interesting premise then quickly spiraled into nonsensical garbage. Characters just died left and right and I couldn't give less of a crap about their death. Ending resolved nothing and left many questions unanswered. Little to no character development.

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