Name: Janice Hopper's review of Salvation Day by Kali Wallace
Item: Salvation Day
Rating: 4
Author: Janice Hopper

Kali Wallace

A lethal virus is awoken on an abandoned spaceship in this incredibly fast-paced, claustrophobic thriller. They thought the ship would be their salvation. Zahra knew every detail of the plan. House of Wisdom, a massive exploration vessel, had been abandoned by the government of Earth a decade earlier, when a deadly virus broke out and killed everyone on board in a matter of hours. But now it could belong to her people if they were bold enough to take it. All they needed to do was kidnap Jaswinder Bhattacharya--the sole survivor of the tragedy, and the last person whose genetic signature would allow entry to the spaceship. But what Zahra and her crew could not know was what waited for them on the ship--a terrifying secret buried by the government. A threat to all of humanity that lay sleeping alongside the orbiting dead. And then they woke it up.

Salvation Day

Jenna Whitlow

A lethal virus is awoken on an abandoned spaceship in this incredibly fast-paced, claustrophobic thriller. They thought the ship would be their salvation. Zahra knew every detail of the plan. House of Wisdom, a massive exploration vessel, had been abandoned by the government of Earth a decade earlier, when a deadly virus broke out and killed everyone on board in a matter of hours. But now it could belong to her people if they were bold enough to take it. All they needed to do was kidnap Jaswinder Bhattacharya—the sole survivor of the tragedy, and the last person whose genetic signature would allow entry to the spaceship. But what Zahra and her crew could not know was what waited for them on the ship—a terrifying secret buried by the government. A threat to all of humanity that lay sleeping alongside the orbiting dead. And then they woke it up.

Janice Hopper

I think this was one of those books I see on sale pretty cheap. S0 I look to see if it's on Scribd, and if it is, I just read it there.

I listened to the audiobook there, and it is EXCELLENT. They use two different narrators for the main viewpoint characters, Zahra & Jas. The narrator for Jas was supremely comfortable with the East Indian characters names. I appreciated that a lot.

There's a little Mad Cultist Leader, a little Aliens, a little Borg, a little zombie here, along with a healthy (and welcome, in my world) spiel about refugees and their rights. There's also some government shenanigans, which I'm on record as hating, because 2019. Amirite???

I thought it was all handled very well. Perhaps the denoument went a little too long? But that's probably my biggest quibble. The Big Bad is SCARY, but the characters Take It Seriously.

Kudos to the narrators. They really made the book for me.

I knitted most of a hat while I finished listening to this book. :)

Shay Henrion

Someone make this a movie right now!

This book was great. It had everything, a tense story set way in the future (in space!), extremely human characters, cults, creepy/psycho cult leaders, and personal redemption. All the hallmarks of a good read. Loved it!

Kelsey Lynn

This book was not what I was expecting, but it was an enjoyable read. I'm always on the hunt for ooky spooky Scifi horror, but alas this was not it. But it was a very well written, interesting story of a space cult. I just wish the author had taken more time on the ship itself and playing up the horror that went down. As well as the horror of it starting again.

Sheila

What a fun, tightly-written sci-fi thriller! This is perfect for people who love one-room thrillers, mystery viruses, exploring creepy derelict spaceships and the psychology of cults.

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