Trail of Misery

<strong>The Event</strong><br /><br />First of all, I enjoy reading a novel that teaches/re-educates me. I was thrilled to see holistic-herbal medicinal concoctions. <br /><br />The story. The novel centers around a 'event;, a deadly virus. The reader will be introduced to Beth, Sarah, Brian, Spike and Jessie the dog. Then we meet evil. Bobby. A side character Tamara is awesome...no spoilers here. <br /><br />From there we go on a thrill ride. For a first novel I am impressed. It is well-written and very thorough (including research). I appreciate the fact that there are strong female characters AND men who are on the opposite side of everything (the cop and the killer). <br /><br />Excellent read. I definitely will recommend this book. Enjoy!

<strong>Real people, believable story.</strong><br /><br />I like a story with real people and a believable story line. No super heroes in this story. No bumbling idiots either. Strong characters that you can root for. Interesting geographical setting for the tale, the Appalachian Trail, which runs through my area in the Laurel Highlands. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

This book tends to be very grim and often difficult to read. I like Beth who is a good person trying her best to survive and to care for a badly treated girl. It made no sense to me that after one of the party is taken by some very bad guys, the two people that are capable of rescuing her take several days to get to it. A lot of terrible can happen in four days. There are also a lot of editing issues, especially with respect to sentence structure and punctuation. I will probably try the next book to see what happens.

<strong>Five stars for a brand new author</strong><br /><br />This book was remarkably well written for a debut novel. The characters are likeable, the bad guys despicable and the storyline is engaging and realistic. I stayed up way too late on a work night just to find out what would happen next and I wasn't disappointed. I highly recommend this book and I hope that Ms Broadley enjoys all the success that she deserves as an author. She may certainly count me among her fans.

<strong>Entralling read, I couldn't put it down. </strong><br /><br />The characters are real and I became invested in their situation, assessing my survival skills as if I were with them. So much so that when the story stopped without a satisfactory ending, I immediately had to start searching for the next installment. I'm hooked!<br />

<strong>Two Women, a Man, and a Plan</strong><br /><br />One of the best “event” novels I’ve read. I hope the novels that follow are as good. The Event has happened. The survivors aren’t trendy or stereotypes. The action is varied, and though some outcomes are usual, the majority are good. Bring on the next one. Oh, this novel was so good that I loafed @nd read it in one day.

Great read!<br />Riveting, with characters who act like real people in a horrendous situation. No super-heroes or miraculous light at the end of the tunnel. If COVID had turned out to be worse, this could easily have happened (and could yet with variants or new strains). Frightening, yet hopeful, as people try to do the best they can in a no-win situation.<br />With four more books to go, my summer reading list awaits. Enjoy!

<strong>Nice timing</strong><br /><br />A good apocalypse is always a decent read and this one is absolutely that. There isn’t a great many words used on causation (virus), and not an overemphasis on details of the evil things humanity will do. The story balances everything very nicely and I reached the end far too soon. Darn it what an awesome cliffhanger!

<strong>Wow!</strong><br /><br />The characters in this apocalyptic story are so intricate and well defined. This is an action packed, edge of your seat thriller that keeps going right up to the very last page!

<strong>Unexpected alliances</strong><br /><br />An unlikely band of survivors travel towards what they hope will be safety. Of course, fate has other ideas, but the intrepid group persists. What will happen next?