A Single Light: A Novel

This book was a thrilling and very enjoyable ride. I received a free ARC for my honest and unbiased review. A Single Light picks up where "The Line Between" Left off. A virus as old as the hills with no vaccine has been unearthed and is ravaging America. A few over 60 people have been inside a bunker that has been time locked and sealed by a forward looking "pepper" of sorts, in order to preserve a few human remnants that are untainted by the virus. The bunker has everything needed to sustain life for the 6 months that it will be locked and sealed. This book takes you through life inside the highly sophisticated bunker and into a whole new world. Not wanting to give away any details that will spoil the fun for you, I can positively say that at no point was I bored with the story line or feeling as though it dragged its feet at any point. The story just flows like a raft through a calm river and heads into som very rough Rapids and yes there is a waterfall. I thoroughly enjoyed how the story line steadily picks up speed and sends you into a very rough and wild ride. Tosca made me feel like I was there with the characters and connected to every emotion. Like all of her other books I give this a very hefty 5 STARS. I Highly recommended this book and look forward to much much more from Tosca Lee.

I wanted to scream but being in a crowded room my only choice was to implode. This was one of the many moments in the book A Single Light that thrilled this seeker. The story begins six months after the silo door is closed to protect 60 people from the disease raging in the previous novel The Line Between. They expected the world to be cured, but that was not how it was at all. What happened while they will underground? Wynter Roth and Chase Miller are committed to saving a very diseased and ravaged world as they continue their journey after the door of the silo is opened. Time is of the essence as their friend, Julie, is seriously injured and needs the correct IV antibiotic medication to survive. Danger is everywhere as Wynter and Chase have to move further away from the silo to find the meds for Julie … and they want answers too. What happened to Noah, the creator of the silo, after his video communications abruptly stopped. Was this dark world even savable? Wynter and Truly, her sister’s daughter, are the only ones who have been vaccinated and are not susceptible to the disease. This secret along with Wynter still be sought for murder of her sister adds to the conflict. Fear reigns over communities as ruthless leaders, city wars, division of the well and unwell people, food and other survival resources are at a minimum making the people desperate. As Wynter and Chase race the clock, the continual heart-stopping action keeps the reader flipping the pages wanting to know what happens next.

Intense. Tosca starts out by letting us in on the happenings inside the bunker. When Noah’s daily messages stop coming the people are left wondering what is going on outside the silo and what will the world be like when the door finally opens? Tosca captured my attention right away with the mystery and suspense. The added deadline of finding medicine for Julie before she died magnified the urgency and kept the pages flipping. The finding of the medicine occupied most of the book which surprised me a little. I thought there would be more focus on the terrorism aspect and the drama of creating the vaccine. Its hard to know which would have been more exciting. However I recognize that in order to do that we would not have been able to keep the seamless singular POV through Wynter so it makes more sense as is. I loved the chase and the action and that Tosca wasn’t afraid to kill off her characters. It illicits more emotion and engagement with the story and the outcome. I liked seeing Wynter escaping the isolation of the Enclave just to enter into the isolation of the silo and how we got to see her character grow through her different captivities. One thing I wished would have been handled differently was the answer to the security footage tape showing Noah and the others leaving the farm. We got the answer later but it was obscure and didn’t fit the tone of the tape. It was basically a side note instead of the ominous and important role it first appeared to have. Also, a tiny annoyance was how a lot of the sentences started without a subject, i.e. statements starting with ‘can’ and ‘am’ etc. just felt disjointed reading those in my head, I almost always caught myself rereading them to see if I missed something. All that to say, another great Tosca Lee book and was a satisfying sequel to The Line Between! Bonus shoutout for Kearney and Runza and Des Moines! ** I received an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review **