Hannah

I started out liking this book, but about 40% through the protagonist became supremely unlikable. It read like the starting of an incel with zero respect of the boundaries of others and incredibly self-centered. Whilst it's fine to have different types of characters in books, this was written in a way that I felt was trying to portray him as likeable and romantic character, which really put me off. The extreme random referencing of geek culture was ok at first but did start to drag. Unlikely to continue on to book 2.

Bit of a slow start, but I enjoyed following this band of travellers as they attempt to avoid the Pestilence, getting to know their pasts and darkest secrets

Couldn't put this down. Definitely going on my list of favourites.

This was a very long book.

It had some interesting sections but I'd say they made up maybe 10% of this book.

Overall I enjoyed the story and the characters, however I found the pacing too slow and I think the book is quite a bit longer than it needed to be, it was a struggle to stay engaged.