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James Jaros
Harper Voyager
May 2011/ ISBN 9780062011300
Suspense / Apocalyse
Amazon
Reviewed
by Barbara Buhrer
The Vicca virus is unleashed against humanity. The Vicca virus renders
the act of sexual intercourse deadly except in one instance: Sex
is safe only in the 12 months after a girl has started her first
period. Young girls have become the most important commodity on
Earth. The young survivors have attracted a band of men who are
harvesting young girls. Main character Jessie is a survivor with
two young daughters. One daughter is captured by the band of men.
With her other daughter she sets out to storm the marauders' stronghold
and rescue her and other victims. The journey across the barren
devastated land in the company of other desperate people is a perilous
one almost impossible.
This is a Chilling plot based on the rape and violation of young
girls. However there are no graphic descriptions. (Thank goodness!)
It is a well written book with the emphasis on strong women. It
is a grim picture of a future world... at least seen through the
author's imagination.
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