Kill Them with Kindness by Will Carver @will_carver @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours #fiction #thriller #speculativefiction #bookreview

I am delighted to share my review today for Kill Them with Kindness by Will Carver. This is a superb story that I adored, mixing speculative, mystery, thriller, humour, sci-fi, and so much more into a twisted and thought-provoking book.

My huge thanks to Anne at Random Things Tours for my spot on the Blog Tour and for arranging my e-copy of the book via Orenda Books Publisher.

MY REVIEW

I do enjoy a story that has glimpses of what could have happened. Speculative fiction is a good genre, and if done right, it can make for interesting reading.

This story is one that mirrors and also mentions coronavirus. The author has a great sense of humour, albeit dark, when it comes to portraying some of his characters. As I was reading, I was able to envisage those people, and it did make me chuckle. Kill Them with Kindness is a brilliant title for an obscure, twisted and addictive speculative fiction and thriller.

Dr Haruto Ikeda, a virologist, is tasked with creating a virus; he also creates another one. Both are planned to be released, but one is sanctioned while the other isn’t! Conspiracy theorists are going to love this book! As one of the viruses is running rampant, there are noticeable changes. Not everyone dies, not everyone believes it is a natural event and believe it or not, some don’t believe in there being a virus at all! Sounds kinda familiar.

The author has a wonderful way of portraying some of the characters and how they interact with others; there is a certain amount of finger-pointing, disbelief and shock. But how has the wrong virus emerged, and what can be done to control it? The author takes the reader through the story alternating between characters, countries, theories and what the great god Google has to reveal. Armchair experts, those in denial, those who think they know better than the expert, again, all very familiar. But with this, there is still death and the threat of death. The unknown and the power play and political opinion from the main players on the global field.

What the author does with this book is take something we have lived through and then twist it superbly. It doesn’t focus on covid, but instead on this manmade virus and all the drama and politics that come with it. Some of the characters are quiet and unassuming, getting in with their daily lives, while others are up front and live on TV, making their opinions known.

This book has several twists, the major one completely threw me, and it was not what I had expected. I did have various scenarios in my head, but, as happened before with this author, I was way off the mark.

If you are a fan of speculative thrillers, fiction, sci-fi, dystopian and twisted stories, then this is a book you should really have a look at. It is deceivingly clever and addictive. There are many layers to this story, as it is entertaining but also thought-provoking, with a dark humour and a certain amount of tongue-in-cheek that looks at human nature. Fabulous reading and one I would definitely recommend.

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