Book Review: Tipping Point by Terry Tyler

Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: Tipping Point

Subtitle: Project Renova #1

Author: Terry Tyler

Genre: Post-apocalyptic dystopian novel

Part of a series? Yes

Order in series: 1

Best read after earlier books in series? N/A

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41594754-tipping-point

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

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Short Summary of the book:

This book tells the story of Vicky Keating and her daughter as the main characters. Several other characters are explored within the book and the life they live. Vicky’s boyfriend has warned her about conspiracy theories and the government intending a cleansing of its people. She is not convinced and takes it as just another overreaction.

But then a virus strikes and her little village is quarantined. Fortunately, Dex already arranged for Vicky and her daughter to receive a vaccine against this virus. With the virus spreading like wildfire, post-apocalyptic circumstances have arrived and life as she knew it is no longer.

Desperate to find her boyfriend she makes her way to the safe house. Will she find her man? Will she and her daughter survive? And what will happen next?

What I liked about the book:

I loved the book. It was written well and you kept wondering what would happen next.

What I didn’t like about the book:

There wasn’t anything I didn’t like about the book.

My favourite bits in the book:

This is difficult to decide as the book was one of my favourites in its entirety.

My least favourite bits in the book:

When Vicky got attacked a few times.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

I understand this is only the first in a series. The book definitely had an open ending, making you wonder what was going to happen next.

What books could this be compared to and why?

Although the book is completely different from a book I reviewed at an earlier stage (Monte Vista Village by Lynn Lamb), it reminded me of this. I loved both these books, although I don’t usually read this type of book.

Recommendation:

Children	No
Young Adult	Yes
Adult	Yes

If you like post-apocalyptic stories and conspiracy theories, this book may be the book for you.

I look forward to reading more books by this author. I had to restrain myself to not buy the next in the series yet. There are simply too many books on my Kindle waiting to be read. Once I have made a dent in those I plan to continue reading this series.

Book Description by Author:

'I didn't know danger was floating behind us on the breeze as we walked along the beach, seeping in through the windows of our picture postcard life.'

The year is 2024. A new social networking site bursts onto the scene. Private Life promises total privacy, with freebies and financial incentives for all. Across the world, a record number of users sign up.

A deadly virus is discovered in a little known African province, and it's spreading—fast. The UK announces a countrywide vaccination programme. Members of underground group Unicorn believe the disease to be man-made, and that the people are being fed lies driven by a vast conspiracy.

Vicky Keating's boyfriend, Dex, is working for Unicorn over two hundred miles away when the first UK outbreak is detected in her home town of Shipden, on the Norfolk coast. The town is placed under military controlled quarantine and, despite official assurances that there is no need for panic, within days the virus is unstoppable.

In London, Travis begins to question the nature of the top secret data analysis project he is working on, while in Newcastle there are scores to be settled...

About the Author:

I am self-published and proud to be so, and have nineteen books on Amazon. In Autumn 2018 I published Legacy, the final book in the post apocalyptic Project Renova series. The other books in the series are Tipping Point, Lindisfarne, UK2, and Patient Zero, a collection of short stories about some of the characters.

My newest book is Hope, a dystopian/psychological drama set 10-12 years in the future. I have several more to-be-written ideas up my sleeve, too!

Earlier books: The Devil You Know is a psychological thriller based around a serial killer, and Best Seller is a satirical tale based on the modern publishing industry. Kings and Queens, Last Child and The House of York are modern day re-tellings of historical periods in the Tudor and Plantagenet eras. The rest come under the general banner of contemporary fiction/family drama/romantic suspense.

I'm a total The Walking Dead addict and also love crime drama/thriller series like "24", "Breaking Bad", "Boardwalk Empire", "Game of Thrones" - the books as well as the TV series. I love watching films, and anything to do with history (reading, watching, or walking round places like Lindisfarne Priory going 'wow'), anthropology, mountaineering and polar exploration.

Favourite writers: Gemma Lawrence, Kate Mary, Blake Crouch, Deborah Swift, Carol Hedges, Douglas Kennedy, John Boyne, Deborah Moggach, Mark Barry, Jon Krakauer, Phillipa Gregory, Robert Leigh, John Privilege, Dylan Morgan, Kate Atkinson, Norah Lofts, Dorothy Parker, Bill Bryson, PJ O'Rourke, Ann Swinfen, Keith Blackmore, Frank Tayell.