4.0 StarsSpoiler Free Video Review: https://youtu.be/MsE0KapFSPcThis book holds all the trademarks of a classic Paul Tremblay horror novel and fans of his work will not be disappointed. Compared to his other horror books, this one most closely follows the narrative structure of Cabin at the End of the World with a similar level of action and suspense. Once again Tremblay provides his own literary spin on a classic subgenre of horror. In this one, he takes on the apocalyptic horror, but chooses t...

4.5/5 stars!SURVIVOR SONG consists of the fastest 320 pages I've ever read! Nats, (Natalie), is waiting at home for her husband to return from the store. This is no ordinary trip, however. In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, there is a virus loose...a fast acting rabies virus that turns its victims, (animal and human alike) into rabid, (see what I did there?), strong, uber-violent attackers. Those infected will attack cars, humans, pretty much anything at all, and Natalie's husband is late. Wi...

**4.5-stars rounded up**After the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hit by a highly-contagious strain of a rabies-like virus, spread through saliva, the entire state goes into lockdown.As a result of the emergency, hospitals are overrun, public resources drained and the citizens ordered into quarantine.Dr. Ramola 'Rams' Sherman receives a frantic call from her best friend, Natalie, who is currently 8-months pregnant with her first child. Apparently, Natalie's husband has been killed after an infe...

NOW AVAILABLE!!!******************************************months later, i am still in quarantine, wondering if all of this has been an extremely ballsy publicity stunt by paul tremblay to promote this book. WELL PLAYED, TREMBLAY! ******************************************when is a zombie novel not a zombie novel? when paul tremblay’s writing it! I was kind of joking when I said zombies, but not joking at the same time. They’re sick people and they turn delusional and violent and they bite, but i...

DNF at 50%Not rating this book and there's nothing wrong with it to not make it enjoyable for others. I personally just have very limited time to read and I don't feel invested in it enough to continue.

I have zero good things to say about this novel, so I'm simply not saying anything at all. I am officially done with Paul Tremblay.**Read this shit show at your own risk.**

Original review posted at Cemetery Dance July 10th, 2020https://www.cemeterydance.com/extras/...Beware! Paul Tremblay is not interested in writing stories readers can walk away from unscathed. Survivor Song will leave emotional trenches in your heart long after you’ve finished trying to ugly-cry and read at the same time.Massachusetts becomes ground zero in a rabies-like outbreak. Readers follow a pregnant woman named Natalie as her life is upended by the quickly spreading disease. In a panic to...

DNF - No rating. Will not be included in my 2020 reading challenge. I never in my life thought I would ever say this but I'm setting a Paul Tremblay book aside. Gah. That hurts so much to say because I've enjoyed all of his books until this one. I only made it to 25%. I'm bored to tears. I don't like Natalie or Ramola - Nats and Rams - as they are referred to constantly. *Grinds teeth* The dialogue is irksome and cheesy. Just nothing about this is working for me. If you are looking to read a boo...

This was one of my most anticipated books of the year and I feel so disappointed. I feel like this is one of those times where I went into a book with way too high of expectations and I feel like this book had soooo much potential that was kind of wasted..? The premise for this book is freaking incredible and so cool and it had me so hyped. A rabies-like virus that has an hour incubation period taking over Boston... it sounded so epic! And it started off soooo good too, that opening scene had my...

Massachusetts under the attack of pandemic virus: mutated rabies pandemic ,spreading by saliva! The zombies who are fed by fresh human flesh are out there to attack you. Oh no, somebody is already knocking on your door. Paul please, lock the door, you gotta think your pregnant wife! Hey, who am I talking,too! Okay another Paul bites the dust in the beginning of the book as I start screaming, biting my nails.WTH, a high tension, heart throbbing, body hair epilator, jaw dropping, teeth rotting sto...

In the coming days, conditions will continue to deteriorate. Emergency services and other public safety nets will be stretched to their breaking points, exacerbated by the wily antagonists of fear, panic, misinformation, a myopic, sluggish federal bureaucracy further hamstrung by a president unwilling and woefully unequipped to make the rational, science-based decisions necessary; and exacerbated, of course, by plain old individual everyday evil. There is something very eerie at work in Paul

Things I have learned while reading this book (in no particular order):1. Never leave you door open while bringing in the groceries2. People who force their way into your home are dangerous3. Rabies sucks4. Paul Tremblay has done it againMassachusetts has been overrun by a rabies like virus that affecting both animals and humans alike. Its incubation period is short. Symptoms will come on fast. If bitten you must get help faster than the virus can go through your system. Plus, hospitals are inun...

3.5 Stars, rounded down. I was really, REALLY looking forward to this one, and it couldn't have been published at a more appropriate time, with what's been happening in the world the last three months or so. I appreciated how developed and intimate the two main protagonists were, and you could feel the sense of urgency in Ram as she tried to help get Natalie to the hospital, but still felt a little disappointed overall by this one. I can't exactly put my finger on what it was, but I expected som...

I'm not sure if I fall under the "glutton for punishment" umbrella or if I just really enjoy apocalyptic horror, but I have been reading all of the horror books that should make me uncomfortable during a worldwide pandemic. If you are the type who won't be able to sleep after reading a book about people getting sick and dying in a widespread manner right now, that's completely understandable, but my hope is that things will be settling into our new normal by July when this book is set to be publ...

This one has bite........Crank this up inside your mind.Your husband calls to say he's only minutes from home with the groceries. He pulls into the driveway and you sidestep against your very pregnant belly as he balances heavy bags in his hands. From out of nowhere comes a beast of a man with all the tell-tale signs of that horrendous rabies being inflicted upon the Boston area. Said man has forced his way into your kitchen and is viciously attacking your husband.But this is a lightning bolt of...

Many thanks to HarperAudio for the free audiobook in exchange for an honest reviewThis book left a deep impression on me. I picked it up cause I saw apocalypse, zombies, and rush to save people which I knew meant a great book but it went so much better than that. So, what's this book about? In a matter of weeks, Massachusetts has been overrun by an insidious rabies-like virus that is spread by saliva. But unlike rabies, the disease has a terrifyingly short incubation period of an hour or less...

“Survivor Song” was disturbing to me in this age of COVID. Author Paul Tremblay writes a cautionary tale of a virus gone amuck, in this case, a vigorous form of the rabies virus. This form is aggressive and almost immediately affects the victim, allowing no time to get vaccinated to stop the virus.Tremblay also correctly imagined how the government would enforce quarantines. In addition, he included those “it’s all a hoax” groups and the anti-vaccine groups. The fear factor leads to violence. Th...

Massachusetts is ground zero for a new rabies like virus spread, by saliva. It only takes an hour to incubate and become fully mad. We are following a very pregnant Natalie who has been bitten in a kitchen standoff and her best friend Dr. Ramola "Rams" Sherman who is recruited to get them to safety. As Natalie fights for her life and her unborn child, we are taken on a desperate odyssey in a nightmare landscape of survival. Relentless and heart pounding from start to finish. This book is quick t...

I enjoyed this book it kept me turning the pages by continually ramping up the tension. There are two strong female characters that are easy to cheer for. The story is an odyssey where the two women have to get from point A to point B during a viral pandemic. Because what’s happening out in the world I was hesitant to read this one. It’s not a true zombie movie it’s a mutated rabies virus that makes people crazy and highly contagious. I hesitate to say more without spoiling the plot. This is a s...

Quite simply, this is Tremblay's best novel yet. It's mean and fast, and utterly bleak, and full of equal amounts of heart and heartbreak. I loved it.