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Trapped, frightened and in pain, Echo and River know they have no hope of escaping the cruel clutches of the Immune Leader – Oren. They’re left, coated in a thick, honey-like substance, waiting only for the moment when the giant, mechanical bee comes to harvest their adrenaline. Time no longer has any meaning, just the fear they feel when they’re pulled out of the sick hive in the heart of the Green-Zone. Except, when the Dead-Born worker, Tuff, pulls them out and tells them to find something called The Sovereign..
Armed with nothing more than their wiles and the strange instruction, Echo and River return to the Dead-Zone, and reunite with Chase and River’s twin sister, Flora. They know they have an almost impossible task; to find this mythical Sovereign, and to ensure that they can extract enough adrenaline from them to grant true immunity to members of both colonies. To make matters worse, they only have a week before Oren tries to harvest River’s adrenaline in the secret Hive. Meanwhile, the Vulnerable are becoming restive, not trusting River’s intentions and believing Echo has become a spy. But is Echo more than any of them could ever know? Is she the answer to the survival of the human race?
Hive Mind picks up directly where Harvest Day left off, with Echo and River in mortal peril after Oren found them in his office; watching as he activated the gigantic, mechanical worker-bee to extract the adrenaline filled spinal fluid from the inert, non-consenting bodies of the people he’s supposed to be protecting. His insidious plans are escalating, and they are powerless to stop him. But, their secret weapon is Tuff, the silent Dead-Born who is secretly working with the rebellious faction of Vulnerables’ who call themselves Razors. After they’re freed, though, they face more and more problem after hurdles after distractions and issues that stop them from carrying out their quest.
As with Harvest Day, this isn’t just a dystopian book aimed at the New Adult market. There’s the budding love story that’s building between Echo and River. There’s the mystery of what exactly the Sovereign is and what it means to the survival of humanity – and the edge of the seat thriller. Will they manage to evade Oren’s clutches – and what exactly is he planning?
It’s a seat of your pants read, leaving you gasping almost as you read every twist and turn from the minds of these two extraordinary authors.
S. A.
I received Hive Mind directly from Tamar Sloan and Heidi Catherine as an ARC, in exchange for an honest review. I can not thank them enough for their kindness.
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