Title: The Line Between Pdf A Novel
Author: Tosca Lee
Published Date: 2019-01-29
Page: 384
"VERDICT: Lee's perfectly crafted dystopian thriller will keep readers up all night and have them begging for a sequel." (Library Journal (Starred Review))"A tight, fast-paced thriller, with a winding, twisty plot and an intrepid protagonist." (Booklist)"[A] moving dystopian thriller... Lee gets readers to invest in the characters, particularly her well-defined and sympathetic lead." (Publishers Weekly)“THE LINE BETWEEN blurs the line between science fiction and terrifying real science. Tosca Lee gives us a cautionary tale that is beautifully written and deeply unnerving!” (Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of V-WARS and PATIENT ZERO)"The perfect blend of spellbinding and heart stopping, The Line Between is an absolute must-read. Tosca whips up a thriller that is emotionally wrenching yet utterly believable, the kind of story that is sure to leave readers breathless and begging for more." (Nicole Baart, New York Times bestselling author)"Everything you want in a thriller: suspense, intrigue and best of all, a truly captivating protagonist to cheer on. Throw in a white-knuckled race from Chicago to Colorado over backroads that this author obviously and respectfully knows well. This one's a slam-dunk that'll keep you reading, non-stop until the very last sentence." (Alex Kava, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author)"A fast-paced and deeply human story. Tosca Lee has put together a terrifying apocalyptic scenario, made all the more real through the eyes of a protagonist who comes to life on the page." (Patrick Lee, New York Times bestselling author of RUNNER)“Relevant and frighteningly real, The Line Between is an infectiously good read. Be prepared to lose sleep.” (Brenda Novak, NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author of FACE OFF)"An utterly immersive tale of apocalyptic cult manipulation and all-too-possible infectious epidemics, this story will have readers holding their breath on every page and dearly wishing for their own basement survivalist shelter. Perfect, chilling entertainment." (Lydia Kang, bestselling author of A Beautiful Poison)"An edge-of-your-seat, nonstop, apocalyptic rollercoaster of a thriller! As only she can, Tosca Lee pulls the reader in and refuses to let go until the final heart-pounding page!" (J.D. Barker, International Bestselling Author of The Fourth Monkey) Tosca Lee is the award-winning New York Times bestselling author of The Progeny, Firstborn, Iscariot, The Legend of Sheba, Demon: A Memoir, Havah: The Story of Eve, and the Books of Mortals series with New York Times bestseller Ted Dekker. She received her BA in English and International Relations from Smith College. A lifelong adventure traveler, Tosca makes her home in the Midwest with her husband and children.
When Wynter Roth is turned out of New Earth, a self-contained doomsday cult on the American prairie, she emerges into a world poised on the brink of madness as a mysterious outbreak of rapid early onset dementia spreads across the nation.
As Wynter struggles to start over in a world she’s been taught to regard as evil, she finds herself face-to-face with the apocalypse she’s feared all her life—until the night her sister shows up at her doorstep with a set of medical samples. That night, Wynter learns there’s something far more sinister at play and that these samples are key to understanding the disease.
Now, as the power grid fails and the nation descends into chaos, Wynter must find a way to get the samples to a lab in Colorado. Uncertain who to trust, she takes up with former military man Chase Miller, who has his own reasons for wanting to get close to the samples in her possession, and to Wynter herself.
Filled with action, conspiracy, romance, and questions of whom—and what—to believe, The Line Between is a high-octane story of survival and love in a world on the brink of madness.
Beautifully Crafted Story Tosca Lee once again crafts a story that keeps you breathlessly turning pages until the very end. And then it leaves you wanting more.We meet Wynter Roth in the middle of her story - she's being forcibly removed from The Enclave, the home of the cult known as New Earth. She leaves with one goal in mind - to return and rescue her sister Jaclyn and Jaclyn's daughter Truly. There's just one problem - Jaclyn is married to the leader of New Earth, a man named Magnus. And he's the one kicking Wynter out into the world that he has taught his followers to fear. Thankfully, she's barely past the boundary of New Earth when she is met by an old family friend, Julie, who is determined to help Wynter get her bearings. Julie and her husband Ken let Wynter move into the apartment over their garage and they make arrangements for her to see a therapist when she becomes overwhelmed by all the sudden change in her life.The outside world is a strange place to Wynter. She's never used a smart phone, watched television, or "surfed" the internet. And the world she's entered is facing a serious problem that is only just becoming apparent. Numerous people are struggling with what seems to be an early-onset form of dementia and the doctors are baffled as to the cause. Especially because it seems to be contagious. To make matters worse, the power is going out and the gas stations are running out of fuel. Outside forces using the health scare to their advantage perhaps?Beautifully weaving flashbacks together with Wynter's current experiences, Lee takes the reader on an emotional ride through the events that led to Wynter's expulsion from the Enclave and places her squarely at the center of a national health crisis. She reconnects with a former cult member that had supposedly died and even gets a chance to see her sister (outside of the Enclave) who entrusts her with the monumental task of transporting precious cargo that could hold the answer to curing the epidemic that is sweeping the nation. Along the way, she meets Chase, a former Marine who makes it his personal mission to help Wynter make her very important trip (once he forces the truth out of her, that is). And that former cult member? She introduces Wynter and Chase to Noah who has gone to great lengths to provide a safe, secure hideaway for just the type of crisis currently taking place.Underlying all of this is Wynter's own personal struggle to figure out just what or who is worth believing in. As a child, Wynter's faith in Magnus and his teaching was firm and unwavering. In her adult years, she learns things about Magnus that cause her to question everything she once believed. So is she really sorry to be leaving when Magnus casts her out? And just exactly how does Jaclyn, the wife of The Prophet, come into possession of items that could prove invaluable to the CDC in treating and stopping what is shaping up to be a pandemic?A Page-Turner--A Bit of an Acquired Taste, Though The Line Between is one of those odd books that captures me in some ways and repels me in others, so I rated it right in the middle.Tosca Lee knows how to keep the pages turning; at various points, I did not want to put the book down. Her plot moves along at a great clip without being exhausting. It strikes me as a mix of The Handmaid's Tale and more modern books about the end of the world, such as One Second After. Seeing cataclysmic events through the eyes of a former cult member was also a good choice. Wynter does not just believe the chaos and epidemic of rapid early onset dementia is the end of the world. She knows it, because she's had it drilled into her head for fifteen years that something like this will happen. That creates some heavy psychological and spiritual tension I wish Tosca had capitalized on more (I'll get to that).The conflicts of The Line Between's plot drew me with their uniqueness. For instance, here, it's not foreign terrorists threatening to destroy America--it's bioterror in the form of a highly contagious disease. Serious illness and the dark side of the medical world are among my biggest fears, so I definitely had a vested interest in seeing if everyone would be okay. I also appreciated the twist Tosca threw in about 70% into the book, wherein Wynter must run for more than her life.The Line Between does have some problems. First, because this is such an action-driven story, the characters often feel two-dimensional. Some, like Magnus, feel stereotypical. Not that an evil cult leader with serial wives isn't a good threat. It is, partially because people like Magnus do exist and make their livings deceiving and destroying vulnerable people. But between Jim Jones, David Koresh, Warren Jeffs, and various documentaries and iterations on Dr. Phil--well, we've seen it. A lot. I would have liked some kind of twist, some special element, that set Wynter's experience apart from the rest. I also craved more about Wynter, Jaclyn, Chase, and the others--deeper looks into their emotions, motivations, spirituality, and so forth.Spirituality is another problem. I love a Christian book that makes the Christian element subtle, and Tosca delivers. However, I didn't get the sense that any of these characters were putting their hope in God (the real one) or trying to find Him. Wynter does a little bit, but I wanted so much more. Tosca gives her a good setup, in that she's dealing with religious PTSD, so naturally, she's going to be cagey about anything to do with God, Jesus, faith, etc. But then that tension fizzles in the face of the action. I understand, and maybe Tosca will cover it more in the next book, but...meh. Tosca also took a bit of a risk letting a few characters curse and say or do things a lot of Christian readers will not like. It pans out, sort of, but did we need it? Not sure...Overall, this book is probably more a 3.5, and I'm glad I read it. I could've used a lot more character and spiritual depth, but if you like plot-driven stories, this is probably one of the better ones out there. If nothing else, it will make you think.
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