The Last One by Alexandra Oliva - a survival reality game crossed with a worldwide pandemic. The story is told in first person by Zoo and then flashes back to the other 11 contestants. People and situations are manipulated by the producers and when real disaster strikes no one realizes it. Some reviews complain the other characters aren't fleshed out but my take was that the author wanted them to be the caricatures that the producers in the book chose for them. This was an odd one, I really enjoyed it and yet felt it was dragging in some places.
4 stars
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Nothing Short of Dying by Erik Storey - Clive Barr is on his way to the Yukon to live his life alone and in peace when he gets a call from his sister saying she needs to be rescued. From there it's a fast paced adventure with hardly a breather. Small pieces of Clive's previous life are released in the rare quiet moment - he's a man who can handle himself very well in violent situations. His main fault is that he can't stop himself from helping those in need. PG13 verging on R for violence. The beginning of a series.
3.5 stars
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