Plague City by Matthew Milson

 **Nota Bene: Some spoilers are present in this review.
Read at your own risk**

Links for Book Descriptions: Goodreads & Library Things
 

I won an ebook of this from a giveaway from Library Things.

 

Wow, this story surprised me in a good way.

 

Henry Coal, the mayor of an unnamed city, is responsible of bombings in the city to fight against the Plague but lies about his involvement and instead places the blame elsewhere. The only other person that knows is Mama Ruth, who runs a soup kitchen, as she assists in these "Purging"s.

 

The conversation between Ruth and Henry concerning the purgings was interesting and I wished there was more background provided on how they knew each other.

 

Reading the story was basically watching Henry descend into madness, as he loses all care for anyone else but his wife and later his Plague infested body chases after his wife in order to kill her. And I think my jaw literally dropped when Eve, his wife, decided to shot herself instead of Henry because she loved him that much. I was shocked. The ending was just as surprising as well.

My Verdict: Four stars out of Five