Review: Hive

Hive by D.L. Orton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

ARGH!!!!!

D.L. Orton wrote a trilogy a few years ago featuring Diego and Isabel which i loved and I had been waiting for the fourth book ever since I finished the third book in 2017. So when I saw this book, even though it seemed to be a completely new series I jumped at the chance to snag an ARC.

I have the memory of a gadfly at the best of times so expecting me to remember anything other than Diego and Isabel's names from nearly eight years ago is laughable. Nevertheless, I found it (relatively) easy to read this book cold. Diego and Isabel are the last living survivors in an Earth biodome, Diego's best friend Dave has recently committed suicide and their other friend Madders is now an AI. Isabel is dying of cancer so she devises a Hail Mary plan to send Diego back in time with the last of the biodome's energy to try to prevent the series of catastrophes which destroyed Earth and eventually led to humanity's almost complete extinction (Diego and Isabel being the last remnants). Hopefully, in time, the biodome's solar panels will recharge and re-activate Madden's Ai.

Given the limitations of sending someone back in time/to an alternate reality and knowing what were the catalysts which led to almost total annihilation, can Diego turn the dial enough to change the future?

Before I wrote my review of this book I reread my review of the third book in the previous series and I think I expressed the fascinating yet confusing time lines very well. Despite my total lack of understanding of physics (my teacher actually had tears in her eyes when she found out I had passed my 'o' level) or the science of this series I loved every second and was so disappointed when it ended.

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley.


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