Have you ever felt guilty giving a book a low rating? I honestly do with this one, after reading the authors acknowledgements at the end of the book ( which in my opinion was the best part). I really liked the man. He seems such a kind, warm and determined person and I just love the way he credits his parents with his success in life. I especially like the way he describes himself as being ADHD, but his mother refused to "drug him into submission". Instead she used books to ground him, and help him focus. In some ways this reminds me of my own son who runs about the room while playing video games, eats dinner in perpetual motion, and is only still and calm ...  Read the complete review

I had never heard of Scott Sigler before reading the "Infected" and subsequently did not know what to expect. I bought the book to bring on holiday with me, something to read whilst next to the pool, and unbelieveably I ended up spending hours sat in the bar reading desperately wanting to know what happens next, instead of enjoying an expensive sun filled holiday. The story revolves mostly around two main characters, "Perry Dawson" a very large ex-footballer with a fiery temper, and "Dew Phillips" a special agent, a man accustomed to working hush, hush situations. Perry Dawson becomes infected with some strange organisms that begin ...  Read the complete review

This book has torn me in two. On the one hand I found the majority of the narrative compelling, interesting and enjoyable. However, the ending was such a crushing disappointment that it has tainted my overall reading experience. Like eating a really nice chocolate truffle, only to discover that there's a cockroach, not a hazelnut at the centre. The story centres on a man who is infected with an unknown disease which drives people inexplicably mad, causing them to murder and often commit suicide. The illness manifests itself as triangular growths, which it is discovered are actually parasitic plant life. As this is discovered fairly early on don't worry, I've ...  Read the complete review