Language: R (65 swears, 6 ‘f'); Mature Content: PG (kissing); Violence: PG (undescribed death)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: MANY
The Crown Royale virus seems to be everywhere and it either becomes fatal or creates a happy mindset in survivors. Teenager Mariel and her mom are homeless and she believes that the virus would make life great but her mother doesn’t. 16yo Ron, the youngest of six children, hosts his rich father’s Airbnb and welcomes people to stay for four nights at the beautiful penthouse for a very cheap price. This will be the last stay before the penthouse closes. His father is wanting to live in isolation so they don’t catch the virus and give all their money to charity because they’re out of their right minds, all caused by the Crown Royale virus. Morgan reaches her internship meeting, where she meets with a very rich woman who has recently been diagnosed with Crown Royale and wants to bequeath everything to Morgan to eradicate the virus. Ron becomes an alpha-spreader, Mariel is immune, Morgan wants to do everything possible to eradicate the virus and after inheriting tons of money and partnering with Ron’s extremely rich father, she has the means to.
I love the inclusion and representation of several different ethnicities and cultures. The stories of random people and encounters intrigued me and helped cement the nature of the virus and its effect on people. I enjoyed how the author explored the choices people made and their actions. Interesting story.
Ron is of Spanish descent. Morgan is Eurasian, Mariel is white.
LynnDell Watson, DHS Librarian, Delta, Utah
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