I was offered to read and review Pulse and its prequel short story, LF by the author himself. And reading his previous book, Someone’s Story, I knew I had to see what they’ve come up with next.

I found the premise to be very interesting. We see a future of our world, where society is struggling to survive as resources are being depleted by the massive population and climate change. And big-name companies take advantage of that saying they care but are the main cause of pollution affecting climate change. The biggest company is Pulse. And Pulse is throwing a music festival, one of the largest the world’s ever seen. However, the night of the festival it gets attacked by a contagious virus.

There’s a lot going on within the pages of Pulse. We see a lot of characters and a bouncing timeline. I also felt there was some key information missing, but again based on how this is the start of a series, I’m expecting/hoping this will be shared later. I’m also glad I read LF before starting Pulse, I think I would have been even more confused at times if I hadn’t.

This was still a fun read. I also got Maze Runner vibes, more so the prequel - The Kill Order. Just with this being how focused on how the world and society react to an outbreak.

I loved the horror this one entailed involving the outbreak. The descriptions we see were truly horrifying. And I must say for a zombie lover, I was so excited to see this outbreak involved zombies! Plus, these zombies were unique! I still don’t really understand how they even came to be, hoping to get this answer in the sequel! And I expect more zombies in the next one! I’ll be excited to see what happens next!

I think if you enjoy sci-fi horror involving virus outbreaks you’ll enjoy this one too!

This is my first time reading a multi-POV genre in books, and this did not disappoint me at all! Excited to anticipate more from Book Two.

When I saw the comparisons of Black Mirror, and X-Files, I had to jump on checking out this book. I am a fan of both shows. X-Files big time. My dad and I used to faithfully watch this show and have seen all of the movies that were made as well. Back to the book. So, I did see elements of Black Mirror and X-Files in this book which I was pleased with. One thing that I did want to mention is the book cover. It was giving me the movie District 9 vibes.

When it came to the overall story through, I felt like it did not really pick up for me until midway of Part Three. This is about the halfway point of the book. Up until this point, the story was more of a slow tease. When I got to Part Three is when the story really picked up and moved along at a faster pace. The fear is real.

Lastly, I never formed a strong connection to any of the characters. So, I did find myself not as emotionally invested in the book. Yet, there was still enough good elements I liked about this book that I would read another by Mr. Bellec.

4.5 Stars!
I got this book recommended from Booktasters. Pulse is fast-paced horror/sci-fi and it has nearly 400 pages, but I didn’t get the feeling that it’s a large book. The book is divided into 5 parts and it’s has my favorite genres: Horror, Sci-fi and dystopian thriller!

The year is 2040 and the world is ruled by the company Pulse. What I liked was the world building and how the characters and their motivations were diverse. There were characters like Natalie and Amber who where against Pulse and characters like Mark who was the son Alan Sharpe, the owner of Pulse. A mysterious outbreak happens which causes people to transform into monsters. Later, during the music event which Pulse had planned - PulseFest - comes a creature neither Pulse nor Anti-P has foreseen.

The author has a distinctive writing style. It was written very well and it kept me edge! The dialogue was written like a screenplay but everything else was described normal.

I would recommend this book if you are is looking for a horror/sci-fi book that keeps you on edge and has a interesting storyline.

4.5 Stars!
I got this book recommended from Booktasters. Pulse is fast-paced horror/sci-fi and it has nearly 400 pages, but I didn’t get the feeling that it’s a large book. The book is divided into 5 parts and it’s has my favorite genres: Horror, Sci-fi and dystopian thriller!

The year is 2040 and the world is ruled by the company Pulse. What I liked was the world building and how the characters and their motivations were diverse. There were characters like Natalie and Amber who where against Pulse and characters like Mark who was the son Alan Sharpe, the owner of Pulse. A mysterious outbreak happens which causes people to transform into monsters. Later, during the music event which Pulse had planned - PulseFest - comes a creature neither Pulse nor Anti-P has foreseen.

The author has a distinctive writing style. It was written very well and it kept me edge! The dialogue was written like a screenplay but everything else was described normal.

I would recommend this book if you are is looking for a horror/sci-fi book that keeps you on edge and has a interesting storyline.

4.5 Stars!
I got this book recommended from Booktasters. Pulse is fast-paced horror/sci-fi and it has nearly 400 pages, but I didn’t get the feeling that it’s a large book. The book is divided into 5 parts and it’s has my favorite genres: Horror, Sci-fi and dystopian thriller!

The year is 2040 and the world is ruled by the company Pulse. What I liked was the world building and how the characters and their motivations were diverse. There were characters like Natalie and Amber who where against Pulse and characters like Mark who was the son Alan Sharpe, the owner of Pulse. A mysterious outbreak happens which causes people to transform into monsters. Later, during the music event which Pulse had planned - PulseFest - comes a creature neither Pulse nor Anti-P has foreseen.

The author has a distinctive writing style. It was written very well and it kept me edge! The dialogue was written like a screenplay but everything else was described normal.

I would recommend this book if you are is looking for a horror/sci-fi book that keeps you on edge and has a interesting storyline.

4.5 Stars!
I got this book recommended from Booktasters. Pulse is fast-paced horror/sci-fi and it has nearly 400 pages, but I didn’t get the feeling that it’s a large book. The book is divided into 5 parts and it’s has my favorite genres: Horror, Sci-fi and dystopian thriller!

The year is 2040 and the world is ruled by the company Pulse. What I liked was the world building and how the characters and their motivations were diverse. There were characters like Natalie and Amber who where against Pulse and characters like Mark who was the son Alan Sharpe, the owner of Pulse. A mysterious outbreak happens which causes people to transform into monsters. Later, during the music event which Pulse had planned - PulseFest - comes a creature neither Pulse nor Anti-P has foreseen.

The author has a distinctive writing style. It was written very well and it kept me edge! The dialogue was written like a screenplay but everything else was described normal.

I would recommend this book if you are is looking for a horror/sci-fi book that keeps you on edge and has a interesting storyline.

4.5 Stars!
I got this book recommended from Booktasters. Pulse is fast-paced horror/sci-fi and it has nearly 400 pages, but I didn’t get the feeling that it’s a large book. The book is divided into 5 parts and it’s has my favorite genres: Horror, Sci-fi and dystopian thriller!

The year is 2040 and the world is ruled by the company Pulse. What I liked was the world building and how the characters and their motivations were diverse. There were characters like Natalie and Amber who where against Pulse and characters like Mark who was the son Alan Sharpe, the owner of Pulse. A mysterious outbreak happens which causes people to transform into monsters. Later, during the music event which Pulse had planned - PulseFest - comes a creature neither Pulse nor Anti-P has foreseen.

The author has a distinctive writing style. It was written very well and it kept me edge! The dialogue was written like a screenplay but everything else was described normal.

I would recommend this book if you are is looking for a horror/sci-fi book that keeps you on edge and has a interesting storyline.

Pulse is a company that has its finger in most of what is going on in technology. They are the OS that runs everything, Internet, communication, schools and with their P 7500 personal assistant robots in every home pulse has the money to crush competition, control the government, and make problems disappear.
Being such a large company pulse has its detractors that are trying to bring the company down. To bring up the company image they plan a huge party weekend of concerts called Pulsefest however something evil lurks on the grounds of the festival. Your transformation into one of the creatures will be quick if they don’t rip your throat out first.
This is a good plot for a book but it didn’t work for me. There were monsters, gory scenes and parts that had me on edge but it was hard to keep track of the timeline. It seem to jump all over the place. There was no real main character so I never knew who to keep track of, Pulse was the only common thread.
There was too much going on lab grown kids, a person that jumps through walls, and monsters that can quickly multiply.
Nothing is explained. By the time I got toward the end of the book I felt like it was just an outline and not fleshed out at all. It started to feel like a parody of a superhero movie when you went in to see horror.
2.5 Stars rounded up