42. The Blondes - Emily Schultz

This book had an interesting idea, which is the whole reason I gave it a go in the first place. (Isn’t that why anyone reads any book???). 

Basically the premise is that violent incidents start happening in New York, like a woman pushing a young girl in front of a train or a woman attacking her hairdresser. The weird thing is, the attackers are always blonde. Be it dyed or natural, they are always blonde. People start freaking out, dying their hair and obviously the mystery illness which only affects blondes is raging and uncontrollable. 

The story is narrated by Hazel, who just so happens to be stuck in New York at the time of the events. But that would be too easy. She’s also pregnant with her Professors love child. We follow her as she tries to escape the illness - or whatever it is - and return to Canada. With attacks spreading, this isn’t easy so her story is not simple. She tells the story from a remote cabin in the woods where she’s all alone, still pregnant. It’s one of those apocalyptic, dystopian books where we don’t get a secure ending and we have to decide for ourselves what happens to Hazel and the baby. 

Honestly its one of those “could that ACTUAL happen” stories but it kept me interested and looking for more which is always good. I couldn’t put it down which hasn’t been happening a lot recently.