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When a very ill young woman shows up in the ER after being bitten by a stranger, nurse Scarlet realizes the news reports she’s been listening to about a mysterious epidemic taking hold in other parts of the world has struck close to home, and it’s no ordinary virus. That’s right, some scientist was finally smart enough to figure out how to make zombies but not smart enough to contain an outbreak. Nathan gets the news as he’s picking his daughter up from elementary school, and he races home to find that his wife has selected a very bad day to run off. College student Miranda thinks the worst thing that can happen is missing out on her weekend plans, but her road trip is about to take a decidedly different turn. These three strangers end up on the run together, looking for a safe place to wait out the end of the world in this fast-paced apocalyptic tale. Contemporary romance novelist McGuire effortlessly switches genres with this novel, giving readers plenty of satisfying backstory and well-constructed characters. She even tosses in a love story. --Rebecca Vnuk
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“A fast-paced apocalyptic tale… McGuire effortlessly switches genres with this novel, giving readers plenty of satisfying backstory and well-constructed characters." (Booklist)
"Spooky, gripping, and relentlessly tense." (Closer Magazine (UK), 4 out of 5 stars)
"This hauntingly evocative tale had me on the edge of my seat as I gasped, cried, and cheered. Set against a barren, post-apocalyptic landscape, Red Hill is a true testament to Jamie McGuire’s skill as a storyteller. You’ll love every heart-pounding minute of it." (Tracey Garvis Graves, New York Times bestselling author of On the Island and Covet)
"Spooky, gripping, and relentlessly tense." (Closer Magazine (UK), 4 out of 5 stars)
"This hauntingly evocative tale had me on the edge of my seat as I gasped, cried, and cheered. Set against a barren, post-apocalyptic landscape, Red Hill is a true testament to Jamie McGuire’s skill as a storyteller. You’ll love every heart-pounding minute of it." (Tracey Garvis Graves, New York Times bestselling author of On the Island and Covet)
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Jamie McGuire was born in Tulsa, OK. She attended the Northern Oklahoma College, the University of Central Oklahoma, and Autry Technology Center where she graduated with a degree in Radiography.
Jamie paved the way for the New Adult genre with international bestseller, Beautiful Disaster. Her follow-up novel Walking Disaster debuted at #1 on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. Beautiful Oblivion, book one of the Maddox Brothers books, also topped the New York Times bestseller list, debuting at #1. She has also written apocalyptic thriller Red Hill, the Providence series, a young adult paranormal romance trilogy, and several novellas, including the titles A Beautiful Wedding, Among Monsters: A Red Hill Novella, and Happenstance: A Novella Series.
Jamie lives on a ranch just outside Enid, OK with husband Jeff and their three children. They share their 30 acres with cattle, six horses, three dogs, and Rooster the cat.
Find Jamie at www.jamiemcguire.com or on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
Jamie paved the way for the New Adult genre with international bestseller, Beautiful Disaster. Her follow-up novel Walking Disaster debuted at #1 on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. Beautiful Oblivion, book one of the Maddox Brothers books, also topped the New York Times bestseller list, debuting at #1. She has also written apocalyptic thriller Red Hill, the Providence series, a young adult paranormal romance trilogy, and several novellas, including the titles A Beautiful Wedding, Among Monsters: A Red Hill Novella, and Happenstance: A Novella Series.
Jamie lives on a ranch just outside Enid, OK with husband Jeff and their three children. They share their 30 acres with cattle, six horses, three dogs, and Rooster the cat.
Find Jamie at www.jamiemcguire.com or on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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on October 3, 2013
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The book blurb summary is adequate enough to give you an idea of what this book is about. There has been an "outbreak," which quickly sweeps over the world spreading pandemonium wherever it goes. Time is of the essence, you only have the resources that are around you, and if you're not quick on your feet and use your head, you'll be dead. To me, the action and the storyline felt very current. Typically these stories feel like, well, stories. Stories told from the future or an alternative world, frequently with some supernatural element to them. RED HILL felt realistic, like it could happen today or tomorrow, particularly with its man-made infection. I was also impressed that Jamie could fit so much in a standalone. Typically, the zombie-type books I've read are a minimum three-book series, some more. For her to fit a complete story into one book, and not make it feel rushed, really impressed me.
Besides the story, the characters were a big draw for me. The use of three different POVs to tell the story really worked for me. This was particularly effective in seeing how everything came together, and Jamie seemed to bring things together brilliantly. There was also a wide range of other characters, diverse personality-wise more than racially, and outside of having a soldier in the mix, most weren't stuck in your typical category boxes.
First we have Scarlet, divorced, single mom with two daughters. Like Scarlet, I work in a hospital, and I could completely imagine what was happening around her, and how alone I would feel being separated from my family, and surrounded by the sickest of the sick. Her deep love for her daughters was obvious, and her dilemma was heart-breaking. I may not have agreed with all the decisions she made, but her passion for her children was unquestionable.Read more ›
Besides the story, the characters were a big draw for me. The use of three different POVs to tell the story really worked for me. This was particularly effective in seeing how everything came together, and Jamie seemed to bring things together brilliantly. There was also a wide range of other characters, diverse personality-wise more than racially, and outside of having a soldier in the mix, most weren't stuck in your typical category boxes.
First we have Scarlet, divorced, single mom with two daughters. Like Scarlet, I work in a hospital, and I could completely imagine what was happening around her, and how alone I would feel being separated from my family, and surrounded by the sickest of the sick. Her deep love for her daughters was obvious, and her dilemma was heart-breaking. I may not have agreed with all the decisions she made, but her passion for her children was unquestionable.Read more ›
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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on October 23, 2013
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I saw this title was released when it appeared in a weekly meme on Heather's Book Chatter and just knew I had to pick up a copy. I loved Beautiful Disaster and couldn't imagine a book that held my attention as much as that one did. Obviously, Ms. McGuire could. I ran out and grabbed a copy of Red Hill from Amazon, only to devour it in one sitting. Time to move on to my review!
From a reader's perspective:
Holy moly, what can I say? This isn't your typical squishing of zombie heads kind of novel. Rather than focusing on the terror that would consume the planet if zombies rose, this one looked at the human element and the fallout of a disaster of this magnitude. When the whole world goes to crap, what are people thinking? What would they do for survival? Red Hill delves deeply into what makes people tick during a crisis, and shows how they can rise up and be more than they ever thought they could. Some of the horrible things that happen during times of upset are brought to light, and the evil that lives inside some people is waved under your nose like a smelly rag. I found myself punching the air a number of times, and wondering how in the hell Ms. McGuire could describe two people in the story I could relate with so strongly (Scarlet and Nathan). I was kept sitting on the edge of my seat, biting my nails, and sobbing like a little girl. One of the things I love about Jamie McGuire's writing is her ability to not go on tangents with description; there's just enough so I can paint the scene and the characters in my own head.
From an editor's perspective:
One or two misused words (peak rather than peek), but everything else was brilliant.Read more ›
From a reader's perspective:
Holy moly, what can I say? This isn't your typical squishing of zombie heads kind of novel. Rather than focusing on the terror that would consume the planet if zombies rose, this one looked at the human element and the fallout of a disaster of this magnitude. When the whole world goes to crap, what are people thinking? What would they do for survival? Red Hill delves deeply into what makes people tick during a crisis, and shows how they can rise up and be more than they ever thought they could. Some of the horrible things that happen during times of upset are brought to light, and the evil that lives inside some people is waved under your nose like a smelly rag. I found myself punching the air a number of times, and wondering how in the hell Ms. McGuire could describe two people in the story I could relate with so strongly (Scarlet and Nathan). I was kept sitting on the edge of my seat, biting my nails, and sobbing like a little girl. One of the things I love about Jamie McGuire's writing is her ability to not go on tangents with description; there's just enough so I can paint the scene and the characters in my own head.
From an editor's perspective:
One or two misused words (peak rather than peek), but everything else was brilliant.Read more ›
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Julie Solorio
on October 7, 2013
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Review for Red Hill by Jamie McGuire
5 stars
Powerful, thought provoking, frightening, emotional and riveting. I would use all of these words to describe Red Hill by Jamie McGuire. McGuire hit a home run with this book. Not the kind of book that made me want to doodle Mrs. Maddox all over everything but excellent nonetheless. It was so very realistic, even while talking about the zombie apocalypse. I felt the fear, the hopelessness, the relief, the sadness, the determination, the terror, the confusion, the passion and the hope that these characters felt. Great Books can transport us to different worlds and I was definitely a resident of Red Hill for a few days.
Scarlett is a mother of two girls and is a tech at a hospital. After surviving living with a constantly angry man and having to protect her girls from that anger, Scarlett is used to a tough life. When the world she knows come crashing down around her, she has to stay safe in order to get to her girls who were picked up just before hell broke loose by their father.
"It's incredible, the way the imagination can physically affect the body. My heart rate had doubled, and I was beginning to sweat. The more my fear crept up, the more I kept reminding myself that my girls needed me. They were probably scared to death, and no matter what happened or what state they were in, I wanted to be with them." -Scarlett
Nathan's wife has just left him and their young daughter. He saw it coming but with a daughter that doesn't take change well and sometimes has episodes that can be consuming he has to fight harder than ever to be strong for himself and his little girl.
"I settled back into my seat, trying to play off my fear. Watching a movie about zombies is one thing.Read more ›
5 stars
Powerful, thought provoking, frightening, emotional and riveting. I would use all of these words to describe Red Hill by Jamie McGuire. McGuire hit a home run with this book. Not the kind of book that made me want to doodle Mrs. Maddox all over everything but excellent nonetheless. It was so very realistic, even while talking about the zombie apocalypse. I felt the fear, the hopelessness, the relief, the sadness, the determination, the terror, the confusion, the passion and the hope that these characters felt. Great Books can transport us to different worlds and I was definitely a resident of Red Hill for a few days.
Scarlett is a mother of two girls and is a tech at a hospital. After surviving living with a constantly angry man and having to protect her girls from that anger, Scarlett is used to a tough life. When the world she knows come crashing down around her, she has to stay safe in order to get to her girls who were picked up just before hell broke loose by their father.
"It's incredible, the way the imagination can physically affect the body. My heart rate had doubled, and I was beginning to sweat. The more my fear crept up, the more I kept reminding myself that my girls needed me. They were probably scared to death, and no matter what happened or what state they were in, I wanted to be with them." -Scarlett
Nathan's wife has just left him and their young daughter. He saw it coming but with a daughter that doesn't take change well and sometimes has episodes that can be consuming he has to fight harder than ever to be strong for himself and his little girl.
"I settled back into my seat, trying to play off my fear. Watching a movie about zombies is one thing.Read more ›
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