It isn’t long until more government officials come back to visit Clay’s home but this time they accuse him of having the virus and forcefully take him to a camp. On his way to these camp sights Clay witnesses death, torture, and separation of those you love truly. The torture that lives and breathes in those camps force people to commit suicide just so they would not be exposed to the torture that will be inflicted on them the moment they arrive. Clay is stripped from all his human rights when he gets locked up during his time in the camp. The only thing he has left is his wit and loud mouth that helps readers fall in love with his strength but regret the choices he makes because his expressive source of freedom puts him in more danger.
After torture has been inflicted on his body, muscles, veins, he is presented the option to breakout with a few other cellmates that were not as sick as they were first claimed to be… at least not from a foreign virus. Even though a few people were out together with the world crumbling beneath their feet they always knew that full trust was never an option. They had to work together to survive but also remain completely aware of their surroundings at all times. During this survival of the fittest escape plan a love unravels that offers hope and a glimmer of light that makes any reader really connect with the story and all of its struggles.
By the end of the story we are left with tear stains, a broken heart, an angry sense of rebellion, confusion, and fear because Ink Pieper was able to turn “The Last Human” drama into a horrific representation of what our reality might look like.
Rating: 8.5/10
Source: NetGalley
Publication: June 6, 2014
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