Description from Goodreads
From an acclaimed horror writer, a chilling tale of blood-hungry children who rise from the dead in this innovative spin on apocalyptic vampire fiction.
Suffer the Children presents a terrifying tale of apocalyptic fiction, as readers are introduced to Herod's Syndrome, a devastating illness that suddenly and swiftly kills all young children across the globe. Soon, they return from the grave…and ask for blood. And with blood, they stop being dead. They continue to remain the children they once were...but only for a short time, as they need more blood to live. The average human body holds ten pints of blood, so the inevitable question for parents everywhere becomes: How far would you go to bring your child back?
My Thoughts on the Book
Suffer the Children is one of those books that's both terrifying and heartbreaking at the same time. Fair enough, I'm childfree by choice so I have no clue about how it feels like to lose a child, but the book nevertheless asks the question on how far are you willing to go for your kids? The story itself was thought-provoking and the character development for several of the (adult) characters were well-written.
Also, the whole medical apocalypse reminded me in a way on the actual chaos around COVID when that pandemic happened.
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