Kingdom of Needle and Bone

This is the first book I have read by Mira Grant although I am from familiar with her other writings under the name Seanan MaGuire. I understood that Grant's books leaned toward horror which is not a genre that I typically read, however I was intrigued by the description of a viral epidemic and how it disrupted, first Canada, and then the greater world in several waves of massive loss of life.

This is a fairly short book and I will try to avoid spoilers. The main character and her sisters suffer a loss in the very beginning of the story. The dynamics between the three sisters is complex and they are enmeshed both emotionally and politically. Seemingly at the center of the conflict is the question of bodily autonomy versus required vaccinations, yet a different underlying issue is foreshadowed and leads to a horrific twist at the end.

I found the characters well drawn and was glad I took a chance and tried a Mira Grant story.