Review: The Key to Fear

The Key to Fear by Kristin Cast
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

There is one important rule … “No touching today for a healthy tomorrow.”  This rule (with other safety measures) was instituted after a virus almost took out the human race.  After this pandemic, The Key was in power.  The Key decides everything.  It decides who you will be matched with and if you can procreate (in a lab of course).  Elodie has always been a rule follower and Aidan never wants to do what he is told.  When they un-expectantly get connected, Elodie begins questioning all the rules she has blindly followed.  After they discover some secrets about The Key, they have to start hiding some of their nefarious actions.  What dark truths will these two uncover?

 

The Key to Fear is the first book in The Key series.  Some parts of this science fiction story made me feel like I knew where it was going, yet there were some surprises along the way.  This is not a very long book and Cast has spent some time with world-building, but these added pages were necessary to fully enjoy the story.  As a reader who is currently in the Covid-19 Pandemic, it was interesting to think about how extreme the government could go to limit the spread of a deadly virus.  Readers who normally read Cast’s fantasy novels can still enjoy this book; they just need to know that it is Sci-Fi.  A fun read and I am going to be looking for the next installment … which currently doesn’t have a title or release date!

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