To save the only man she’s ever loved, she must pay a price.When Dr. Meghan Forester, a young researcher, helps create a vaccine for the deadly Makanza virus, her goal to annihilate the virus is coming true.But the question remains—what becomes of the Kazzies? They’ll always be infected carriers of the terrifying virus. Despite being newly vaccinated, the public still believes they’ll die if … the public still believes they’ll die if exposed.
As government discussions about releasing the Kazzies meets public resistance, a frightening event plunges Meghan into the Kazzie world with Davin at her side. Unwittingly, she becomes the poster child for a political movement to free them. But when an old enemy resurfaces, Meghan learns that to save the only man she’s ever loved she must pay a steep price.
Recommended reading order for this series:
The Second Wave – Book 0
Compound 26 – Book 1
Reservation 1 – Book 2
Section 12 – Book 3
Division 5 – Book 4
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Reservation 1: The Makanza Series, Book Two was a great read by Krista Street. Meghan has created a vaccine for the Makanza virus and is close to achieving her goals. Unfortunately it isn’t known what will happen to the Kazzies. The public is still scared and believes that they will still die even though they are vaccinated. Meghan finds herself in a frightening even and without meaning to becomes the poster child to free the Kazzies. Meghan will do anything in order to save Davin, the only man she’s loved. I loved reading more of Meghan and Davin’s story and can’t wait to read the rest of this series.
What do you do when things seem impossible and there are many that want to thwart your progress. If you’re Meghan Forester you refortify and strengthen your defenses and completely devote yourself to making the impossible possible.
Reservation 1 is a tempestuous story. Each new development inspired many different emotions. I was happy, hopeful, sad and angry while reading this chapter of Meghan and her friends journey.
I loved getting to see the different perceptions that Meghan obtains through her experiences in this book. She’s always been an admirable individual but I could see her developing into quite a formidable opponent now.
This part of their journey ends on kind of a sad note but it left me hopeful. I have a feeling there are great things to come in the next book. I can’t wait to dive in.(4.5)
Great sequel.
The journey continues for Meghan and Davin. Gah, this is by far my favorite book. So much happens in this book!!
The character development in this book compared to book 1 is fantastic. Everyone is growing up and the love between two people that can’t seem to ever blossom, such a heartbreak. Continuing into book #3!! Must read series!
Meghan lives in a post-Makanza virus ravaged Midwest United States. She’s lost alot along with most of the world to the virus that took out a huge percentage of the population and changed the few survivors to something other than entirely human. Now’s a woman with a mission– get a job at one of the Compounds that studies the survivors–the Kazzies– and find a vaccine. But what she finds at the Compound may change her view of Makanza, and herself, forever.
So there are two things that Krista Street does really well– one is the compelling, slightly naive, super-well meaning but anxious narrator voice. Meghan draws you in right away and takes you along with her on her first day at her new job. She’s so relatable and so easy to root for.
The other thing is the science. There’s nothing better than science fiction with great characters that sneakily teaches you a bit about the world you live in. Here there is some great ideas about how viruses might affect the U.S., infection vectors, government response, vaccine creation, and different virus strains. Very cool stuff.
And then there’s the central romantic relationship in the book…which after writing that sentence I realized is actually more of a central emotional relationship between Meghan and the mother of the Kazzie she is involved with just as much as the Kazzie himself. Never read a romance story where the courtship begins with tea and photos with the mom! But it totally works. And there’s all that juicy “can’t touch him through my bio containment suit” angst that Street milks really well. And the answer to the central scientific problem of how to obtain a dna sample from the Kazzies that didn’t degrade totally made me smile. So elegant, so lovely.