For info – The Boy on The Bridge shares the same universe as The Girl with All the Gifts. If you haven’t already I would strongly advise reading that The Girl with All the Gifts first. It will undoubtedly enhance your enjoyment of The Boy on the Bridge. It is also possible that if you haven’t read The Girl with All the Gifts that this review may contain minor spoilers. Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy. The people thought the boy could save them, so they opened their gates and sent him out into the world. To where the monsters lived. A virulent contagion has decimated the world’s population. Exposure to the “hungry plague” immediately leads to infection and metamorphosis into a carrier who craves human flesh. Those remaining, who have avoided being infected so far, cling to their humanity with a ferocious tenacity. What little is left of the British authorities attempt to maintain order in a stronghold known as Beacon. In a last-ditch attempt to save everyone, they send out a small group made up of a military escort and scientific experts. The team’s goal? To learn as...