Review of Chromatophobia

[Maxie Bailey]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Chromatophobia" by W. D. County.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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Sgt. Miles Reardon has spent his life missing out on the colors of life being completely colorblind and only seeing in grey tones. This doesn’t stop him from having the sharpest vision of anyone out there and taking on the job of professional killing as a coping mechanism.


In Chromatophobia written by W.D. County, things start to get difficult when Miles is tasked with protecting a group of civilians from an enemy he can’t even see. A man in Antarctica becomes infected with a rash that emits bright colors in crazy patterns that are ever-changing. As the rash spreads it absorbs color from its surroundings leaving everything in its wake grey and dull.


This was a great book and very well written, with lots of twists and turns. Although I don't think the book was professionally edited, I didn't find any errors in the writing. The author did well to help us learn as the characters did, leaving me asking the same questions as they did. This book had a very scientific aspect to it often using some very technical words, which is to be expected as the author W.D. County has a background as a nuclear reactor operator and so much more.


Even being that the main character is colorblind the author tries to write in a way that works to be very descriptive despite this. The writing also at times changes from first person to third person to accommodate for Miles not being present, although this is very useful the transition wasn’t very smooth and it often took me a second to figure out what had happened. However when each member of the crew was singled out and the writing had switched to a third person, it kind of simulated everyone's individual thought style. Something I loved was that the author included a blueprint of the facility, it really helped keep spatial awareness and it was just nice to have. I also liked that when Miles comes to meet new people he immediately gives them a fitting and unique nickname.


I would recommend this book to older audiences due to plenty of foul language and jokes as well as nudity. This book also deals with lots of religious content. One character, the infected man, is firm in his faith and often quotes passages from the bible and some prayers. Chromatophobia gets three out of four stars from me. It was a good book and I'm glad I got the opportunity to read and review this title.

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Chromatophobia
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