Naughty BSM for saying “I
think you will like this story” to me, as bang went my productive Saturday
afternoon. What an amazing opening paragraph, I dare you to read it and not
want to finish the book.
There is a sadistic
killer living amongst the gentle folk on the Mountain. John Grey knows what he is, he likes what he
is, he is well skilled in his pretense of normality, but he likes killing, he
needs to kill.
You cannot help but be
envious of this wonderful friendship, even the obvious love triangle between
the three boys and Josie, is treated among them as a source of strength and
joy; the loyalty and love they feel for each other is clearly described, and
played upon, by BSM.
Her ability to create
characters that feel real and then insist that you care about them is amazing. It’s
easy to see why she is nominated so often for awards.
When the EMP bombs are
dropped, the lights go out and life changes for everyone in the small town and
those on the Mountain, the struggle for survival just became harder, especially
with a killer in their midst. The devastation
portrayed by BSM in the failing of modern culture and how people turn on each
other was more terrifying than any zombie horde.
When John starts to “slip”
mentally his killing becomes uncontrolled. Friendships are now about to be tested to the
limit. BSM has now ratcheted up the tension.
With law enforcement
having left the town or left their own minds, the townsfolk so hungry they turn
to “who knows what”, the safety of the cabin soon becomes the center of a blood
bath.
The last quarter of the
book is so tense my teeth hurt from the clenching.
Even when I thought it
was over I turned the page to find more stalking, more horror and more murders,
exquisitely described by BSM in her gentle way that left me bug eyed.
Happy ending? Good guys
beat out the bad guys?? No spoilers here, but hang on to your pants because
this is a wild ride into hell with no end in sight.
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