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bkmckown's review against another edition
4.0
There was so much tension and foreboding in this book. A sense of pending doom that the reader can feel from the start. It was an interesting take on college group type hazing and the repercussions of those actions. Plenty of sex and gore and lots of death and dismemberment.
vondav's review against another edition
5.0
Married to his university sweetheart, Gina, John Rydell was happy in love. In line for a promotion, he was invited to go to Chicago. Leaving his wife at home, everything was going smoothly until he gets a worrying phone call and a few days later his wife ends up dead. As he is coming to terms with his wife’s death, other people he knew are being murdered and slowly he connects the dots and realise it was connected with his life at university and his eleven friends.
There is a common theme throughout the story like 3:15am, the freezing cold and the putrid smell. The flashbacks helped explain the history behind the Twelve and what they did to cause the current events. At the start not much is given away and this makes you carry on reading as you want to know who is behind the deaths and the further your read the more it comes clear. The murder scenes have a feel of eeriness as you knew it was going to happen. There was a sense of helplessness as you knew the victims had no chance of escape. The was an easy read as the story was well explained. Whilst I guessed who was behind the murders I did not know why they did it. As more of their university life was revealed I was silently backing the murder as I did feel sorry for him. Everything was explained as the book was coming to an end and I was pleased that it ended how it did.
Whilst this is a horror, it would also please dark thriller lovers. Some of the scenes where graphic, but this showed how intense the story was. It was a book that I enjoyed from cover to cover and as a new author to me, I am going to look at this author’s other work.
There is a common theme throughout the story like 3:15am, the freezing cold and the putrid smell. The flashbacks helped explain the history behind the Twelve and what they did to cause the current events. At the start not much is given away and this makes you carry on reading as you want to know who is behind the deaths and the further your read the more it comes clear. The murder scenes have a feel of eeriness as you knew it was going to happen. There was a sense of helplessness as you knew the victims had no chance of escape. The was an easy read as the story was well explained. Whilst I guessed who was behind the murders I did not know why they did it. As more of their university life was revealed I was silently backing the murder as I did feel sorry for him. Everything was explained as the book was coming to an end and I was pleased that it ended how it did.
Whilst this is a horror, it would also please dark thriller lovers. Some of the scenes where graphic, but this showed how intense the story was. It was a book that I enjoyed from cover to cover and as a new author to me, I am going to look at this author’s other work.
kalliana's review against another edition
4.0
Spooky!
I enjoyed this story, and would have given it 5 stars if not for the HORRIBLE editing. I very much wonder how some books get published with the glaring errors they contain, from extra commas to missing commas, misspelled words to incorrect grammar. Luckily the story kept me intrigued enough to finish it.
The book flips back and forth between present day and twenty years ago. In present day, we follow John as he learns of the grisly murders of his friends from university. Twenty years ago, the Twelve participated in a ritual to attain their deepest wishes.
Fast forward to present day, where all of the are being murdered by a mysterious being. The being presents itself in the form of a shockingly cold room, intensely stinky smell, and literal frost on most surfaces. The members of the Twelve experience this phenomena for several days, sometimes weeks, before they are murdered.
I did figure out the murderer before it was revealed, but enjoyed the twists and turns of the mystery. The deaths were fairly imaginative, though the overuse of the release of each victim's bladder got old.
Be warned, there are some pretty graphic sex and murder scenes, though all fit in to the story well. Overall, with some polishing from a good editor, this is a great book!
I enjoyed this story, and would have given it 5 stars if not for the HORRIBLE editing. I very much wonder how some books get published with the glaring errors they contain, from extra commas to missing commas, misspelled words to incorrect grammar. Luckily the story kept me intrigued enough to finish it.
The book flips back and forth between present day and twenty years ago. In present day, we follow John as he learns of the grisly murders of his friends from university. Twenty years ago, the Twelve participated in a ritual to attain their deepest wishes.
Fast forward to present day, where all of the are being murdered by a mysterious being. The being presents itself in the form of a shockingly cold room, intensely stinky smell, and literal frost on most surfaces. The members of the Twelve experience this phenomena for several days, sometimes weeks, before they are murdered.
I did figure out the murderer before it was revealed, but enjoyed the twists and turns of the mystery. The deaths were fairly imaginative, though the overuse of the release of each victim's bladder got old.
Be warned, there are some pretty graphic sex and murder scenes, though all fit in to the story well. Overall, with some polishing from a good editor, this is a great book!
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