Reviews

Icebound by David Axton, Dean Koontz

kengore's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

Kinda dumb tbh

dreasfreckles's review against another edition

4.0

The story, while good, was kind of unrealistic. But I guess that's what makes it a good work of fiction. I was wrapped up in the story the entire way through and it only took about 3 days for me finish. If I didn't have a job, I probably would have finished it in one day because I didn't want to put it down! There were a lot of moments where you wanted to know more details about aspects of the characters' pasts but that information came in time. Overall, good book!

pineapplebookshelves's review against another edition

3.0

Book I pretty quickly devoured on the beach, which is incidentally just the occasion I would recommend it for. The prose is nice, the suspension is there, characters are reasonably rounded considering how short the book is. I had a bit of an issue with Rita being so perfect even in her flaws, especially because she filled the category of wife there, but it's a small problem. Would recommend for leisure read, but it's not earth-shattering.

yorgabunz's review against another edition

4.0

a good early non-supernatural Dean Koontz offering.

disastrouspenguin's review against another edition

3.0

Mildly suspenseful story with a mystery villain. Not a bad light read. Unfortunately, Koontz lets his religious biases shine through clearly in a few parts.

chrstnareads's review against another edition

4.0

I actually read this book in 7th grade. In retrospect, this is not exactly an appropriate book for a 13-year-old, haha. Man, I read so many inappropriate books when I was younger... Anyway, if I recall correctly, a team of scientists are searching for... something below the ice of... Antarctica? Okay, I suck. Let's just say it was a good suspenseful, kind of scary, novel.

In hindsight, I shouldn't have attempted this review either...

moni_r's review against another edition

3.25

Predictable

lori_loves_reading's review against another edition

3.0

A bit slow for a Dean Koontz book. I’d go as far as saying anticlimactic.

wombat_88's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kevink's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0