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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
I freaking loved this! It has everything I am looking for in a book
-Scary Monsters
- Winter setting
- An amazing lodge surrounded by a snowy forest (I love a snowy forest)
-blizzard!
and also ....
Oona the husky,
She is an angel, her owner Ryan loves her and appreciates how smart she is, so legitimately almost all boxes are checked except there is literally not one POC in this book so she got docked a star. I will be reading more from Ania Ahlborn and hopefully there is more representation in those, because I did truly enjoy this.
So a group of five twenty somethings are at their family's lodge for a last blast weekend of snowboarding and fun before Ryan leaves the country on a business venture. Twins Ryan and Jane, Jane's best friend Lauren, Ryan's best friend and Jane's Ex Sawyer who also brings along his fiancée April, which is an unpopular decision, April doesn't snowboard, like the cold, or like any of these people.
The way April is written, no one is going to like her, everybody is going to hate you, she should go eat worms.
April is here to ruin everyone's fun laughs and good times, but due to the monsters lurking in the forest she is actually not the worst thing to happen to the weekend.
A blizzard descends on the cabin and with it brings hungry monsters that are vicious, terrifying things, they are tall and resemble an emaciated corpse, so many teeth that cluck when they move their jaws.
Phenomenal imagery with these monsters, I loved it!
-Scary Monsters
- Winter setting
- An amazing lodge surrounded by a snowy forest (I love a snowy forest)
-blizzard!
and also ....
Oona the husky,
She is an angel, her owner Ryan loves her and appreciates how smart she is, so legitimately almost all boxes are checked except there is literally not one POC in this book so she got docked a star. I will be reading more from Ania Ahlborn and hopefully there is more representation in those, because I did truly enjoy this.
So a group of five twenty somethings are at their family's lodge for a last blast weekend of snowboarding and fun before Ryan leaves the country on a business venture. Twins Ryan and Jane, Jane's best friend Lauren, Ryan's best friend and Jane's Ex Sawyer who also brings along his fiancée April, which is an unpopular decision, April doesn't snowboard, like the cold, or like any of these people.
The way April is written, no one is going to like her, everybody is going to hate you, she should go eat worms.
April is here to ruin everyone's fun laughs and good times, but due to the monsters lurking in the forest she is actually not the worst thing to happen to the weekend.
A blizzard descends on the cabin and with it brings hungry monsters that are vicious, terrifying things, they are tall and resemble an emaciated corpse, so many teeth that cluck when they move their jaws.
Phenomenal imagery with these monsters, I loved it!
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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
Refreshing like a blast of frigid air. This was a fun read and moves along at a blazing pace. It feels very cinematic and the characters are so well fleshed out.
The isolation horror trope is well trodden but I was still completely engrossed and loved the twists and turns, like wrapping your way up a winding but dangerous mountain road.
The isolation horror trope is well trodden but I was still completely engrossed and loved the twists and turns, like wrapping your way up a winding but dangerous mountain road.
Picked up this book due to a recommendation that said "If you liked the game Until Dawn, read this." And I liked Until Dawn... so I had to pick it up. I really enjoyed this book!
And honestly, going into it with the idea of the creatures being wendy-boy adjacent, I think I may have avoided the need for something with more plot twists or substances.
And honestly, going into it with the idea of the creatures being wendy-boy adjacent, I think I may have avoided the need for something with more plot twists or substances.
This is the second book I’ve read from Ania Ahlborn and I think she’s solidified me as a fan. I really enjoy the way she writes her characters, it makes me care about them and about what happens to them. The Shuddering is an excellent atmospheric gore fest. It’s unnerving at times and I found myself rooting for some of the characters. I was interested to see where this was going to go and really it did not disappoint. The desolate location and a winter storm was a perfect setting for this story and even added to the horror.
I found this story to be extremely eerie. The idea of being stranded in a cabin in the middle of nowhere during a heavy snowstorm is one of my biggest irrational fears. To make matters worse, the presence of creatures targeting members of the group one by one created the perfect atmosphere for a truly spine-chilling story. All things considered, I would rate it a 3.5.