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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
dark
tense
slow-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:
No
You can always count on Ania Ahlborn to deliver something bleak and terrifying. The humans and their relationships are almost too well drawn, considering they’re just fodder for The monsters. I was sad to see them go!
dark
tense
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm pretty sure I marked the wrong edition on here cause all I know is it was an audio book. Also despised this book btw.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book follows a group of friends as they spend a few days in a remote cabin as a final ‘hurrah’ before one of their friends moves out of the country. Things take a dark turn when they discover something hunting them among the snow-encrusted trees surrounding their cabin. With a snowstorm trapping them within the confines of their home and horrifying creatures stalking them outside, they must do whatever they can to survive.
Ahlborn’s book had a lot of typical horror elements that one would expect with a winter setting creature-feature. The fear is palpable throughout this isolating book, and I genuinely found myself panicked along with our terrified characters. The atmosphere was great, and it felt like a fun, gory early 2000s horror movie.
What I didn’t enjoy about this book were the characters. I understand that these types of ‘disposable’ characters aren’t meant to be overly lovable, but they still felt incredibly cliché and cringy. The weird love triangle between the one set of characters felt so forced and honestly, I struggled to get through the frivolous drama it created. One minute a character hated their partner, but once they went missing, it was the end of the world. I struggled to care what happened to any of the characters in the end. Except for the dog, of course. Oona deserved better than the characters she was stuck with.
Overall, this was a decent read. I wouldn’t recommend this if you are looking for something earth-shattering, but it makes for a quick and creepy atmospheric read on a cold December night.
tense
fast-paced
So I actually really loved this book! The ending was perfect IMO! Such a creepy read I wish we found out what happened with April though, we can just assume she was eaten but they never really wrapped it up. I loved the different chapters from people in the area getting eaten as well. I would have loved a back story of the monsters but I think it’s cool to leave it up for interpretation as well. Overall really enjoyed this one!