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The Shuddering

Ania Ahlborn

3.62 AVERAGE

iannawill90's review against another edition

2.5

dark 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: Yes

pizzano23's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

amyc1993's review against another edition

3.0

medium-paced

allysavr's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

windsorgrace's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

I genuinely enjoyed this book even though it is quite bleak. It’s a monster book and I found it unsettling in the best way. A group of friends head to the mountains of Colorado for one last party at their cabin. But, something horrible is waiting for them there. At first, they think it’s only elk or deer, however, they soon realize it’s something much more dangerous.

What I loved: The relationships between the main characters was interesting and enjoyable. Two of them are twins, there’s two sets of best friends, and a kind of love triangle (but not in the lame YA way). Their banter and interactions are enjoyable and I liked that the story isn’t only about the monsters. The drama between the characters feels real.

The book gives vignettes of the monsters randomly attacking people outside of the main characters. When they hear things rustling trees outside, you know it’s not deer, like they think it is. Moments like these build the feelings of dread before the monsters ever reveal themselves in the main story.

The plot goes fast. I had a hard time making myself stop reading in order to go to bed last night. I read this in less than 24 hours. It sucked me in.

keelreads's review against another edition

4.0

Twins, Jane and Ryan, along with friends Lauren, Sawyer, and his plus one, April travel out to the Adler twins' family cabin for one last hurrah before Ryan moves overseas and the cabin which holds so many memories is sold by the father neither of them can stand. The trip starts out a bit rocky as old feelings resurface, then clash with current responsibilities, and end in terrifying monsters terrorizing the group.

The Shuddering was a fantastic read and a great one to kickstart the new year out with. Now I have another reason to hate the snow! The conflict and character development were exciting, along with the monsters that I was impatiently waiting for our main characters to encounter. Ania definitely created characters that you wanted to root for, characters that drove me crazy but also somewhat understood/related to.