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asbookreviewsforfun_alicia's review
4.0
Great collection! Salvation should be a full novel someday! Drift was so cool can't wait for Trouble Keepers 2!
claudia_is_reading's review against another edition
5.0
This is an amazing collection of stories.
Lucky This Time: A man with an extreme case of OCD, bound by his daily routines, until one day he finds a chance to change and decides to take it. A delightfully twisted short story.
Beyond: Permeated with a sense of claustrophobic dread and a surprising twist at the end, this story also has a dream-like quality that makes it particularly attractive.
291: a fast-paced, tremendously engaging story. A masterly horror story, the kind that doesn't rely on gore or cheap shots to scare you. I love the way in which, through its structure, lead us to believe that we know what really is going on, and then, in the end, shake us with a very unexpected ending. Really fabulous!
Salvation: Oh, I love this kind of story, in which there was a single event that didn't happen and changed the world as we know it. And a cautionary tale about how easy is, when you’re certain your cause is just, to excuse almost anything to further it. I wouldn't mind reading more about this Universe, TBH.
Soul Survivor: Oh, this is such a poignant story! Yes, my heart broke a little while reading it, but it's marvellous.
And, finally, Drift. This is a prequel to 'Troubles Keeper', and is, oh, so good! The different POVs, the emotions flowing through the stories, the mysterious beings who are trying to fix... something, and Rory. Rory who is still a little kid, with no knowledge of his gift, trying to convey his fear for what he knows it has happened but it is still unbelievable.
I adore Susan May thrilling writing, her imagination, her masterfully constructed plots and characters and how she seamlessly weaves emotions through the story. And then, we have the 'Vault'. Please, don't skip them! They are a wonderful little window to the writer's mind, They are all origin stories to the stories and I just love them :)
And both narrators, Hollis McCarthy & Steve Marvel, are great and make the whole experience even better.
As always with Susan May, this is a wholly recommended audiobook.
Lucky This Time: A man with an extreme case of OCD, bound by his daily routines, until one day he finds a chance to change and decides to take it. A delightfully twisted short story.
Beyond: Permeated with a sense of claustrophobic dread and a surprising twist at the end, this story also has a dream-like quality that makes it particularly attractive.
291: a fast-paced, tremendously engaging story. A masterly horror story, the kind that doesn't rely on gore or cheap shots to scare you. I love the way in which, through its structure, lead us to believe that we know what really is going on, and then, in the end, shake us with a very unexpected ending. Really fabulous!
Salvation: Oh, I love this kind of story, in which there was a single event that didn't happen and changed the world as we know it. And a cautionary tale about how easy is, when you’re certain your cause is just, to excuse almost anything to further it. I wouldn't mind reading more about this Universe, TBH.
Soul Survivor: Oh, this is such a poignant story! Yes, my heart broke a little while reading it, but it's marvellous.
And, finally, Drift. This is a prequel to 'Troubles Keeper', and is, oh, so good! The different POVs, the emotions flowing through the stories, the mysterious beings who are trying to fix... something, and Rory. Rory who is still a little kid, with no knowledge of his gift, trying to convey his fear for what he knows it has happened but it is still unbelievable.
I adore Susan May thrilling writing, her imagination, her masterfully constructed plots and characters and how she seamlessly weaves emotions through the story. And then, we have the 'Vault'. Please, don't skip them! They are a wonderful little window to the writer's mind, They are all origin stories to the stories and I just love them :)
And both narrators, Hollis McCarthy & Steve Marvel, are great and make the whole experience even better.
As always with Susan May, this is a wholly recommended audiobook.
amia's review
5.0
Once again, I must thank author Susan May for keeping me up very late on not one, but two consecutive nights, kudos! Destination Dark Zone is a marvelous collection of macabre short stories and one novella. As with everything story Ms. May has ever published, these are very well-written with exceedingly well-described characters. Many of whom I came to care about. Most of those characters have terrifying events occurring in their lives (or deaths) and I loved my front row seat to those eerie occasions. But, most of all, the cream of the crop, top of the charts is the novella, Drift. Drift is a prequel to Susan’s much-loved The Troubles Keeper. It was an emotional read for me (I truly want to say emotional train-wreck and after you read the haunting story, you’ll see why I didn’t). I laughed, sighed in happiness and despair, and cried. It is a beautiful, touching, horrifying story of love, loss and time-travel. It left me wanting more, which I consider one true sign of a awesome tale. I highly recommend it and all of Susan May’s work. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this ebook from the author and this is my honest and freely given opinion.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this ebook from the author and this is my honest and freely given opinion.
kixfan's review
5.0
Pretty decent selection of stories. They read like a Twilight Zone episode and for me that's a positive thing! Great stories with commentary from the author between them that gives you a sense of where she was coming from and the origins of each story. Very good read.
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