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A review by rebelbelle13
Phantoms by Dean Koontz
4.0
This was my first ever Dean Koontz read and I honestly had a blast with it. If you're like me and have yet to enter the Koontz-verse, this is a great introduction to his more paranormal-type works. It's a traditional monster thriller story, with the monster appearing, offing people, and then disappearing, playing with its victims to add suspense. It plays with an intriguing theory- what if disappearances like the Mary Celeste, the Roanoke colony and others were all connected and the responsibility of one type of Mesozoic aged monster that hibernates for years at a time and appears only once so often to feed? Add to that the fact the monster can shape-shift and mimic what it eats? You've got a terrifying land Jaws meets The Blob.
Fair warning, there is plenty of body gore here. It's not for the faint of heart. I'd place this title firmly in the 'horror' category.
One part didn't make sense to me and felt like filler: Fletcher Kale. Why was he included? A fringe character who barely interacts with the main cast, and not a single redeemable quality, not to mention everything he tasks himself to do adds nothing to the plot except a last minute tease- gasp suspense in the last 10 pages. Unnecessary.
The other characters provided a wide and interesting cast. Bryce, Jenny and Lisa were capable, intelligent and likable protagonists.
The story read quickly and I was never bored. I enjoyed myself throughout, and I highly recommend this to anyone who's looking for a good monster/suspense/horror/paranormal story, as long as you can handle the intense horror scenes.
Fair warning, there is plenty of body gore here. It's not for the faint of heart. I'd place this title firmly in the 'horror' category.
One part didn't make sense to me and felt like filler: Fletcher Kale. Why was he included? A fringe character who barely interacts with the main cast, and not a single redeemable quality, not to mention everything he tasks himself to do adds nothing to the plot except a last minute tease- gasp suspense in the last 10 pages. Unnecessary.
The other characters provided a wide and interesting cast. Bryce, Jenny and Lisa were capable, intelligent and likable protagonists.
The story read quickly and I was never bored. I enjoyed myself throughout, and I highly recommend this to anyone who's looking for a good monster/suspense/horror/paranormal story, as long as you can handle the intense horror scenes.