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A review by stephanieluxton
The Watchers by A.M. Shine
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I have been meaning to read this for awhile and now that the movie is coming out, I finally got to it.
This book is about Mina, a young woman who's car breaks down while she's driving out of town to deliver a parrot to someone. She decides to walk through the woods and shortly before dark, a woman ushers her into a bunker then locks the door before some scary sounds happen. She's one of 4 people in the bunker who have to be inside every night so the "watchers" don't get them.
It's a simple storyline with fairly simple characters and that's not a bad thing. I like that things aren't over-explained. I grew very emotionally attached to the bird, although the bird isn't as important to the story as I expected. The ambience and isolation of the forest was well written. It's horror without being ultra violent/gory. Since the actual story is quite straightforward, I don't want to spoil anything.
This book is fun to read. The pacing is good. The characters are interesting enough. It ended almost exactly how I'd hoped it would. It's definitely worth the read. The last 50 pages had me absolutely hooked.
This book is about Mina, a young woman who's car breaks down while she's driving out of town to deliver a parrot to someone. She decides to walk through the woods and shortly before dark, a woman ushers her into a bunker then locks the door before some scary sounds happen. She's one of 4 people in the bunker who have to be inside every night so the "watchers" don't get them.
It's a simple storyline with fairly simple characters and that's not a bad thing. I like that things aren't over-explained. I grew very emotionally attached to the bird, although the bird isn't as important to the story as I expected. The ambience and isolation of the forest was well written. It's horror without being ultra violent/gory. Since the actual story is quite straightforward, I don't want to spoil anything.
This book is fun to read. The pacing is good. The characters are interesting enough. It ended almost exactly how I'd hoped it would. It's definitely worth the read. The last 50 pages had me absolutely hooked.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement