A review by mbmartin42
Cold Snap by Lindy Ryan

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The first half was straightforward and had all the makings of a good mix of isolation and grief horror. But for me, the second half jumped the tracks just a bit and felt like a confusing fever dream where the ending was cut a bit short. And although it left me wondering “What the hell was that?”, I haven’t been able to get this one out of my head all day.

Read if you want a quick story that’s dark, tense, unsettling and atmospheric (I felt the cold the entire way through), with themes of loss, grief and guilt.
But reader beware the cat does not survive (and it is brutal).
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