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himynameismichael923 's review for:
The Shuddering
by Ania Ahlborn
2022 Horror Reading Challenge: Survival Horror
There are few things I love more than a creature horror story, set in a inescapable winter setting. It’s a weird niche genre but it is my jam. The Shuddering is everything I look for in a horror story. Ania creates an incredible cast of flawed yet super relatable individuals. The two leads are a twin siblings, Who are dealing with the trama of their childhood. They and their childhood friends are all going up to the family cabin for one last hoorah before they go their separate ways. The way Ania made me care about all these people was heartbreaking, because I got attached to them, knowing not all of them could make it out. The pace was something I loved as well, plenty of character development with plenty of attacks from the creepy creatures, to keep the adrenaline pumping. The creatures and their description was another strength of the novel. Their appearance is basically pumpkinhead, which is one of the best designs of all time. On top of everything I was treated to incredibly creepy and intense scenes that left me covered in goosebumps. This is the perfect winter book to curl up with. I couldn’t recommend it enough.
There are few things I love more than a creature horror story, set in a inescapable winter setting. It’s a weird niche genre but it is my jam. The Shuddering is everything I look for in a horror story. Ania creates an incredible cast of flawed yet super relatable individuals. The two leads are a twin siblings, Who are dealing with the trama of their childhood. They and their childhood friends are all going up to the family cabin for one last hoorah before they go their separate ways. The way Ania made me care about all these people was heartbreaking, because I got attached to them, knowing not all of them could make it out. The pace was something I loved as well, plenty of character development with plenty of attacks from the creepy creatures, to keep the adrenaline pumping. The creatures and their description was another strength of the novel. Their appearance is basically pumpkinhead, which is one of the best designs of all time. On top of everything I was treated to incredibly creepy and intense scenes that left me covered in goosebumps. This is the perfect winter book to curl up with. I couldn’t recommend it enough.