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A review by janinepipe
Ghost Mine by Hunter Shea
5.0
I was super duper lucky to Buddy Read this with Ben Long from Reads Vicariously.
https://janinesghoststories.wordpress.com/2020/10/22/buddy-read-book-review-ghost-mine-by-hunter-shea-with-the-lovely-ben-long/
I think that I have read enough of Hunter’s works by now to pretty much know and love his style of writing.
There are also some rules that I have quickly learnt.
a) NEVER get too attached to any character no matter how integral you imagine them to be to the plot.
2) Always expected the unexpected.
d) Strap yourself in and it is going to be a fast and continuous wild ride.
A lot of people write slow burns and that is fine. With Hunter however, it is all business all the time.
And I love it.
Ghost Mine inevitably caused me to draw some comparison to one of my most favourite books, Desperation because of the mine setting.
But I am happy to report that Hunter’s amazing writing was able to easily match King, in my opinion.
And that is what this review is of course, MY opinion. And just to be clear, if for some reason you hadn’t picked up on it yet, Hunter is one of my two all time favourite writers. And the second ain’t King.
So what can I say about this book without giving too much away?
We start with two chaps sent to the arse end of nowhere on a mission from the president. That would be Teddy Roosevelt so it’s the 1900’s and this is yee-ha cowboy territory. On the way they meet a purdee lady. And when they arrive in Hecla, all hell breaks loose …
It is creepy, funny, scary, interesting, entertaining and hella good.
Around half way through we get two more reprobates introduced and thankfully they add to the already rich dynamic beautifully rather than hinder it with too many cooks.
Now, when I say that the you know what really hits the fan and never lets up, I mean it. We are talking full throttle, foot to the floor all out action right up until the last pages.
I will just say this. Hunter has never disappointed me. He thrills and chills me and if I ever think ‘hey, I know where this is going’, I am given a metaphorical slap for being a know-it-all and of course proven totally wrong. Which I like.
I’ll have to get back to you with the bad points. But you’ll be waiting a long time.
Ghost Mine is full of cliff hangers and plenty of what on earth??? Moments.
All in all I loved it.
https://janinesghoststories.wordpress.com/2020/10/22/buddy-read-book-review-ghost-mine-by-hunter-shea-with-the-lovely-ben-long/
I think that I have read enough of Hunter’s works by now to pretty much know and love his style of writing.
There are also some rules that I have quickly learnt.
a) NEVER get too attached to any character no matter how integral you imagine them to be to the plot.
2) Always expected the unexpected.
d) Strap yourself in and it is going to be a fast and continuous wild ride.
A lot of people write slow burns and that is fine. With Hunter however, it is all business all the time.
And I love it.
Ghost Mine inevitably caused me to draw some comparison to one of my most favourite books, Desperation because of the mine setting.
But I am happy to report that Hunter’s amazing writing was able to easily match King, in my opinion.
And that is what this review is of course, MY opinion. And just to be clear, if for some reason you hadn’t picked up on it yet, Hunter is one of my two all time favourite writers. And the second ain’t King.
So what can I say about this book without giving too much away?
We start with two chaps sent to the arse end of nowhere on a mission from the president. That would be Teddy Roosevelt so it’s the 1900’s and this is yee-ha cowboy territory. On the way they meet a purdee lady. And when they arrive in Hecla, all hell breaks loose …
It is creepy, funny, scary, interesting, entertaining and hella good.
Around half way through we get two more reprobates introduced and thankfully they add to the already rich dynamic beautifully rather than hinder it with too many cooks.
Now, when I say that the you know what really hits the fan and never lets up, I mean it. We are talking full throttle, foot to the floor all out action right up until the last pages.
I will just say this. Hunter has never disappointed me. He thrills and chills me and if I ever think ‘hey, I know where this is going’, I am given a metaphorical slap for being a know-it-all and of course proven totally wrong. Which I like.
I’ll have to get back to you with the bad points. But you’ll be waiting a long time.
Ghost Mine is full of cliff hangers and plenty of what on earth??? Moments.
All in all I loved it.