A review by vycee
The Troop by Nick Cutter

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

 I usually have a really hard time finding a horror novel that can actually get to me. This book is one of the few that has been able to due to its subject matter and how well it was portrayed. The way the horrific situation spread and caused chaos to this troop on the island really wasn’t at all what I was expecting going into this book and that difference from my expectation caused it to be so much better. I also really liked the author’s choice of using news articles and interviews to show what was going on outside of our contained space in the story to help open up the situation and provide more detail. These details helped show how things had come to be and filled in why certain things were or were not happening compared to our troop’s expectations. 

Overall though if you like Horror I would expect you have read this one by now but if you are someone like me who only delves into Horror when people recommend a book enough times this is one to pick up when mentioned. 


TW: I do want to note there are major scenes of animal cruelty in this book. 
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