Review: Quiet Room frightening tale
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 9, 2012
Terror is not an easy place to live and, if given a chance, most of us will flee.  Gloria, the main character of Billie Sue Mosiman's Quiet Room, could escape, but she doesn't. And neither will you. You'll stay right in that state of terror until the end of the story and, even then, terror may follow you into your dreams.Gloria, a lonely woman who has lived life as an outcast due to complications of childhood polio, finally finds love and happiness with Ryan, a man of any woman's dreams. Handsome, gentle, loving, he literally sweeps Gloria off her feet and into bed then marriage. Her life is changed forever. She can't imagine being happier.But once Gloria finds out about Ryan's twisted quest, she enters a life of terror so intense, she injures herself to deal with her guilt. She knows she should do something to stop Ryan, but she just can not take action. So she is in constant fear, fear of her husband's murderous experiments  and fear of discovery. Because now, she's part of his crimes. She is trapped in a life where love paralyzes and destroys.The reader dwells in the same state of terror as Gloria, because, as always, Mosiman puts you right in the scene.  You feel Gloria's horror, you can almost feel her physical pain.  And once you see through Ryan's eyes, Mosiman brings the terror into focus so clearly, you can't look away.Mosiman's skill at creating memorable characters and vivid imagery of love and pain make this story work.  It's impossible to look away, no matter how scared you are and this is one damned scary story.