Review: Edge of Your Seat Page Turner
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 24, 2012
Shudderville is a mystery, sci-fi, and horror novel. Sophie became a reclusive alcoholic after she lost her young daughter in a car accident. Her life consists of working during the day and getting drunk at night. That is until she gets a mysterious next door neighbor. Her new source of entertainment is eavesdropping on him. His name is Ryan and he often plays his music extremely loud but she doesn't mind. On the other hand, Tobias Mandelbaum, the elderly man living on the other side of Ryan, does mind. He tries to find an ally in Sophie but comes up empty handed.After getting better acquainted in a black out, Ryan warns Sophie to stay away from Tobias and to not give into temptation. She writes him off as crazy and pays no attention to his cryptic warning. After Sophie has a few more encounters with Tobias, he offers her something that is extremely hard to refuse. Can what he offers really work? Is Ryan really who he says he is? Is Tobias who Ryan says he is?Mia Zabrisky does a wonderful job of drawing the reader into Sophie's mind. Ms. Zabrisky manages to keep the mystery of Shudderville concealed until the end of the book and even then only reveals just enough to make things come into focus while keeping you coming back for more. As the first book in the series, she sets up the plot and main characters beautifully for the rest of the books.This is a very addicting book series. I read the first one in two days. I could not put it down. This would be a good read for adults due to language, sexual references, and drug use. All of which are necessary for character development. I hope you enjoy this novel as much as I have. I can't wait to sink into the next book.