Review: SO DARN GOOD!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2013
Killing, dinosaurs and a whole lot of action. That's how I can best describe Dinosaur Lake by Kathryn Meyer Griffith. When I won this one a couple of months ago in a giveaway I knew I'd end up really enjoying it and I really did.You've probably already realized that I'm rather taken with the use of monsters, dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts in novels but if not let me tell you this. I love it! However, for me the story has to be just right and I've got to hand it to the author of this one. She did it right!Right from the first page I was swept up into the story and found myself reading late into the night because I was so anxious to see what would happen next and even though it meant feeling like a zombie the next morning I don't regret it at all.What I liked most about Dinosaur Lake was the way that the author built the story up. Rather than reading as though it were a B rated movie with a transparent plot and one dimensional characters, Kathryn built up the actual story and her characters were very well developed and read like your every day regular people.The fact that the book didn't start off with killing and an appearance of the dinosaur made me even more intrigued by the story because I was hoping that the author wasn't going to have the dinosaur appear at the end and not be a major focal point of the story but I'm happy to say this wasn't the case. I think the way she wrote in the dinosaur was genius and I loved the action in the novel and thought the plot was very well though out and I enjoyed all of it and was pleased to see a dinosaur horror novel done with a plot full of twists and turns and some frightening moments.Overall, Dinosaur Lake was a really good read and I'm glad I read it when I did. It was awesome to see a woman writing a book like this because often the dinosaurs in novels theme is usually very male dominated. I liked the way the story built up and loved being swept up in the novel and feeling as though I were in the story especially in the scenes where the dinosaur appeared.I would recommend this to anyone who likes a book with monsters or dinosaurs in it with lots of action and adventure. If you, like I had an obsession with dinosaurs as a kid I highly advise checking this one out. It was a fun read and the writing was superb! My only hope is that the author returns with another dinosaur themed horror novel but even if she doesn't I'm looking forward to reading her other books.