Review: Even better than the first!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 5, 2012
I'll start by saying that while I liked the first book, this one is even better! If there was a way to give it another star, I would. It far surpasses the suspense of book 1 and reminded me very much of a Quentin Tarantino movie....which, coming from me is a compliment as I love his films.Shudderville 2 takes us into the mind of Leonard Sipes, a killer with a dark past. Zabriskie does and excellent job of writing from a murderers point of view, so much so that I got chills reading some of Leonard's thoughts and memories. I literally got the creeps. But it was so intriguing that I couldn't put it down. It was sort of like driving pass a mass car crash. It's horrible to see, but you just can't look away.The story follows Leonard as he decides to go in for last kill, a three-person family consisting of a widow and two children. Because of the symbolic nature of the number 13 in his life, he decides that this is how he will end his killing spree. He just can't resist the beauty of making it to 13. Little does he know, that the little boarding house he's staying in with the widow and her children, hold secrets that even deeper and darker than his. In this little boarding house, Lenoard Sipes has met his match and finds that maybe his number 13 goal will not come as easy as he thinks. This story offered thrills and chills, as well as a few laughs mixed in with moments of depth and insight into the mind of a killer's psyche. Definitely a great late night read and wonderful addition to the series.