Review: Absolutely Stunning storytelling. Really Creepy and full of terror.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 22, 2014
I was pretty blown away by this story. It was full of twists and turns that I never saw coming. Plus, it had a steamy, romantic side infused into the pages which made me cheer the main couple on. Karen and Joel seemed like the average couple who fell in love because they lived in the same area around a Lake in Michigan. In the dead of winter, these two’s passion becomes entangled with something insidious lurking in Joel’s house. Karen tries to uncover the mystery, and ends up neck deep in a mystery that spans lifetimes where a cold blooded killer with brilliant green eyes become set on her demise. Scary, right?The first part of the book took me a bit to get into, I admit. It was a nice romantic set up and seemed pretty normal. The horror aspect of it builds up gradually with scenes that flash some foreboding stuff. Once it took off like a freight train with no brakes, I could not put it down. It was fast paced, awesome, very detailed and the story telling was immaculate. When the backstory comes into play, full of lore and legend, it gripped onto me and never let go. Gave me the creeps!I really loved the main character Karen, even if she was a bit off-putting, but her boyfriend Joel annoyed me to death because he did some pretty bad stuff, even if you factor in the evil bound to him. I felt sorry for Karen, the stuff that she goes through for him made me want to slap the crap out of Joel for many, many reasons. If that’d been me, I’d never go back to him. The many twists and back story it had kept me glued to the pages, wanting more and more.I highly recommend reading this if you’re into graphic horror, scary stories, romantic suspense and/or murder mystery.