Review: Some Amusement Park Rides are Better Left Unridden...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 14, 2014
Kyle Evans is a sixteen year-old nerd with a chip on his shoulder, and I can’t say I blame him. He’s been bullied and picked on in school, and his home life isn’t that great either. Dad’s bungling his business has forced the family to move to a less desirable side of town, thus Kyle has to leave his only friend, Gar. He views his mother as a simpering idiot who allows his Dad to come home whenever he feels like it, and never questions why the man’s so late, or where he even is.When school starts, Kyle’s first steps out of the geek-box are to dye his hair, and to dis his friend, Gar. Kyle wants to be somebody, not just an average punk who only has nerdy friends, so to further this aim he sets his sights on hanging out with the toughest, most feared gang of guys in the school, the Hell’s Bells.Bad news, plus a really bad choice you made there, Kyle. I kind of wish I was in the story with him to warn him…because the choices you make now, kiddo, are the ones you will pay for, for the rest of your life.This is one of those ‘Be careful what you wish for, because you’re so going to get it’ stories, and it doesn’t get much better than this. Ms. Potocki is a talented genius when it comes to the Horror genre (I’ve been a fan ever since reading her Black Adagio), so while I was expecting a wild ride when I began reading Thrill, nothing prepared me for the catastrophic events that lead the story where it must go, to be a thrill for the reader.And thrilled I was. I also couldn’t sleep or put down the book. The story grabbed me in such a way it was difficult to leave the book alone, nor was it possible to turn off the light in my hallway. Still having issues with the dark...and still awaiting the dreaded chicken foot to show up on my stoop. Since I don’t do spoilers, this is as far as I will venture. Find out for your self, readers!That being said, author Wendy Potocki has done it again, and I rate this story five stars, because she has done her job very well indeed. Thrill has all the makings of a great recipe for horror, the supernatural, and the undoing of some very bad thrill deeds. Thankfully, I won’t be receiving a chicken foot any time soon, since I don’t think I’ve done anything to deserve one…not lately, anyway!But has Kyle? Find out! Put Thrill on your to read list – NOW!