Review: Psychopatic Biker Story
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 19, 2014
8 Hours to Die is a thrilling story from author JR Carroll which in my opinion centers on the lives of the villains rather than the protagonist. In many parts of the book, the lives of all the three villains who are members of the gang Black Mamba are remembered detail by detail. The protagonist who is Tim Fontaine, an ex cop and now a hotshot criminal lawyer will face a harrowing experience together with his wife as they are entrapped inside their farmhouse in a hidden, dead zone bush land in the middle of nowhere. Because of Tim's work nature, there are some dissatisfied clients who wish for nothing but to erase him on the face of the earth. He and his wife Amy are on their way on a much needed vacation and a time away from everything that is going on in their lives when all of a sudden the dream quiet time alone together turns into a horrific nightmare which is too hard for both of them to handle.The ruthless criminals all took their sweet time torturing the two as they all try to get inside the house. Before they arrive at the scene they left a terrifying incident at a general store in town leaving a mournful scenario that is too cold and sinister to handle. They do all sorts of thing to make Tim and his wife come out of their fortressed house but Tim knew it was his best option to stay inside the house especially when there are three bad guys doing a damn good job of scaring them. He was also thinking about Amy and what they might do to her. Amy on the other hand wanted for them to come outside to talk it through but Tim knew better.On the other side of civilization, a friend of Tim and a cop, Jimmy Raines receive an interesting wiretapped DVD along with other transcripts which sends him going to Tim's aid. Whether he will make it on time is something to look forward to. To get back on the three do only evil guys, they are downright guiltless in every inch of their bodies. These are cold blooded criminals and they will do whatever it takes to get the job done. In the end whoever is behind all these and the people involved will have to pay the price for all their doings.In many ways I liked this book because of the soft angles it contain. I like how Tim adores his wife and wishes for their relationship to be able to surpass whatever trials they are going through. It was also blood pumping how for hours Tim has maintained some kind of clarity through it all. The only thing that slowed this book down was the many times the lives of these criminals were remembered. It got to a point where I was beginning to lose interest because I thought there was too much exposure on their part and not enough of Tim and even Amy. I really wish there was some kind of background discussed about her. Just a couple of pages would be interesting. The ending especially because of a certain revelation is something to look forward to in the book. Generally I like the book despite some of my concerns. And although Jimmy played a minor part, I can't help but admire how courageous he is. He is also a loyal friend in my opinion. Just what the story needs, some soul to balance out the darkness.Copy given by publisher via Netgalley. For more of my reviews, you can check out my blog [...]