First comes the Ruin. Society crumbles. Then comes the snow. A handful of survivors flee to a Cornish mansion, seeking peace and safety. Instead they find themselves under siege from the things now inhabiting the snowscape outside … fleeting, terrifying things seen from the corner of the eye.
And as the danger and horror builds, they come to learn that there are also enemies within. – Goodreads.com
The description sounds fantastic – society crumbling, survivors snowed in at a mansion, things hunting them – but the actual story didn’t quite get there for me. I like how the action takes off right away and there’s a sense of mystery. The horror scenes are eerie and well done and leave much of the description of the ‘white things’ to reader imagination.
I kept waiting for some kind of explanation about how these characters are connected, what had happened, how they found this mansion – but it never came. Given that it’s a novella, it’s difficult to go into much detail about backstories, but I needed more to care about these characters and their dialogue felt repetitive. This is a quick read, but overall it fell flat for me.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Drat! The blurb had me ready to add to the TBR. I’ll still look it up when it releases because everything else is a perfect fit for the types of stories I love.
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Just checked on Amazon and I see it’s out now. I’m adding to my wish list. I probably would have hit one-click but I’m not wild about first person POV.
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Normally I don’t mind first person POV, but I thought it was a bit limiting in this story.
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