Showing posts with label Snowblind. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Snowblind. Show all posts

Friday, June 27, 2014

Review: Snowblind by Christopher Golden


Snowblind by Christopher Golden raised many emotions as I read the book, which is what the best writing does. For example, I experienced tenderness reading as new love bloomed and as parents loved their children. And then anguish and despair as people lost loved ones. On the surface it is a monster story with creatures of severe icy winter storms ready to attack people who see them. But it is also a story of how the survivors handle the loss of their friends and relatives, and how they handle it when another storm of epic proportions sweeps in again 12 years later.

From Goodreads:
"Now, as a new storm approaches twelve years later, the folks of Coventry are haunted by the memories of that dreadful blizzard and those who were lost in the snow. Photographer Jake Schapiro mourns his little brother, Isaac, even as---tonight---another little boy is missing. Mechanic and part-time thief Doug Manning's life has been forever scarred by the mysterious death of his wife, Cherie, and now he’s starting over with another woman and more ambitious crimes. Police detective Joe Keenan has never been the same since that night, when he failed to save the life of a young boy . . . and the boy’s father vanished in the storm only feet away. And all the way on the other side of the country, Miri Ristani receives a phone call . . . from a man who died twelve years ago.

As old ghosts trickle back, this new storm will prove to be even more terrifying than the last."

The characters are well written. It's interesting to see how 12 yrs changes them and in some cases surviving the loss of someone else changes them as well. There are both good and bad characters and kids as well as adults. I found myself chilled by the story's happenings as I read. It might as well have been a fall or winter day instead of summer. There is a lot I would like to say, but it would end up being full of spoilers. The plot moves along well. It gets faster as the storm progresses. I was impressed with the job that Christopher Golden did with this novel. Stephen King must have been as well since he gave him a blurb for the book. I give this book 4 out of 5 stars for excellence in writing a horror story with a different view of snow storms and the creatures that might dwell therein.


Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Teaser Tuesday - Snowblind by Christopher Golden


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of 
Rules:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Make sure that what you share doesn’t    give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR    Lists if they like your teasers!

Kindle Edition320 pages
Published January 21st 2014 
by St. Martin's Press 

Today's Teaser comes from Snowblind by Christopher Golden. So far I am finding it a chilling tale much as Stephen King's quote says, "Snowblind is instantly involving and deeply scary. It will bring a blizzard to your bones (and your heart) even in the middle of July. Throw away all those old "it was a dark and stormy night" novels; this one is the real deal."

My teaser comes from the Kindle version about 8% in. 

"You know," she said as she unlocked the door and then pulled it inward, snow flying in her face, "I really can take care of myself."
    But, in truth, she could not.
    And it was not her son at the door.

So, what's your Teaser for this Tuesday?


Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Waiting on Wednesday #16: Snowblind by Christopher Golden

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly event,  hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine, where we spotlight upcoming releases we are eagerly anticipating. This week I can't wait to get my hands on Snowblind by Christopher Golden. I just love a good ghost story. This one promises to be more than good. Probably will be "don't turn the lights off" good for a minimum and definitely "don't wander around in that blizzard" good. Snowblind is due out from St. Martin's Press January 21, 2014.

Stephen King: "It will bring a blizzard to your bones (and your heart) even in the middle of July.  Throw away all those old 'it was a dark and stormy night' novels; this one is the real deal."

From Goodreads: "In Christopher Golden’s first horror novel in more than a decade--a work reminiscent of early Stephen King--Snowblind updates the ghost story for the modern age.

The small New England town of Coventry had weathered a thousand blizzards...but never one like this. Icy figures danced in the wind and gazed through children's windows with soul-chilling eyes. People wandered into the whiteout and were never seen again. Families were torn apart, and the town would never be the same.

Now, as a new storm approaches twelve years later, the folks of Coventry are haunted by the memories of that dreadful blizzard and those who were lost in the snow. Photographer Jake Schapiro mourns his little brother, Isaac, even as---tonight---another little boy is missing. Mechanic and part-time thief Doug Manning's life has been forever scarred by the mysterious death of his wife, Cherie, and now he’s starting over with another woman and more ambitious crimes. Police detective Joe Keenan has never been the same since that night, when he failed to save the life of a young boy . . . and the boy’s father vanished in the storm only feet away. And all the way on the other side of the country, Miri Ristani receives a phone call . . . from a man who died twelve years ago.

As old ghosts trickle back, this new storm will prove to be even more terrifying than the last."

So, what book are you waiting on this week?