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katdjz's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Vomit, and Blood
Moderate: Animal death
emitchellwrites's review against another edition
5.0
When I got this book and was ready to read it, I thought "Could he keep it up? Can he possibly make another book that even comes close to the 8 star book that "Dismember" is?" Well folks, apparently, he can.
I read absolutely nothing about the story on "Freeze" so I had no idea what to expect. I figured if he wrote it I'd give it a chance. Well it packed a whole lot of scare in for a 37,000 word book. The creep started at the get-go. "Freeze" just showed his skills in the other arenas of horror and (in the words of Tosh.0) "For that, we thank you." The things that stalk and prey on the characters could easily have be funny, silly, or boring if written wrong. Mr. Pyle knows how to make them move and what they should sound like, so that doesn't happen, so it translates to an upsetting situation and not cheesy. I cannot wait to read what he has in store for us next.
He can do a murderous "family man" and frozen creatures and somehow never fall flat.
I read absolutely nothing about the story on "Freeze" so I had no idea what to expect. I figured if he wrote it I'd give it a chance. Well it packed a whole lot of scare in for a 37,000 word book. The creep started at the get-go. "Freeze" just showed his skills in the other arenas of horror and (in the words of Tosh.0) "For that, we thank you." The things that stalk and prey on the characters could easily have be funny, silly, or boring if written wrong. Mr. Pyle knows how to make them move and what they should sound like, so that doesn't happen, so it translates to an upsetting situation and not cheesy. I cannot wait to read what he has in store for us next.
He can do a murderous "family man" and frozen creatures and somehow never fall flat.
shells's review against another edition
2.0
This book had good bones.
But that's about it.
I believe this one came to me as a freebie from Amazon Prime Kindle first of the month reads.
We are thrust right into the moment that acts as the catalyst for the stories unfolding events. Sometimes this can be done well but in this case, we are given nothing to really allow us as the reader, time to know the characters and care for what happens to them. In fact, the only one I cared about was the dog. And this was still true as I came to the abrupt conclusion.
I feel like I read a really fleshed out outline, but not the finished story. Our characters are put into situations that require superhuman strength, the oh so convenient arrival of a savior (who just as quickly, departs, giving our main character the means to return to his wife and dog), and the ability to remain conscious and breathing through extreme bodily damage and blood loss.
The monsters are formidable, and yet, something as simple as heat is a danger to them. (This is comparable to the aliens in Signs going to a planet that is 71% water when water is toxic to them.)
And the ending is open-ended. This is not clever, it is lazy writing.
So I'm calling this what it is; A decent first draft.
But that's about it.
I believe this one came to me as a freebie from Amazon Prime Kindle first of the month reads.
We are thrust right into the moment that acts as the catalyst for the stories unfolding events. Sometimes this can be done well but in this case, we are given nothing to really allow us as the reader, time to know the characters and care for what happens to them. In fact, the only one I cared about was the dog. And this was still true as I came to the abrupt conclusion.
I feel like I read a really fleshed out outline, but not the finished story. Our characters are put into situations that require superhuman strength, the oh so convenient arrival of a savior (who just as quickly, departs, giving our main character the means to return to his wife and dog), and the ability to remain conscious and breathing through extreme bodily damage and blood loss.
The monsters are formidable, and yet, something as simple as heat is a danger to them. (This is comparable to the aliens in Signs going to a planet that is 71% water when water is toxic to them.)
And the ending is open-ended. This is not clever, it is lazy writing.
So I'm calling this what it is; A decent first draft.
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