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A review by vikingwolf
Frostbite by Dave Jeffery
3.0
Grant Hastings considers himself and his special forces team retired from missions until he is approached with an offer. A father and daughter tell him that their son/brother has gone missing on an expedition in Nepal's mountains in search of the Yeti. With contact lost, they want Grant to lead a rescue mission and he eventually agrees to get his old team back together. However after smuggling themselves into Nepal they are ambushed by armed police and angry locals who don't seem to want their mission to go ahead. Now they must evade trouble just to get to the mountain and then deal with the cold and whatever else waits on the mountain.
The book itself starts out as a rescue mission with the thought of whether or not there is going to be an Yeti action, though the cover of the book is a huge clue that there will be. There is a tribe of Yetis living on the mountain and they don't like having these intruders walking around. However that is only a part of the story and things do turn out a lot different, with the typical twists that I expect from the author, having read a few of his books now. I certainly didn't expect the way it went into science fiction territory rather than straight horror, though there are gory scenes to enjoy. I actually found the shift in the story interesting and I just loved Sully! I can't really say much more without spoiling the story.
The main issue I had with this book is not greatly liking the characters. Knowles frankly is a foul mouthed rude bitch who never knows when to keep her mouth shut and I didn't like her at all. She is obnoxious to everyone and when somebody stands up to her, she gets violent with them. She's of the attitude that she can behave however she wants but gets angry if someone else acts the same way. Neither was I greatly keen on the continued bitching between her, Vine and Johns as the mission progressed. I find it important to like my characters especially in a group dynamic so that was a bit frustrating. She is easier to have sympathy for when she meets Sully.
Overall I'd call this a decent and entertaining read with suspense, twists and a few action scenes. Although some of the characters left me cold, the story itself was a twist on the Yeti story and was entertaining.
The book itself starts out as a rescue mission with the thought of whether or not there is going to be an Yeti action, though the cover of the book is a huge clue that there will be. There is a tribe of Yetis living on the mountain and they don't like having these intruders walking around. However that is only a part of the story and things do turn out a lot different, with the typical twists that I expect from the author, having read a few of his books now. I certainly didn't expect the way it went into science fiction territory rather than straight horror, though there are gory scenes to enjoy. I actually found the shift in the story interesting and I just loved Sully! I can't really say much more without spoiling the story.
The main issue I had with this book is not greatly liking the characters. Knowles frankly is a foul mouthed rude bitch who never knows when to keep her mouth shut and I didn't like her at all. She is obnoxious to everyone and when somebody stands up to her, she gets violent with them. She's of the attitude that she can behave however she wants but gets angry if someone else acts the same way. Neither was I greatly keen on the continued bitching between her, Vine and Johns as the mission progressed. I find it important to like my characters especially in a group dynamic so that was a bit frustrating. She is easier to have sympathy for when she meets Sully.
Overall I'd call this a decent and entertaining read with suspense, twists and a few action scenes. Although some of the characters left me cold, the story itself was a twist on the Yeti story and was entertaining.