Tag: survival stories

WHALEFALL by Daniel Kraus – Review

WHALEFALL by Daniel Kraus – Review
Posted August 24, 2023 by Tammy in 5 stars, Reviews / 41 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A heartbreakingly beautiful story with an unrelenting sense of danger, Whalefall surprised me in every possible way. “Hope collapsed every morning at six a.m.: Sleepers, arise! Jay began to see Dad’s siren as the opening punch of a boxing match, Mitt Gardiner versus his life. Dad didn’t want the house, not really. He […]

FRACTAL NOISE by Christopher Paolini – Review

FRACTAL NOISE by Christopher Paolini – Review
Posted June 16, 2023 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 22 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Four scientists undertake a dangerous mission to uncover the mysteries of a curious hole, in Christopher Paolini’s tense survival thriller. Sometimes going into a book with no expectations is a good thing, and that was my experience reading Fractal Noise, a prequel of sorts to Paolini’s To Sleep In a Sea of Stars. […]

BLACK TIDE by K.C. Jones – Review

BLACK TIDE by K.C. Jones – Review
Posted June 3, 2022 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 19 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Relentless pacing and a unique apocalyptic event make Black Tide a standout horror debut. Just in time for summer beach season, Black Tide is a nail-biter of a thriller that will assure you’ll never want to step foot on a beach again. Jones’ tale is a creepy and often terrifying survival story with […]

GONE DARK by Amanda Panitch – Review

GONE DARK by Amanda Panitch – Review
Posted April 18, 2022 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 13 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A fast-paced survival story with engaging characters, Gone Dark was a lot of fun and a solid YA thriller. “Don’t cry, Zara. Crying is a waste of water.” I don’t read YA very often these days, but I wanted to take a chance on Gone Dark because it sounded like a pretty good […]

A Blockbuster of a Story: THE MARTIAN by Andy Weir – Review

A Blockbuster of a Story: THE MARTIAN by Andy Weir – Review
Posted August 7, 2014 by Tammy in 5 stars, Reviews / 18 Comments

The Martian by Andy Weir Genre: Adult Science Fiction Publisher: Crown Publishers Release date: February 2014 Source: Finished hardcover from Blogging for Books Pages: 369 The nitty-gritty: An edge-of-your-seat survival story, a brilliant and sarcastic main character, lots of twists and turns, and a fascinating look at our country’s potential for space travel. Seriously, this was […]