Reviewed by Cindy
TITLE: A Cold Breath
AUTHOR: Elizabeth Monvey
PUBLISHER: Evernight Publishing
LENGTH: 79 Pages
RELEASE DATE: January 2, 2019
BLURB:
The world has changed. Almost two years after the zombie plague destroyed civilization, the last of mankind is trying to hold on. Remy lives with his father inside the walls of a safe haven, until the night they’re attacked by a swarm of walking dead. But when help arrives, he’s horrified to discover the haven has been targeted to be destroyed—infected or not.
Atticus left his home when his lover was bit. Mourning the loss, he looks for something to keep him going. To not give up. He may have stumbled into the wrong group, but he can’t hurt innocents.
They find each other in the middle of an apocalypse, and although Remy might be wary of the handsome loner, he realizes Atticus might just be the person he needs to stay safe.
If only he didn’t feel so attracted to the man.
REVIEW:
I really wanted to like this story, but try as I may, I just couldn’t find any connection at all with Remy and Atticus.
When Remy and Atticus find themselves running for their lives, not only from zombies but also from the men who hunt the infected, things get scary very quickly.
I don’t know what to say. The main characters should be easy to sympathize with, but so much happens in so little time, that it’s hard to work up the emotions needed. Remy especially, because he is waiting for his father, who may already be dead to find him. But it takes no time at all for them to start having sex, not something I’d be keen on in that situation.
The first half of the book especially reads so monotone to me, like someone reading out loud with no inflection or intonation. It does get a little better the second half of the story.
There is just so much story to be told here and I think 79 pages is just not long enough in this situation. The story comes at you so fast, no anticipation can build up, which is something a good “horror” story needs. Time for things to grow and make you wonder and worry what’s going to happen to our heros. That doesn’t happen here and because of that, it’s hard to care about what happens to Remy and Atticus.
It’s got good bones, and I think with more time to draw the story out and therefore draw the reader, it could have been really excellent. As it is, it just seems like a really good idea, with mediocre execution.
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