"Thaw" is a fun and engaging read that kept me turning the pages for a fast read. Being a fan of "creature horror", the book delivered a worthy experience that I'd rate as 3 1/2 stars (Goodreads doesn't allow for that, though LibraryThing does). Some things keep me from giving it a 4-star rating but the book was a good time, nonetheless. The "Jaws on the Rocks" tagline is foolish, IMO, and doesn't match the terrifying creature scenes...forget that tagline to better set your expectations. Some characters' actions are rather boneheaded, but then, the arrogance of one of the lead characters DOES fit with the actions, so...

Anyway, a good read overall, even if it is just a "once and done" experience.

FYI: There are NO spoilers here due to the book being best experienced with as clear a slate as you can possibly have! Murray & Wearmouth's book, "Awakened", was a fun and fast ride from the start. Where most books of this genre (Horror, Adventure) choose to spend time with characterizations before the characters are thrown into the horrifying circumstances, the authors chose to characterize throughout the story...and it's a better read for it. While it's certainly not a novel offering a grand-scale literary experience, the authors clearly were not aiming for that objective. What they were aiming for is the telling of a horrific experience with believable characters bringing their "survival game" in the best way they could adapt to. To me, the story resonated greatly due to my apprehension in spending time in dark and claustrophobic spaces. The book length makes it an easy read that won't feel overlong by the time you finish it. And, due to its length and literary quality (which is certainly high for a book of this genre), buying the book on a good sale or borrowing it from your library is recommended before you decide on moving to the next books in its series.

Well-deserving of its 5-star rating, Lee Child's "Worth Dying For" is an engaging tale of a town in distress that Jack Reacher gets pulled into helping. Jack Reacher's inability to "let things just be" shines in this story. In this tale, Reacher's road hopping brings him to a town nestled in a "forgotten" place of America...that is, forgotten by all except for the "bad seeds" using the town and its citizens for their own nefarious purposes. The characters were well-written and believable, making it easy for the reader to feel all of the right empathetic notes. For the good people caught between "a rock and a hard place", you will feel bad for them and pissed off about their circumstances. And for the bad ones, well, you rejoice when they get their "just dues" throughout the story. And, in believable fashion, Reacher does NOT come away from the experience without experiencing a healthy amount of injuries and nail-biting situations. With my own travels giving me memorable times spent as an "outsider" in American towns like the one described in this story, Lee Child once again displays his uncanny knowledge of America's byways and lesser-traveled roads. This one is highly recommended and, in my opinion, is 'Worth Reading For'.

Worth the time…and glad there’s more!

So, what I thought would be a fun but forgettable reading experience ended up being fun BUT memorable! The characters, situations, and writing style kept me turning page after page and is a gem of a series starter. And, it is free of annoying grammar and spelling errors which appears to be a rarity with e-books in this genre lately. After reading all kinds of books of every genre, and especially sci-fi/action for over 50 years, I’m happy to consider Dan Young’s DMDD starter as being a worthy reading experience. Go, Seeley!!

A very interesting take on the most famous cryptid of all time. I found the story engaging with well-written characters and terrifying at all the right moments. There's a second book to the series and I definitely plan on reading it. The story has some surprising elements of faith in it that I found to be the most interesting inclusion of all.

Just couldn't get into this one and that surprised me. Perhaps it's the slow burn buildup that I couldn't get through or the lackluster characters in it. I read Max Brooks' World War Z book and loved it well before the movie came out (which I loved, too). His writing style IS good but despite that and the fact that I absolutely love and am fascinated with Bigfoot, I just couldn't get into this one. It's in my collection, so perhaps I'll try and pick it up some years from now.