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Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates

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Christa & bf, Kiernan, join a small tour group heading to an isolated lodge in the Rocky Mountains for 2 weeks. They are almost there when things start to go wrong: first a fallen tree blocks the road, Christa has an accidental fall & is separated from Kiernan when he & Christa take a short walk whilst waiting for the coach to be freed, & Christa only just finds her way back before succumbing to the snowstorm. (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf The rest of the group have had to take refuge in a small hunting cabin due to the bad weather, things could be worse, until the group starts to be picked off one by one. Is there a killer out there or is the threat closer to home?

This was a good read to finish off 2023. It started off a little slow & I felt the pace was a bit off, but it soon picked up. I thought it was well-written if a little predictable 11mo

OutsmartYourShelf (I guessed what was happening almost straight away) but I still enjoyed it. Most the characters weren't very likeable but that's how you make a 'locked room' mystery work - plenty of suspects.

Verdict: well-written & hugely entertaining but rather predictable. 4🌟

Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5330090696
Read 30th-31st Dec 2023

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OutsmartYourShelf Winter Read - 25
Readathons - 400
Words - 3370
Post - 1

Total - 3796 pts

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Catsandbooks ❄️🍭❤️ 11mo

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 11mo

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Neverest: A Gripping Supernatural Thriller Perfect for Fans of Breathless and All the White Spaces | T L Bodine

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One year ago Carrie's husband, Sean Miller, went missing on Mount Everest. He had been part of a small group aiming to reach the summit, but was never seen again after the final push for the top. Carrie is determined she is going to find her husband's body & bring him home for burial, & their friend Tom, Sean's best friend & former climbing partner, volunteers to accompany her. (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf Their Sherpa guide gives Carrie a journal left behind by Sean, & she reads this whilst they start their journey. It seems that Sean was haunted by something up there on Everest & spent the last few days feeling watched by something unseen.

The narrative is mostly told from Carrie's point of view in the present, whilst we get Sean's view from the expedition where he went missing. 11mo

OutsmartYourShelf I'm not gonna lie, I was hoping it was going to be a lot scarier than it turned out to be. The book does discuss the strange things that can happen on the mountain whether it's due to oxygen deprivation or something more supernatural (i.e. Third Man syndrome) but I felt a lot more could have been done with this. The majority of the book seemed to be Carrie being a pain in the ass. 3.5🌟- could have been better. 11mo

OutsmartYourShelf Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5649231336
Read 29th-30th Dec 2023

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Impulse Read - 10
Readathons - 375
Words - 1160
Post - 1

Total - 1546 pts

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OutsmartYourShelf @texreader @puddlejumper @catsandbooks @andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @thearomaofbooks @emilymdxn 11mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 11mo

Emilymdxn I LOVE creepy mountaineering novels! Have you read

Echo

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OutsmartYourShelf @Emilymdxn Its an automatic yes from me if it‘s about mountaineering or polar exploration. I‘m fascinated by those two subjects. Echo is on my TBR list but I haven‘t read it yet. 11mo

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