The Shuddering By: Ania Ahlborn
Synopsis.
Ryan Adler and his twin sister, Jane, spent their happiest childhood days at their parents’ mountain Colorado cabin — until divorce tore their family apart. Now, with the house about to be sold, the Adler twins gather with their closest friends for one last snowboarding-filled holiday. While commitment-phobic Ryan gazes longingly at Lauren, wondering if his playboy days are over, Jane’s hopes of reconciling with her old boyfriend evaporate when he brings along his new fiancée. As drama builds among the friends, something lurks in the forest, watching the cabin, growing ever bolder as the snow falls — and hunger rises. After a blizzard leaves the group stranded, the true test of their love and loyalty begins as the hideous creatures outside close in, one bloody attack at a time. Now Ryan, Jane, and their friends must fight — tooth and nail, bullet and blade — for their lives. Or else surrender to unspeakable deaths in the darkened woods.
The Review
It’s September 1st, and 80 degrees here in California, and I’m still shuddering thinking about the fucking creatures in this book.
With the most phenomenal setting and chilling atmosphere, Ania Ahlborn doesn’t take her foot off the gas in her 2013 release, THE SHUDDERING.
I call this kind of horror, “anxiety horror.” The writing is set at such a fast pace, throwing so many different variables at you. And it’s creating a thrumming or pulse of anxiety. It’s thrilling and so much fun to read.
What a fun way to start off my fall season of reading… I cannot wait to read more from her.
Have you read Ania Ahlborn? If so, which one was your favorite?
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