Reading in the Mountains

A dead husband. A serial killer reveal. A woman running into the frozen wilderness chasing answers that could destroy what’s left of her sanity?

Yeah, this book came out SWINGING.

The first half genuinely had me hooked — the Alaska setting was terrifying, the paranoia was suffocating, and Chapter 2 honestly made my blood freeze. Finding out your husband was secretly murdering women after grieving him as dead is nightmare fuel.

But unfortunately… this dragged SO much. And yes, I did guessed a lot of things from the start, but never guessed how John actually died, and I loved it.

Just found out there’s a part II though… won’t be running towards it though.

For a 270-page thriller, it somehow felt twice as long. The mystery became repetitive, I guessed the twist early, and at some point I was just waiting for the plot to finally move again.

Still, Cameron was a solid main character, the atmosphere carried hard, and John’s downfall? Absolutely deserved.

Not a bad thriller at all — it just would’ve hit way harder at 150 pages instead of stretching itself thin.