Title: Borealis
(Amazon, Goodreads)
Author: Ronald Malfi
(Amazon, Goodreads, Website)
Series: None
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Format: eBook
Source: Amazon
(Amazon, Goodreads)
Author: Ronald Malfi
(Amazon, Goodreads, Website)
Series: None
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Format: eBook
Source: Amazon
Synopsis:
On a routine crabbing expedition in the Bering Sea, Charlie Mears and the rest of the men aboard the trawler “Borealis” discover something unbelievable: a young woman running naked along the ridge of a passing iceberg. The men rescue her and bring her aboard the boat. But they will soon learn her horrible secret. By the time they find out why she was alone on the ice and what she truly is the nightmare will have begun, as one by one she infects them with an evil that brings about unimaginable terrors
Review:
There is one reason I am always impressed with Malfi’s books: one chapter and I’m hooked. It doesn’t even need to be very long, his writing draws you in until you can’t put the book down. Borealis is no different from his other books, three pages in and I was hooked.
Unlike his other books, I didn’t think there was as much character development in this story, but while the characters were a little flat, it didn’t detract greatly from the overall story. The mystery behind the woman found on the ice is somewhat vague and while that adds to the mystery, it doesn’t quite explain everything, leaving the reader to wonder and imagine his own connections.
While the book was engaging and interesting, it wasn’t one of Malfi’s bests. This in no way deters me from reading his other books, but I feel this would be better passed up by most readers unless you are already a fan of Malfi’s work interested in reading a good story if not a great one.