The Watchers

, #1

by

English language

Published Nov. 13, 2021 by Head of Zeus.

ISBN:
978-1-80110-213-1
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5 stars (1 review)

This forest isn't charted on any map. Every car breaks down at its treeline. Mina's is no different. Left stranded, she is forced into the dark woodland only to find a woman shouting, urging Mina to run to a concrete bunker. As the door slams behind her, the building is besieged by screams.

Mina finds herself in a room with a wall of glass, and an electric light that activates at nightfall, when the Watchers come above ground. These creatures emerge to observe their captive humans—and terrible things happen to anyone who doesn't reach the bunker in time.

Afraid and trapped among strangers, Mina is desperate for answers. Who are the Watchers? Why are these creatures keeping them imprisoned? And, most importantly, how can she escape?

3 editions

reviewed The Watchers by A. M. Shine (The Watchers, #1)

Who watches the watchers?

5 stars

Dystopian survival horror isn’t my thing. I had to read this for book club. It started off like a small chore, but one I was into it, I could barely put it down. When the main conflict seemed to reach its denouement with many pages to go, I knew that I was being led on, and I waited for the satisfying twist that, thankfully, was delivered.

Sorry for being vague, but I don’t want to go too deeply into this for risk of spoilers. The book left me with questions I really wanted answered, but only for my own understanding; perhaps the horror wouldn’t have been so compelling were all my questions to be answered. (UPDATE: there’s a sequel! All right!)

I’ll raise a pint to you, A. M. Shine.

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  • English literature
  • Irish literature

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