Snowblind was a fast and furious read. McBride’s tale, of an annual elk hunting trip for four college buddies now pushing towards their forties, is full of atmosphere and paranoia. While hunting, one of the hunters breaks his leg just as a blizzard is dumping foot after foot of the white stuff on the mountain. Visibility is zero and they’re lost. They eventually stumble onto a dilapidated cabin to get out of the miserable weather. Unfortunately for the hunters, they aren’t alone.
Snowblind was a fun story that fills the reader with dread as you try to put yourself in the characters shoes. What would I do if I were them? Would I be able to survive or would I be the next victim? Great stuff. The only reason that it’s a four star read and not a five is because I would’ve liked to have seen a little more character development. It’s not that they were cardboard cut outs. They were actually interesting and I wanted to know more about them and their backgrounds. I think that would’ve ratcheted the dread up even more by being more invested in the characters.
4 Stars
Into The Macabre 