Review of Afraid by Jack Kilborn
5 stars
This book amazed
me in that I was able to read it. I had tried in 2012, and only read the first
chapter or so because I found it too violent. Another author challenged me to
try again, and so I did, with gratitude because despite the cruelty and violence,
I really did enjoy the book. I will specify that this novel is definitely not
for either the faint of heart or the weak of stomach, and those who abhor “splatterpunk”
should avoid it. That specified, I enjoyed it for the backstory, and for the several
shocking surprises in which everything I thought I knew or guessed about the
plot and the characters were overturned, and I found out how wrong I was. Yet
it all fit together logically and believably.
Mr. Kilborn (a pseudonym of author J. A. Konrath) is a
multiply-published prolific author; he is also a very talented author. The
writing in “Afraid” and its sequel “Trapped” (different plot line, mostly
different characters, same region but different locale) is smooth and
thrilling. This is a non-stop adventure/thriller/mystery.
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