Unique combination of horror and sci-fi, with shades of Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, and even Charles Dickens.

Peter Hacksaw portrays a bleak future where the entire world is covered in layers of ice and snow. Cannibalism has become commonplace, and the only law is lawlessness. In the far north of this extreme environment hides a family, struggling hard to fend for themselves and stay hidden from those who would do them harm.

I don't frequently find myself wishing for any book to be a 'series', but I actually found myself wanting to know more about how the world came to be the barren wasteland that is portrayed. While the past is alluded to, I would love to have some 'fleshing out' of the calamities that brought this world about.

There is a moment in the middle of the book, and you'll know it when you get there, when the tone and trajectory of the book changes. It caught me off guard, but I have to admit that it actually works pretty well, and the resulting novel is definitely worth a read by fans of all genres.

I love just about love anything post apocalyptic. I was really excited when I saw the premise on this book.

Then I was able to get an advance copy of the audio book which made me even more excited.

I really loved this take on the way Hacksaw combined the harsh primitive post apocalyptic life and it still ran up against technology from the previous world.

It did take me a while to feel attached to any of the characters but I also think that it helped that detached feeling about the harsh world they were in.

I thought it had wonderful twists and turns and some moments that I totally was not expecting.

If you're in to audio books I loved the person who did the narrating on this one too.

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC/Audio book in exchange for my honest review