Shredder

by Garry Charles

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"Reads like the twisted offspring of Dog Soldiers and The Thing." screamhorror.com.... "Adrenaline kicking." Frazer Lee.... "Writing style is like a knife to the heart." Shaun Hutson.

Genres: Horror

Nook

First published November 6, 2010

Reviews

[Noor Jahangir · Rating 2 out of 5]

I downloaded this book thinking it was going to be a bit like Smoking Aces or Battle Royale, but it turned out to be more of Predator/Doom styled story, where a group of military tough-nuts are dropped into a situation without adequate intel and find themselves up against a freaky monster/alien. The monster in question here is the Shredder, an alien life-form that is a cross between the molten metal Terminator (2) and Carnage from the Spiderman comics, with the ability to morph into its victims, turn its arms into deadly weapons. The plot isn't deviously complex but it is fast-paced and descriptions of the action are visceral, with over the top violence and gore.
I read this in two sittings over one day and it works fine as a quick light read, though it is badly let down by the quality of the writing itself. Its a shame, because it could have done with perhaps another draft, to whip the text into shape and gotten another start out of me in the ratings.
All said and done, if you're not too put off by poor sentence structure, cliched dialogue and shallow plots, this is still a fun read to kill a few hours.

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bloods guts and gory... loved all that stuff but kind of felt that the end was going to be some what predictable... i really enjoyed the book and it had you thinking the whole thing through... it sad that Tess had to die but in the end weren't they ll supposed to... i am wondering if another book is to come out since it was leaving you slightly hanging... over all a good book and if you don't like the blood and guts... don't read the book.

[S. Spelbring · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for a quick read, but too predictable.

[chucklesthescot · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't finish the book. I really liked the sound of it but ploughing through the start of the book with a main character that I could not stand the sight of was not really entertaining me. This was a bit too military bad boys with arsy attitudes for my tastes so I moved on to something else.

[Albert Yates · Rating 5 out of 5]

shredder was a short novel, that was jam packed full of nonstop action. loved ever minute of it.