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The White Mile: A Frozen Survival Horror Novella
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June 29, 2026
what a Disappointment
Harrow’s book starts of with an interesting trope that we’ve seen before; a group of prisoners being transported to a facility (in this case, through a torrential snowstorm) when certain strange events follow an accident with the bus that they’re on. Without giving too much away, they’re forced to hike to a substation and face more events which strike fear into all of them; a steadying influence is the prison guard in charge who, with a doctor and another assistant try to keep order under these conditions.
As the snowstorm increases they seek shelter where inevitably things get spookier inside; again, this is nothing new to the reader and though Harrow attempts to keep the pace as creepy as possible, the story begins to drag at times ending up leaving the reader slightly bored about halfway through. It also becomes quite repetitive at times; a guard with the prisoners, raises and lowers her gun so many times, she sounds like a characterization of a water pump. How does she also fire said gun so many times (at shadows essentially) and not run out of ammunition?
As a result of these problems, the reader finds themself hoping only to finish the story as soon as possible; even during the reading process, the stilted dialog even makes one want close the book early and not bother finishing it. There is, unfortunately little to keep one’s attention is this story; this, despite what the fact that there is what seems to be a good beginning and since this is a novella. We see the trope of the evolving character from the force of the supernatural entity that exists, but even this does not provide interest in the story.
And through it all, we see the characters bumped off one by one; we have to question this trope in asking why doesn’t the supernatural force present just kill all of them at once? Does it not possess the power to do so? The reader is left expecting to bet on who will die next. And why are there points toward the end of the story where prisoners could escape, but never do? And this is where an author fails; when readers have too many questions about the plot, and the plot becomes predictable.
Harrow’s book starts of with an interesting trope that we’ve seen before; a group of prisoners being transported to a facility (in this case, through a torrential snowstorm) when certain strange events follow an accident with the bus that they’re on. Without giving too much away, they’re forced to hike to a substation and face more events which strike fear into all of them; a steadying influence is the prison guard in charge who, with a doctor and another assistant try to keep order under these conditions.
As the snowstorm increases they seek shelter where inevitably things get spookier inside; again, this is nothing new to the reader and though Harrow attempts to keep the pace as creepy as possible, the story begins to drag at times ending up leaving the reader slightly bored about halfway through. It also becomes quite repetitive at times; a guard with the prisoners, raises and lowers her gun so many times, she sounds like a characterization of a water pump. How does she also fire said gun so many times (at shadows essentially) and not run out of ammunition?
As a result of these problems, the reader finds themself hoping only to finish the story as soon as possible; even during the reading process, the stilted dialog even makes one want close the book early and not bother finishing it. There is, unfortunately little to keep one’s attention is this story; this, despite what the fact that there is what seems to be a good beginning and since this is a novella. We see the trope of the evolving character from the force of the supernatural entity that exists, but even this does not provide interest in the story.
And through it all, we see the characters bumped off one by one; we have to question this trope in asking why doesn’t the supernatural force present just kill all of them at once? Does it not possess the power to do so? The reader is left expecting to bet on who will die next. And why are there points toward the end of the story where prisoners could escape, but never do? And this is where an author fails; when readers have too many questions about the plot, and the plot becomes predictable.
June 12, 2026
The white mile: A frozen Survival Horror Novella - F.G Harrow
A fast-paced, eerie survival horror novella that had me shivering from start to finish. The frozen setting was incredibly atmospheric and I genuinely felt the cold seeping from the pages 🥶
A tense, chilling read that kept me hooked right up until the end.
A bus carrying prisoners crashes. Ten survivors leave the wreckage and venture out into the freezing wilderness: some are awkward allies, some are compliant, and something strange is lurking among them…
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A fast-paced, eerie survival horror novella that had me shivering from start to finish. The frozen setting was incredibly atmospheric and I genuinely felt the cold seeping from the pages 🥶
A tense, chilling read that kept me hooked right up until the end.
A bus carrying prisoners crashes. Ten survivors leave the wreckage and venture out into the freezing wilderness: some are awkward allies, some are compliant, and something strange is lurking among them…
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June 19, 2026
Very good! This story was quite tense and scary. I liked a lot of the characters, especially Rook. The action and scares start almost immediately and never really let up. This story reminds me a lot of The movie The Thing, and will make you hate the cold. I received a free copy of this story and wrote this review voluntarily.
July 28, 2026
I quite liked how to the point this book was. There was no unnecessary details or dialogue, I was able to completely understand the setting, the characters and I could picture the events in my head as I read them. I felt robbed at the end but I also loved that. A gripping novella that I enjoyed the whole way through
August 13, 2026
It was okay to read. But it could do without repeating itself or overly the describing.
June 26, 2026
This one was super creepy. I had a fun time. I want to read more by this author
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