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After a collision with floating debris ends their sailing adventure to Japan, a group of friends struggle to survive in the vast blue desert of the South Pacific. They hope an abandoned ship could be the rescue they so desperately need. On-board they are plunged into a terrifying nightmare of venomous monsters, mutant rats, and crazed cannibals. When man is the easiest prey, you have to eat to survive.
136 pages, Audiobook
Published June 16, 2017
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July 6, 2020
A nice, fun ride in the South Pacific. When three couples on vacation have their boat sink, they have to take refuge on a life boat. When they see a ship they think they are saved. They climb aboard when no one answers their calls for help. Bad decision. What lurks on board is a nightmare. Huge snakes. Giant rats. A clan of cannibals that are hungry.
This one is short and to the point. It never lets up. Packed with action and nastiness. Lots of twists and turns to keep it interesting. Well worth the time.
This one is short and to the point. It never lets up. Packed with action and nastiness. Lots of twists and turns to keep it interesting. Well worth the time.
July 4, 2019
After a group of people on a sailing trip have to go into the life raft, they hope to drift into a shipping lane and be resued before their supplies run out. As tensions run high within the group, an abandoned drifting ship seems the perfect escape-until they discover what is lurking below decks. After trying to evade the deadly sharks around the raft, they have to deal with mutated animals and deadly cannibals.
This book's lesson seems to be 'remember less is more'. There were way too many elements going on and I felt that none of them were done well. I liked the start of the story with the obnoxious people on the life raft and the fear of the sharks around them but it all went downhill for me as soon as they got onto the ship. The cannibals are the former crew and passengers who have had to turn to cannibalism to survive but instead of Hills Have Eyes type cannibals, they have become religious zealots who do weird ceremonies with mutant animals. It is all focused on these zealots rather than the scary animals which only appear each time the heroes are being chased. And that is the problem with the book. It is so repetitive. The MCs are trapped or caught by the cannibals, they escape, get hunted, get caught, escape, and so on. We get glimpses of big snakes and other nasties but not as prominent in the story as I hoped we'd get.
The characters were all dreadful and I didn't care much what happened to any of them. Keith and Elizabeth are obnoxious idiots who deserved anything coming to them. Lily was a complete weirdo whose behaviour was strange even before the disaster and it becomes clear that she is a psycho. Logan is another strange fish who seemed to be making jokes at the worst possible times and being a moron. Dale wasn't greatly exciting but Shona was about the best of them. I didn't much care for the religious demented cannibal story and wanted more of a creature feature which I didn't get. I was pretty disappointed overall with the repetition, the plot and the way it was written.
This book's lesson seems to be 'remember less is more'. There were way too many elements going on and I felt that none of them were done well. I liked the start of the story with the obnoxious people on the life raft and the fear of the sharks around them but it all went downhill for me as soon as they got onto the ship. The cannibals are the former crew and passengers who have had to turn to cannibalism to survive but instead of Hills Have Eyes type cannibals, they have become religious zealots who do weird ceremonies with mutant animals. It is all focused on these zealots rather than the scary animals which only appear each time the heroes are being chased. And that is the problem with the book. It is so repetitive. The MCs are trapped or caught by the cannibals, they escape, get hunted, get caught, escape, and so on. We get glimpses of big snakes and other nasties but not as prominent in the story as I hoped we'd get.
The characters were all dreadful and I didn't care much what happened to any of them. Keith and Elizabeth are obnoxious idiots who deserved anything coming to them. Lily was a complete weirdo whose behaviour was strange even before the disaster and it becomes clear that she is a psycho. Logan is another strange fish who seemed to be making jokes at the worst possible times and being a moron. Dale wasn't greatly exciting but Shona was about the best of them. I didn't much care for the religious demented cannibal story and wanted more of a creature feature which I didn't get. I was pretty disappointed overall with the repetition, the plot and the way it was written.
August 19, 2017
What is for lunch
This was a good little story not too long and not too short. The characters were so so. They were the usual cast of characters: the older couple, Logan and Lily; the young couple, Dale and Shona; the rich man, Elliott, and his much younger wife, Elizabeth. All survivors of a shipwreck. They sort of get rescued. Did I mention the rats the size of small dogs and the snakes that have toxic poison or the crazy cannibals on the drifting ship. This is pretty much everything found in this story. I will say this there are a few twist in this story. Some of them you see coming others that just jump out at you. Had this story been about 100 pages longer I would have given it 5 stars. I felt there was more to tell.
This was a good little story not too long and not too short. The characters were so so. They were the usual cast of characters: the older couple, Logan and Lily; the young couple, Dale and Shona; the rich man, Elliott, and his much younger wife, Elizabeth. All survivors of a shipwreck. They sort of get rescued. Did I mention the rats the size of small dogs and the snakes that have toxic poison or the crazy cannibals on the drifting ship. This is pretty much everything found in this story. I will say this there are a few twist in this story. Some of them you see coming others that just jump out at you. Had this story been about 100 pages longer I would have given it 5 stars. I felt there was more to tell.
May 15, 2017
The description of this book sounded soooooo good, although things got a little... absurd once they got on the Russian ship. It's still readworthy but you'll probably find yourself cringing at some of the plot's twists and turns.
May 10, 2017
Wow
Shipwrecks and cannibals what a mess. Lots of action. I am definitely staying off the oceans.
It sure had a crazy ending.
Shipwrecks and cannibals what a mess. Lots of action. I am definitely staying off the oceans.
It sure had a crazy ending.
November 8, 2017
Accidentally purchased on Kindle. Did not disappoint. Super messed up; loved it!
April 21, 2024
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A great job of writing. The story was believable. The ending was really good. No more voyages for me! The continuity was great. No loose ends.
A great job of writing. The story was believable. The ending was really good. No more voyages for me! The continuity was great. No loose ends.
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