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Something Down There
Horror erupts when newlyweds, Karen and Jeremy, cross paths with members of a
diabolical cult inside a West Virginia cave. Living below the earth’s surface has
triggered mutations, rendering the cult members nearly infertile. Their leader, a
wild-eyed, cunning brute, refuses to let the couple leave, believing they and their
potential offspring hold the key to surviving underground. Are Karen and Jeremy
doomed to spend their lives inside this sunless, subterranean wasteland, or do they
escape before their minds shatter and their bodies betray them?
diabolical cult inside a West Virginia cave. Living below the earth’s surface has
triggered mutations, rendering the cult members nearly infertile. Their leader, a
wild-eyed, cunning brute, refuses to let the couple leave, believing they and their
potential offspring hold the key to surviving underground. Are Karen and Jeremy
doomed to spend their lives inside this sunless, subterranean wasteland, or do they
escape before their minds shatter and their bodies betray them?
226 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 15, 2017
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September 21, 2023
On the beginning of the book should be write: Do not read if you are claustrophobic! Just kidding… Anyway, this is quite disturbing story. All the time while I was reading, I have that feeling that I miss a fresh air. But, this book, through the horror story of one couple, Jeremy and Karen, show us quite interesting facts about caves. Jeremy's passions for caves and adventures that will bring him an amazing newspaper story, put them in a life-dangerous situation. Facing with one strange group of people living down there, in the "Second Chance City, you will begin to ask yourself will you ever have enough courage to think about entering some cave ever in your life.
August 28, 2020
Newlyweds Karen and Jeremy delve into Dinky Cave, shocked to meet some strange individuals that claim to live deeper in the system, completely removed from society and the sun itself. Accepting the opportunity to know more of their way of life, they find themselves stuck and unable to leave, forced to fill the role of unwilling member in the strange community. Determined to escape, they bide their time until their schemes can reach fruition, but several hurdles rear up along the way.
(WARNING: This review contains minor spoilers.)
I received this book in exchange for an honest review. I thank Nancy Widrew for giving me the opportunity.
The premise of Something Down There had me initially intrigued, the synopsis ticking all the right boxes. Cult? Check. Mutations? Check. Underground? Check. Seriously, what’s more interesting than some cult prowling the claustrophobic confines of a cave and stealing people away? It was a solid idea, and there was some really great imagery that transported me into the subterranean depths, Widrew’s writing charming as she introduced an intimate look into a community that just wanted to start anew, but I had several issues overall with the book that I’ll try to explain. For starters, I didn’t particularly like Karen and Jeremy, as well as their marriage that depended on an obvious and toxic power structure, add to that I felt that accepting or understanding their poor decision making relied a great deal on my suspension of disbelief. People make mistakes, most definitely, but this was to the extreme, and I couldn’t help but think they deserved everything they got – natural selection at its finest. When the plot relies too much on characters being stupid to progress the plot, it can be tremendously difficult to connect, and connecting is what I search for in most cases when it comes to reading.
There were also aspects that I believe didn’t reach their full potential, as various plot points were introduced yet never fully explored. The god worshiped by the cult was one in particular that got my attention, but it might as well have been non-existent as it played such an insignificant role – it almost seemed to be shoehorned in just to have some inclusion of a bizarre religion, yet it was meaningless. The others include the lack of information regarding the mutations and infertility (it was obviously supernatural as they were first generation), and the mushrooms that seemed to be at the centre yet left majorly obscure. If anything, it grasped for these interesting threads but instead of exploiting them, it committed to a relatively safe space. The same applied to the cult as a whole, who weren’t as diabolical as I expected them to be; they were a dysfunctional band of rebels, some of their actions despicable but lacking the charisma and cohesion one would expect.
Despite not entirely working for me, there were elements I considered notable strengths in regards to character development. The decline of mental health when it comes to horrific circumstances tends to be something that draws me, and it certainly had a presence here with some very real emotional difficulties that beset not only the victims but the aggressors. That said, I feel the ending didn’t line up with what was depicted throughout the course of the novel, and it’s the only part I truly didn’t like. Consistency is important, forgoing it in the last few pages can leave a lasting impression.
In conclusion: A debut novel that will have its appeal to a specific audience, Something Down There descended into the earth for a close look at a secretive community. Even though there were some shining moments when it came to the drama, I couldn’t fully appreciate the story due to the amount of wasted potential and my inability to empathise with the characters. It’s my opinion that whilst decently written, it left a lot to be desired.
Notable Quote:
Above, life continued as before: people drove to work, children went to school, the sun shined or it poured cats and dogs. But here there was no change of seasons. Nights held no moon or Milky Way, and his only companions were a combination of screwballs and fanatics.
© Red Lace 2020
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(WARNING: This review contains minor spoilers.)
I received this book in exchange for an honest review. I thank Nancy Widrew for giving me the opportunity.
The premise of Something Down There had me initially intrigued, the synopsis ticking all the right boxes. Cult? Check. Mutations? Check. Underground? Check. Seriously, what’s more interesting than some cult prowling the claustrophobic confines of a cave and stealing people away? It was a solid idea, and there was some really great imagery that transported me into the subterranean depths, Widrew’s writing charming as she introduced an intimate look into a community that just wanted to start anew, but I had several issues overall with the book that I’ll try to explain. For starters, I didn’t particularly like Karen and Jeremy, as well as their marriage that depended on an obvious and toxic power structure, add to that I felt that accepting or understanding their poor decision making relied a great deal on my suspension of disbelief. People make mistakes, most definitely, but this was to the extreme, and I couldn’t help but think they deserved everything they got – natural selection at its finest. When the plot relies too much on characters being stupid to progress the plot, it can be tremendously difficult to connect, and connecting is what I search for in most cases when it comes to reading.
There were also aspects that I believe didn’t reach their full potential, as various plot points were introduced yet never fully explored. The god worshiped by the cult was one in particular that got my attention, but it might as well have been non-existent as it played such an insignificant role – it almost seemed to be shoehorned in just to have some inclusion of a bizarre religion, yet it was meaningless. The others include the lack of information regarding the mutations and infertility (it was obviously supernatural as they were first generation), and the mushrooms that seemed to be at the centre yet left majorly obscure. If anything, it grasped for these interesting threads but instead of exploiting them, it committed to a relatively safe space. The same applied to the cult as a whole, who weren’t as diabolical as I expected them to be; they were a dysfunctional band of rebels, some of their actions despicable but lacking the charisma and cohesion one would expect.
Despite not entirely working for me, there were elements I considered notable strengths in regards to character development. The decline of mental health when it comes to horrific circumstances tends to be something that draws me, and it certainly had a presence here with some very real emotional difficulties that beset not only the victims but the aggressors. That said, I feel the ending didn’t line up with what was depicted throughout the course of the novel, and it’s the only part I truly didn’t like. Consistency is important, forgoing it in the last few pages can leave a lasting impression.
In conclusion: A debut novel that will have its appeal to a specific audience, Something Down There descended into the earth for a close look at a secretive community. Even though there were some shining moments when it came to the drama, I couldn’t fully appreciate the story due to the amount of wasted potential and my inability to empathise with the characters. It’s my opinion that whilst decently written, it left a lot to be desired.
Notable Quote:
Above, life continued as before: people drove to work, children went to school, the sun shined or it poured cats and dogs. But here there was no change of seasons. Nights held no moon or Milky Way, and his only companions were a combination of screwballs and fanatics.
© Red Lace 2020
Blog ~ Twitter
October 12, 2018
I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of this book from Nancy Widrew. The descriptions in this book were so detailed and vivid I could almost feel my claustrophobia kicking in. This is the author’s first book and she did an amazing job with it. Jeremy and Karen are a married couple who are supposed to go spelunking with another couple in Dinky Cave in West Virginia. The other couple cancels and even though Jeremy is warned not to go with just Karen he does it anyway. When they get inside the cave they meet Rahm, the leader of an underground community. He lures them further underground with the promise of a story for Jeremy who works for a Baltimore newspaper. When they get to where Rahm and several others live they soon find out that they aren’t allowed to leave. Rahm wants to add to their family and the females there are infertile so he sees Jeremy and Karen as the answer to their problem. Tensions are high and Jeremy and Karen soon show their true colors to each other. Will they be able to escape ? Will things be different if they do ?
August 22, 2018
Imagine climbing into a hole, slightly larger than you, into a chamber where you are hunched over and it shrinks as you are forced to your hands and knees, eventually crawling on your belly. Well…I almost had to put the book down it was freaking me out. LOL
What nutbag would think finding people living in a cave way down under is a good thing? Well, Jeremy…IT’S NOT A GOOD THING!
Now, Karen and Jeremy are stuck underground with some weird people for their honeymoon. And if SHE thinks things can’t get any worse, think again. They are prisoners of the underground people.
One grotesque and otherworldly thing after another keeps the horror flowing through the pages. The tragic surprises are around every corner, but all is not lost. There is one ray of hope…
Eerie, frightening, tragic, so sad, yet hopeful. The world building and character development are right on target for a horror novel. There is a sense of impending doom hanging over their heads. I do wonder how this will end . Horrorlicious.
I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of Something Down There by Nancy Widrew.
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What nutbag would think finding people living in a cave way down under is a good thing? Well, Jeremy…IT’S NOT A GOOD THING!
Now, Karen and Jeremy are stuck underground with some weird people for their honeymoon. And if SHE thinks things can’t get any worse, think again. They are prisoners of the underground people.
One grotesque and otherworldly thing after another keeps the horror flowing through the pages. The tragic surprises are around every corner, but all is not lost. There is one ray of hope…
Eerie, frightening, tragic, so sad, yet hopeful. The world building and character development are right on target for a horror novel. There is a sense of impending doom hanging over their heads. I do wonder how this will end . Horrorlicious.
I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of Something Down There by Nancy Widrew.
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June 15, 2018
Something Down There by Nancy Widrew is an imaginative fantasy novel of a world that exists very near our everyday real world. Rather than exploring outer space or an alternative universe, the setting in this novel is a cave. Karen and Jeremy are amateur spelunkers, Jeremy a much more enthusiastic one than Karen. For Karen to reluctantly follow Jeremy into Dinky Cave, Jeremy had to promise total dedication of the next few weekends to Karen’s whims. As the two progressed ever downward in the cave, they met Sara and George, a couple ascending the cave’s slopes as they prepared to go home. The couple mentioned that if Karen and Jeremy were to follow the tunnel a bit further, they would discover a waterfall. Jeremy agreed. When the two arrived at the waterfall, they were met by Rahm and Rachel. They promised to give Jeremy and Karen a brief tour of nearby cave attractions. The world of Jeremy and Karen was about to be turned literally upside down.
Just as with the Hotel California, “you can enter anytime but you can never leave,” Jeremy and Karen had entered an underground world populated by seven adults and two children that were very different from the world on the surface. The core underground population could not survive inside the civilization that existed on the surface. Each of the characters had a fatal flaw that doomed development of a normal life. Rahm, the leader along with wife Rachel had identified several flawed people and invited them to a better world that existed deep inside Dinky Cave, one four levels deeper than a usual cave exploration fan would go. Rahm, Rachel, Janet, Mary, Helene, David, and Brian along with Janet’s two children, Randy and Jon, had built an almost self-sufficient society that rarely had to interact with the world above for supplies. If special supplies were needed, Rahm, as a leader, would make occasional trips to the top.
There was one scarce resource that Rahm could not easily find: more group members. His idea was that the group might increase by birth. For some reason, the births either did not happen or the resultant births were not satisfactory. The only two children were boys. The group needed women who could give birth. Janet’s first son, Randy, was growing up normally. Jon, however, had a few problems. With a rat-like face and a somewhat translucent body, he was hard to look at. Either you could see through his skin to all his organs or he would appear entirely skeletal. The group needed new blood. Rahm chose Karen and Jeremy.
Karen and Jeremy felt like prisoners because they were. Rahm insisted that the group consist of willing members. Once outsiders petitioned the group for acceptance, the entire core group voted on membership. Until Jeremy and Karen became members, others of the group would watch them closely. The two would have few privileges and they would be assigned daily tasks which they could not refuse to perform. No work, no food. Some of their food was from the outside world but their main diet was supplemented with fish, mushrooms and insect life found below ground.
Prolonged living below ground had changed the core group lifestyle in a way difficult for Karen and Jeremy to accept. Candles provided the main source of light; a secondary source was phosphorescence from cave minerals. This was difficult for Karen and Jeremy. To navigate the dark passages, the core group developed a system of “echolocation,” a system that had to be learned. No one was going to teach Jeremy and Karen the system until they became members and could be trusted to not escape.
This is a tale of the Stockholm Syndrome. In a period of prolonged activity, will the captives form a relationship with their captors? In this story we have two captives. What if one succumbs to the syndrome and the other doesn’t? This is also a story of social relationships in a closed group. What do the people do each day? How do they react with stresses and solve problems? In this group Rahm is the leader. The membership has elected him leader each year. He solves problems and assigns tasks. Not all agree with his solutions and then someone must vigorously enforce his decisions. Ask Tom, Janet’s husband. Nope, can’t do that. Tom is dead. One can’t ask Louise, Tom’s girlfriend, she is dead also. Eugene, husband to Louise, can’t speak up either (also dead). There must be order in the community; Rahm is there to provide it.
This is an entertaining comfort read up to about the three-quarter point. Widrew constructs a complex alternative world while keeping it interesting by describing the physical description of the world with emotional stressors of its environment. After the three-quarter point the pace picks up and the story draws the reader even more into Jeremy and Karen’s plans for escape. The ending may surprise some, as it did me. It is not a simple or obvious conclusion and is well worth reading the novel to know. I gave this five Amazon stars because of multiple unique plot twists. My attention was drawn to the book by the author. After reading the Amazon description, I read the book for free using Kindle Unlimited. The Amazon price is USD 6.99.
Just as with the Hotel California, “you can enter anytime but you can never leave,” Jeremy and Karen had entered an underground world populated by seven adults and two children that were very different from the world on the surface. The core underground population could not survive inside the civilization that existed on the surface. Each of the characters had a fatal flaw that doomed development of a normal life. Rahm, the leader along with wife Rachel had identified several flawed people and invited them to a better world that existed deep inside Dinky Cave, one four levels deeper than a usual cave exploration fan would go. Rahm, Rachel, Janet, Mary, Helene, David, and Brian along with Janet’s two children, Randy and Jon, had built an almost self-sufficient society that rarely had to interact with the world above for supplies. If special supplies were needed, Rahm, as a leader, would make occasional trips to the top.
There was one scarce resource that Rahm could not easily find: more group members. His idea was that the group might increase by birth. For some reason, the births either did not happen or the resultant births were not satisfactory. The only two children were boys. The group needed women who could give birth. Janet’s first son, Randy, was growing up normally. Jon, however, had a few problems. With a rat-like face and a somewhat translucent body, he was hard to look at. Either you could see through his skin to all his organs or he would appear entirely skeletal. The group needed new blood. Rahm chose Karen and Jeremy.
Karen and Jeremy felt like prisoners because they were. Rahm insisted that the group consist of willing members. Once outsiders petitioned the group for acceptance, the entire core group voted on membership. Until Jeremy and Karen became members, others of the group would watch them closely. The two would have few privileges and they would be assigned daily tasks which they could not refuse to perform. No work, no food. Some of their food was from the outside world but their main diet was supplemented with fish, mushrooms and insect life found below ground.
Prolonged living below ground had changed the core group lifestyle in a way difficult for Karen and Jeremy to accept. Candles provided the main source of light; a secondary source was phosphorescence from cave minerals. This was difficult for Karen and Jeremy. To navigate the dark passages, the core group developed a system of “echolocation,” a system that had to be learned. No one was going to teach Jeremy and Karen the system until they became members and could be trusted to not escape.
This is a tale of the Stockholm Syndrome. In a period of prolonged activity, will the captives form a relationship with their captors? In this story we have two captives. What if one succumbs to the syndrome and the other doesn’t? This is also a story of social relationships in a closed group. What do the people do each day? How do they react with stresses and solve problems? In this group Rahm is the leader. The membership has elected him leader each year. He solves problems and assigns tasks. Not all agree with his solutions and then someone must vigorously enforce his decisions. Ask Tom, Janet’s husband. Nope, can’t do that. Tom is dead. One can’t ask Louise, Tom’s girlfriend, she is dead also. Eugene, husband to Louise, can’t speak up either (also dead). There must be order in the community; Rahm is there to provide it.
This is an entertaining comfort read up to about the three-quarter point. Widrew constructs a complex alternative world while keeping it interesting by describing the physical description of the world with emotional stressors of its environment. After the three-quarter point the pace picks up and the story draws the reader even more into Jeremy and Karen’s plans for escape. The ending may surprise some, as it did me. It is not a simple or obvious conclusion and is well worth reading the novel to know. I gave this five Amazon stars because of multiple unique plot twists. My attention was drawn to the book by the author. After reading the Amazon description, I read the book for free using Kindle Unlimited. The Amazon price is USD 6.99.
December 3, 2017
Spelunking in caves is scary all by itself, unless you are a daredevil or just like to be adventurous. What would ever happen if someone came up to you and told you that they live in a cave? Not just someone trying to find shelter for the night anywhere possible, but an actual village of people down below. Would you be skeptical? If you don't have a fear of claustrophobic proportions or strangers...would you follow them to find out more about this village? To some readers, this idea may be absurd! For other readers, this scenario drives their curiosity and fear of the unknown which makes quite an interesting concept. Widrew has a suspenseful adventure and one heck of an underground thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Jeremy and Karen have a date set to go spelunking in a more experienced level cave with two other couples. After one couple gets sick, they call to cancel and then the other one does the same shortly after...more out of nerves then sickness. Jeremy is still determined to make a cave outing, but against Karen's fears, she agrees to go to a beginner's level cave without a third partner...a complete disregard of the rules outlined among the safety code of cave exploration. After they get there, they are relieved to find another car, meaning that another couple is down there somewhere and they are not alone. Jeremy and Karen start heading down and meet the couple, but as it turns out they are on their way out. That is when they meet Abraham, a man that sneaks up on them and tells them about the village below the first level of the cave. Karen, again has her fears and suspicion, but Jeremy is all for a story...being a reporter for a small newspaper in Baltimore. She agrees to go down just to see and then come back up after he gets everything for his story. But, Abraham has a different perspective of his new guests...the newest members of his village perhaps. In an attempt to further the survival of his people (his sick people), he has a secret agenda to keep them down there for good. What can Jeremy and Karen do to escape? With no one knowing where they are...except for the couple who they briefly met on their way out of the cave, it is a lost cause? Will they die down there or worse, become like the people who have lost their eyesight, become infertile, and have to succumb to permanent darkness.
Widrew has a superb story-line and exceptional character development. All of her characters have such depth that will intrigue the reader and allow them to feel emotions like sympathy, hope, and determination. The pace is absolutely terrific; it is fast-paced with a thrilling aspect. Widrew banks on the common fears that originally comes to people who explore caves, so her explanations and convictions within the story are very original and creative. There are little to no errors in the context, which make it that much more enjoyable for the reader. If you are a reader of suspense, psychological thrillers and adventure, you may want to pick this one up.
A copy of this book was provided to Turning Another Page by Book Unleashed, but this in no way affects our honest opinion of the book or the review that has been written. We provide a five-star rating for Something Down There by Nancy Widrew.
Jeremy and Karen have a date set to go spelunking in a more experienced level cave with two other couples. After one couple gets sick, they call to cancel and then the other one does the same shortly after...more out of nerves then sickness. Jeremy is still determined to make a cave outing, but against Karen's fears, she agrees to go to a beginner's level cave without a third partner...a complete disregard of the rules outlined among the safety code of cave exploration. After they get there, they are relieved to find another car, meaning that another couple is down there somewhere and they are not alone. Jeremy and Karen start heading down and meet the couple, but as it turns out they are on their way out. That is when they meet Abraham, a man that sneaks up on them and tells them about the village below the first level of the cave. Karen, again has her fears and suspicion, but Jeremy is all for a story...being a reporter for a small newspaper in Baltimore. She agrees to go down just to see and then come back up after he gets everything for his story. But, Abraham has a different perspective of his new guests...the newest members of his village perhaps. In an attempt to further the survival of his people (his sick people), he has a secret agenda to keep them down there for good. What can Jeremy and Karen do to escape? With no one knowing where they are...except for the couple who they briefly met on their way out of the cave, it is a lost cause? Will they die down there or worse, become like the people who have lost their eyesight, become infertile, and have to succumb to permanent darkness.
Widrew has a superb story-line and exceptional character development. All of her characters have such depth that will intrigue the reader and allow them to feel emotions like sympathy, hope, and determination. The pace is absolutely terrific; it is fast-paced with a thrilling aspect. Widrew banks on the common fears that originally comes to people who explore caves, so her explanations and convictions within the story are very original and creative. There are little to no errors in the context, which make it that much more enjoyable for the reader. If you are a reader of suspense, psychological thrillers and adventure, you may want to pick this one up.
A copy of this book was provided to Turning Another Page by Book Unleashed, but this in no way affects our honest opinion of the book or the review that has been written. We provide a five-star rating for Something Down There by Nancy Widrew.
December 29, 2017
There was supposed to be four of them, but when one couple cancels, Jeremy and his wife, Karen, go spelunking anyway. They decide to go to any easier cave so there is less risk of injury. Then, Jeremy doesn’t show up for work. There’s no evidence they ever returned home. Months go by, and they’re assumed dead.
I’m not crazy about confined spaces so I don’t get the desire to crawl into caves. The thought of tons of earth above me makes me shiver. And having a wacky cult kidnap me, dragging me deep into the cave system, is the stuff of nightmares.
This thriller wasn’t packed with action. It was subtle, just like the cult was with luring the happy couple into their trap. The tribe thought cutting themselves off from humanity was a good thing. But they couldn’t hide from it. It came with them. The jealousy, insecurity, anger. All of it followed them down the hole.
And the bad times grew for Kate and Jeremy as time blurred their past lives and they started to succumb to life in the cave. It was almost like brain washing. Sooner or later they would give in and accept their fate. The author did this part really well. It felt so real as both of them caught themselves falling for the fantasy, shook it off, and fell for it again. It was becoming easier for them to forget their past than to hope for escape.
Somewhere Down There reads at a steady pace. It’s a solid psychological thriller that grows on you, keeping you eager to find out who would survive and how it would end.
I received a complimentary copy. My review is voluntarily given.
I’m not crazy about confined spaces so I don’t get the desire to crawl into caves. The thought of tons of earth above me makes me shiver. And having a wacky cult kidnap me, dragging me deep into the cave system, is the stuff of nightmares.
This thriller wasn’t packed with action. It was subtle, just like the cult was with luring the happy couple into their trap. The tribe thought cutting themselves off from humanity was a good thing. But they couldn’t hide from it. It came with them. The jealousy, insecurity, anger. All of it followed them down the hole.
And the bad times grew for Kate and Jeremy as time blurred their past lives and they started to succumb to life in the cave. It was almost like brain washing. Sooner or later they would give in and accept their fate. The author did this part really well. It felt so real as both of them caught themselves falling for the fantasy, shook it off, and fell for it again. It was becoming easier for them to forget their past than to hope for escape.
Somewhere Down There reads at a steady pace. It’s a solid psychological thriller that grows on you, keeping you eager to find out who would survive and how it would end.
I received a complimentary copy. My review is voluntarily given.
June 28, 2018
What a first novel!!! This story grabbed me from the beginning. Karen & Jeremy are going exploring in a cave in West Virginia, known as Dinky Cave, a small cave very easy to explore except for the community hidden within the deepest part. Of course, Jeremy is a novice and had been told by his good friend Carl to never, never go alone. But, of course Jeremy wanted to go and Carl was unavailable so he takes his wife, Karen, into the cave without telling anyone they are going. And, they meet up with Rahm, leader of the group of people hiding/living in the cave. The story unfolds with Karen & Jeremy being lured into the lower area of the cave with no way to get out on their own. Rahm promises a story to Jeremy, a reporter for a local Baltimore newspaper, and Jeremy jumps at the chance to make a headline. He follows Rahm without asking how to get out again. Needless to say, Rahm wants to keep them because the group needs to reproduce and they are having trouble getting offspring. The story is dark, spine tingling, and beautifully described. The author has you seeing the glowing mushrooms, the physical characteristics of the people who have never seen sunlight, and how it impacts their eye sight. It is a psychological thriller with a surprising twisted ending. Maybe there is a 2nd book but I doubt it. This first one was more than enough. I finished it yesterday and I can’t quit thinking about the characters. That is the sign of a good author. I was asked to write a honest review and I have. Get this book and give the author the 5 stars it deserves.
November 22, 2017
Karen and Jeremy are exploring a cave in West Virginia when they stumble into Rahm, the leader of an underground cult. This group of people decided to go underground many years earlier and now they are starting to have problems. Mutations are happening to those that have come down and left many of them infertile. It’s just bad luck that Karen and Jeremy are discovered since Rahm has decided that their child can fix what has happened to the people. Of course Karen and Jeremy want nothing more than to escape, but this is just the beginning of the trouble they are about to face.
What starts as a harmless journey quickly becomes hell for Karen and Jeremy. Although newlyweds neither really knew as much about the other as they thought. The truth is going to come out and it is going to be brutal. Both are going to be change from this experience in more than one way. Watching Karen and Jeremy’s true selves come out was brutal but very realistic. And the caves, OMG! What kind of third ring of hell did these two fall into?
This is a wonderful horror story with one heck of an ending. I couldn’t put the book down and had the creeps that night. Ugh!!!This is a great story for those that love horror stories.
I received Something Down There from Book Unleashed for free. This has in no way influenced my opinion of this book.
What starts as a harmless journey quickly becomes hell for Karen and Jeremy. Although newlyweds neither really knew as much about the other as they thought. The truth is going to come out and it is going to be brutal. Both are going to be change from this experience in more than one way. Watching Karen and Jeremy’s true selves come out was brutal but very realistic. And the caves, OMG! What kind of third ring of hell did these two fall into?
This is a wonderful horror story with one heck of an ending. I couldn’t put the book down and had the creeps that night. Ugh!!!This is a great story for those that love horror stories.
I received Something Down There from Book Unleashed for free. This has in no way influenced my opinion of this book.
August 22, 2018
So close
What started out as an adventure turns out to be more than just that. Deceit, betrayal, all rolled into one, looking for an escape. Very fast paced and there is something down there. Would love to say more but would spoil the story. Well worth reading and at times plausible other times a stretch...but it works and that’s what I loved about this book. Read it, enjoy it...
What started out as an adventure turns out to be more than just that. Deceit, betrayal, all rolled into one, looking for an escape. Very fast paced and there is something down there. Would love to say more but would spoil the story. Well worth reading and at times plausible other times a stretch...but it works and that’s what I loved about this book. Read it, enjoy it...
May 19, 2018
What the fudge Nancy? WHY!? I hope you’re writing a second part or some sort of Epilogue or something because I just want to smash my brains in after finishing it. Thanks for the anxiety!
10/10 would recommend
10/10 would recommend
January 5, 2019
Unique
I have read many novels but none with this unique story line. I was entranced from the beginning. One of those hard to put down books. Can't wait to see what Nancy writes next. If this is her first novel then this is the author to watch out for.
I have read many novels but none with this unique story line. I was entranced from the beginning. One of those hard to put down books. Can't wait to see what Nancy writes next. If this is her first novel then this is the author to watch out for.
August 19, 2018
This book just didn’t do it for me.
The images were incredibly difficult to visualize. Third person narrative is a difficult one to nail, and this one didn’t hit the mark for my standards.
I never felt fully invested in the book or the characters, which is truly a shame. Everything just felt very surface level, which is hilariously disappointing given the nature of this book.
The images were incredibly difficult to visualize. Third person narrative is a difficult one to nail, and this one didn’t hit the mark for my standards.
I never felt fully invested in the book or the characters, which is truly a shame. Everything just felt very surface level, which is hilariously disappointing given the nature of this book.
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