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World's Scariest Legends #1
Mosquito Man
After a woman bangs at the door in the middle of the night, and promptly dies from her injury, a couple's remote cabin getaway becomes a psychological night of terror as they are hunted by an unknown assailant. Now they must go far beyond what they thought themselves capable of if they hope to save their young children and survive until morning.
283 pages, Paperback
First published February 13, 2019
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Jeremy Bates
46 books1,839 followersUSA TODAY and #1 Amazon bestselling author Jeremy Bates has written over twenty novels and novellas, selling more than one million copies worldwide. His work has been translated into multiple languages and optioned for film and television by major studios. Midwest Book Review has likened his storytelling to that of Stephen King and Joe Lansdale, calling him a "master of the art." Bates is a KDP Select All-Star and the recipient of the Australian Shadows Award and the Canadian Arthur Ellis Award. He was also a finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards, the only major book honors chosen by readers.
His latest novel, *The No-End House*, is a standalone horror story set in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter, where a pair of volunteers must navigate nine mysterious rooms in a sinister house. Scheduled for release by Kensington Publishing in July 2025, it’s a chilling tale of survival and escape.
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His latest novel, *The No-End House*, is a standalone horror story set in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter, where a pair of volunteers must navigate nine mysterious rooms in a sinister house. Scheduled for release by Kensington Publishing in July 2025, it’s a chilling tale of survival and escape.
Visit Amazon to get DENISOVANS for a special release-date price now.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0F...
Also, MOUNTAIN OF THE DEAD is currently only $0.99 in a limited-time deal.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079KW3N72
Finally, visit Jeremy’s website to receive a free copy of *Black Canyon*, winner of the Lou Allin Memorial Award.
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August 25, 2025
3.5 Stars.
February 17, 2022
After reading another of JB’s books ‘The Sleep Experiment’, which for me, was just amazing, I was really looking forward to getting stuck into this one. I did really like it, and the story is a good one, which seemed like a kind of ‘folklore’ tale (I absolutely LOVE folklore!), but towards the end was a big surprise! This had me gripped from the start, but lost its way in the middle, but picked up again in the last part of the book. There were a few repetitions, regarding the main character’s past, which didn’t really have to be said again, after reading it once. The characters at the end kind of just disappear, and we don’t find out what’s happened to them, which was a bit deflating for me. This is a good book, and I’m glad I’ve read it, but it’s not one of those books I’d read more than once.
April 22, 2020
I took my time with this book and it's been a wild ride. I have heard a lot of glowing reviews of Jeremy Bates and his writing so I bought a bunch of his books on my kindle. This is my first book by Jeremy Bates and it was an interesting one. I have a lot of complaints about the book but at the same time I enjoyed it. It was a slow-paced book and I wish that we got more answers at the end about what happened from Tabitha or the kids' perspective. One of my main issues with the book is that I could not stand Tabitha. She was constantly whining and she made the story almost unbearable for me to read. Another issue I had with this book is how the kids were written because the book either made them too smart for their age or dumbed them down too much. This was confusing to keep track of and I almost forgot that they were only 5 years old. Despite how much I am criticizing the book, I enjoyed it for what it was. I cannot wait to check out more of Jeremy Bates work.
May 9, 2019
I hadn’t previously read anything by Jeremy Bates when Mosquito Man came up for review. The synopsis and the promise of a scary legends series piqued my interest in a big way.
The first part of the book hooked me in – a family disappears, all but one, and the writing is clean and engaging. It is fun! I even paused for a moment to inquire as to whether any of my other bookish friends had read this before — I wanted to TALK.
While this book is a fast read and and the pacing is great, there were a few issues I had that moved this from spectacular to good for me. There are a few characters that just didn’t work for me in regards to back story and or actions. There is one adult female character that we get to know, including quite a few details about her past, etc. And that’s fine, but there is no pay off for knowing that information – it just sits there. Then we have the children. These kids are young, 5 years old (or so) young. Some of the things they say didn’t track well with me. There are whole sections with them as the narrators that are odd and it pulled me right out of the story.
The monster – the Mosquito Man – let’s chat about him. There are spectacular scenes of gore and guts and just all that horror yumminess I love. The big reveal, however, fell a bit flat for me. I still enjoyed him, but at the risk of sounding silly, perhaps too much was revealed? Too many details?
Mosquito Man was pretty fun. It hooked me in the beginning even if it lost a little bit later on. I still had a good time. Honestly, this is exactly the kind of book I’d pick up for a great vacation/beach read. If this really does turn into a series, I will definitely pick up the next.
The first part of the book hooked me in – a family disappears, all but one, and the writing is clean and engaging. It is fun! I even paused for a moment to inquire as to whether any of my other bookish friends had read this before — I wanted to TALK.
While this book is a fast read and and the pacing is great, there were a few issues I had that moved this from spectacular to good for me. There are a few characters that just didn’t work for me in regards to back story and or actions. There is one adult female character that we get to know, including quite a few details about her past, etc. And that’s fine, but there is no pay off for knowing that information – it just sits there. Then we have the children. These kids are young, 5 years old (or so) young. Some of the things they say didn’t track well with me. There are whole sections with them as the narrators that are odd and it pulled me right out of the story.
The monster – the Mosquito Man – let’s chat about him. There are spectacular scenes of gore and guts and just all that horror yumminess I love. The big reveal, however, fell a bit flat for me. I still enjoyed him, but at the risk of sounding silly, perhaps too much was revealed? Too many details?
Mosquito Man was pretty fun. It hooked me in the beginning even if it lost a little bit later on. I still had a good time. Honestly, this is exactly the kind of book I’d pick up for a great vacation/beach read. If this really does turn into a series, I will definitely pick up the next.
April 1, 2019
Good story but characters were not believable *spoilers*
It would be my impression that this writer does not spend much time around 5 year olds. There were two five year old characters in his story but he wrote them like they were 8 year olds.
I have a 4 year old and a 6 year old and, consequently, I spend much of my time around children of that age group. It’s a very small inconsistency within the story. However, even a small inconsistency such as that makes it difficult to immerse yourself in a book.
It was an unbelievable reaction of the mother trying to commit suicide because she thought her daughter was dead even though she knew her boyfriend was in the process of trying to rescue her daughter. Most mothers would not do that, especially if they had other children and especially if they do not have a history of mental instability. Also, if one of my children was in trouble I would not be able to sit around and wait for someone else to help them; I would be out there, hot on the trail. I would never give up.
For the sake of argument, let’s say I did wait for my boyfriend to rescue my daughter and he was taking too long. Hmmmmm....I can follow them and find out what is happening. No wait, I’ll just assume she is dead and drown myself. That was a completely unbelievable reaction, especially since she did not have confirmation of her daughters death. Again, it would have been more believable if she had a history of mental instability and of familial loss.
Another unrealistic plot line: The first wife leaving the airline pilot because he was away flying all the time and she was jealous that he was able to have free time while at work, sipping cocktails in exotic locales. This while she was at home, handling the laundry and the house. I’m married to a pilot. I know the life and I live it, as many other housewives and house husbands do. We do not have to travel to be happily married to a traveling spouse. Most of us are happy to have the opportunity to be a stay at home parent and to have a financially stable lifestyle. Also, vacations and date nights can be planned. Most airline pilots only work 3 or 4 days a week. Yes, there are overnights sometimes. But they actually get a lot of time home with their families.
It would be more believable if they got divorced because one of them was having an affair.
I did not find the plot very creative or even vaguely reminiscent of a Stephen King novel.
There were no “AHA” moments of secrets revealed which is important for any quality horror novel.
There were no grammar or spelling errors. It was an ok read.
It would be my impression that this writer does not spend much time around 5 year olds. There were two five year old characters in his story but he wrote them like they were 8 year olds.
I have a 4 year old and a 6 year old and, consequently, I spend much of my time around children of that age group. It’s a very small inconsistency within the story. However, even a small inconsistency such as that makes it difficult to immerse yourself in a book.
It was an unbelievable reaction of the mother trying to commit suicide because she thought her daughter was dead even though she knew her boyfriend was in the process of trying to rescue her daughter. Most mothers would not do that, especially if they had other children and especially if they do not have a history of mental instability. Also, if one of my children was in trouble I would not be able to sit around and wait for someone else to help them; I would be out there, hot on the trail. I would never give up.
For the sake of argument, let’s say I did wait for my boyfriend to rescue my daughter and he was taking too long. Hmmmmm....I can follow them and find out what is happening. No wait, I’ll just assume she is dead and drown myself. That was a completely unbelievable reaction, especially since she did not have confirmation of her daughters death. Again, it would have been more believable if she had a history of mental instability and of familial loss.
Another unrealistic plot line: The first wife leaving the airline pilot because he was away flying all the time and she was jealous that he was able to have free time while at work, sipping cocktails in exotic locales. This while she was at home, handling the laundry and the house. I’m married to a pilot. I know the life and I live it, as many other housewives and house husbands do. We do not have to travel to be happily married to a traveling spouse. Most of us are happy to have the opportunity to be a stay at home parent and to have a financially stable lifestyle. Also, vacations and date nights can be planned. Most airline pilots only work 3 or 4 days a week. Yes, there are overnights sometimes. But they actually get a lot of time home with their families.
It would be more believable if they got divorced because one of them was having an affair.
I did not find the plot very creative or even vaguely reminiscent of a Stephen King novel.
There were no “AHA” moments of secrets revealed which is important for any quality horror novel.
There were no grammar or spelling errors. It was an ok read.
July 7, 2019
Implacable Horror is the absolute best, in my opinion: an entity or person or thing or event that's unavoidable. THE MOSQUITO MAN is full of that. Not only an entity that boggles the mind, but one that is grossly unstoppable, long-lasting, and recurring. Frightening!
June 3, 2021
I so rarely write a review, but I have to with this one. It. Was. Awful. I’m pretty sure the author has never been around 5 yr olds, because the 2 kids in this book were so poorly written I was almost hoping the monster would get them and put me out of my misery. I mean, one kid says something like “daddy, why does it hurt when I squeeze my two little things?” Really? THIS is what I have to read in a horror book?
The characters were poorly written, facts changed (Rex is 47…no, he’s 45…which one? The guy at the end is an astrobiologist…no, he’s an astrophysicist…), random back stories popped up in awkward places. Also, the woman dying on their porch that’s in the description of the book? Happens about 100 pages in. The book is less than 300 pages.
Just…do yourself a favor and skip this one.
The characters were poorly written, facts changed (Rex is 47…no, he’s 45…which one? The guy at the end is an astrobiologist…no, he’s an astrophysicist…), random back stories popped up in awkward places. Also, the woman dying on their porch that’s in the description of the book? Happens about 100 pages in. The book is less than 300 pages.
Just…do yourself a favor and skip this one.
July 18, 2019
Well this wasn’t scary as stated but, it was a good book with good ideas. I didn’t dislike it I was just disappointed that it didn’t scare me.
This seems to be the first of a series so I will be looking out for the next one.
This seems to be the first of a series so I will be looking out for the next one.
October 24, 2024
Between useless dialogue, random filler character development that needed to be placed at the beginning instead of the useless and annoying dialogue, there's not much good to say about this. Other than the cover.
November 11, 2019
This was a good, entertaining, well-written and suspenseful creature story.
December 27, 2021
A lot of fun. Hooked me from the beginning. It's not a deep book with great characters but sometimes that's not what you want. Solid B movie style monster story
January 26, 2025
Jeremy Bates has become my go-to for fast paced horror, and this was a fun read that actually had a monster and not some human element. Set in the expansive forests of western Canada, we meet a legend come to life. Rex is coming to his family cabin after 38 years of sadness and mystery. 38 years ago, his parents and brother vanished, and Rex was found running on the highway with no memory of the hellish events. He did have one souvenir of the blank night: his hair turned white. Now, an adult, he decided to come back to his family’s cabin with his young son Bobby, his girlfriend Tabitha, and her young daughter Ellie.
Almost as soon as they arrive, it’s clear that this weekend will not be the relaxing getaway into nature that they hoped. They have no cell phones, no power, and no water. And then, they meet their only neighbors who give Rex some horrible news. That’s when people start dying. Rex is forced to remember what happened to him and his family, but he’s not sure if he has what it takes to fight the forces trying to take his new family. Let’s just say this was entertaining, but also horrifying. I actually hated Tabitha, loved Rex, and wanted to knock the two kids heads together, so it was a little frustrating to read…still, a good, gripping horror!
Almost as soon as they arrive, it’s clear that this weekend will not be the relaxing getaway into nature that they hoped. They have no cell phones, no power, and no water. And then, they meet their only neighbors who give Rex some horrible news. That’s when people start dying. Rex is forced to remember what happened to him and his family, but he’s not sure if he has what it takes to fight the forces trying to take his new family. Let’s just say this was entertaining, but also horrifying. I actually hated Tabitha, loved Rex, and wanted to knock the two kids heads together, so it was a little frustrating to read…still, a good, gripping horror!
October 16, 2020
This was a fun read. It felt like an old fashioned all American creature feature. Yes a little cheesy and a little obvious but enjoyable nonetheless.
So, as I just said; a little obvious as the name of the book kind of gives it away - I think we can all guess what is going to happen, and you will not be disappointed. It wasn’t exactly full of mystery on this basis but there was still some tension nicely built up and the whole running about in the woods not knowing where it will strike next is always entertaining. Sure we know there is a monster but we don’t know when or where or who is going to get attacked, who if anyone is going to make it out alive!?
The writing here is good, at times it reminded me of Stephen King. The author managed to build up a good bit of suspense and it does roll along at a nice pace. There is a little gore but this is more than a gore fest, it’s a well told tale of fear and a decent old fashioned horror romp, it would make a good campfire story
My only complaints are that at one point we had a nice flashback, which helped to explain what was happening now/what had happened previously, then a couple of chapters later we are treated to the same flashback, exactly the same, which was now pointless. Also I did not particularly like all of the characters, maybe I was not supposed to? But it’s a bit much when I’m thinking yeah I hope you got killed first you annoying ******!
On the plus side though the ending was not bad, I think it was a fair mix of good and bad, and therefore a bit more realistic than is often the case.
Overall not a perfect book but a pretty decent one and if you like horror without it being too extreme this is a nice book, it focuses on the hunt and the chase and the atmosphere/tension which is very nicely done. It is well written and an exciting read. A very solid 4*/5.
Will look out for other books by this author.
So, as I just said; a little obvious as the name of the book kind of gives it away - I think we can all guess what is going to happen, and you will not be disappointed. It wasn’t exactly full of mystery on this basis but there was still some tension nicely built up and the whole running about in the woods not knowing where it will strike next is always entertaining. Sure we know there is a monster but we don’t know when or where or who is going to get attacked, who if anyone is going to make it out alive!?
The writing here is good, at times it reminded me of Stephen King. The author managed to build up a good bit of suspense and it does roll along at a nice pace. There is a little gore but this is more than a gore fest, it’s a well told tale of fear and a decent old fashioned horror romp, it would make a good campfire story
My only complaints are that at one point we had a nice flashback, which helped to explain what was happening now/what had happened previously, then a couple of chapters later we are treated to the same flashback, exactly the same, which was now pointless. Also I did not particularly like all of the characters, maybe I was not supposed to? But it’s a bit much when I’m thinking yeah I hope you got killed first you annoying ******!
On the plus side though the ending was not bad, I think it was a fair mix of good and bad, and therefore a bit more realistic than is often the case.
Overall not a perfect book but a pretty decent one and if you like horror without it being too extreme this is a nice book, it focuses on the hunt and the chase and the atmosphere/tension which is very nicely done. It is well written and an exciting read. A very solid 4*/5.
Will look out for other books by this author.
August 21, 2019
This book reminded me of the stories we would tell each other on scout camps. The plot was juvenile and completely unconvincing. A swarm of giant mosquitoes terrorising a district of Canada for 50 years and no one noticed! There were also inconsistencies. One minute the hero is limping in pain from a wounded knee. The next he is running full tilt is just one. Also the author likes to use big words. It is a pity his grammar is not at the same level.
This book is a waste f time if you are over 15 years of age.
This book is a waste f time if you are over 15 years of age.
October 18, 2020
Easy read, but not as suspenseful. It also didn't help that the author often talks from the children's perspective and that I don't like kids. Boring book in summary, just good enough if you want to waste your time or procrastinate.
February 27, 2019
I bought this book as soon as I got the email that it was available. TAKE MY MONEY PLEASE! Generally, I’m all in for Jeremy Bates books. But there’s a few things in this one that bothered me.
The first thing for me was in chapter one the line reads ‘Turning forty next month, she was seven years younger than he is.’ Ok. If Tabitha is 40 and Rex is seven years older he would be 47. Fast forward to a conversation between Rex and Tabithas daughter Ellie where Ellie guesses Rex is 25. Rex tells her he’s a bit older, he’s 45.
Wait. What? I read this and thought ‘he’s missing 2 years!!’ Was he in a coma? Abducted by aliens? Held captive by mad scientists? I could not wait to find our how this all ties in to the story. I even hit Facebook to discuss it with friends. So let me help the rest of you readers out there. It’s nothing. Absolutely nothing. Don’t think it’s some cool plot twist detail to be explained later, it’s not. Read it and let it go. Don’t obsess like I did.
The next issues I had is later in the story when Tabitha and Rex obtain a firearm. Not just any firearm but a Glock. Made in Austria. It’s not a gun that could be a Glock, or looks like a Glock. It was a Glock made in Austria. Cool. Or at least it was until Tabitha tells Rex that he better disengage the safety and points to the upper back of the firearm. Rex presses the lever and the safety is off.
Again, I obsess a bit so this may not bother the rest of you. It’s a Glock. Standard issue Glocks do not have an external safety lever. Maybe it was modified? But it didn’t say that. I have some firearms knowledge but I am not a gun enthusiast. I googled it and confirmed that there is no external safety lever on Glocks. It’s that simple. Google. Or pose the question on Facebook and plenty of people will be happy to answer. (I did that too, still no external safety lever- sorry.)
These are the things I obsessed over the entire story. Those missing 2 years really had me going the whole time and the Glock thing irritated me. The story overall was decent. But I personally couldn’t get past these few issues.
Guess I should just ‘put the Chevy Tabitha in drive’ *sigh* and move on.
The first thing for me was in chapter one the line reads ‘Turning forty next month, she was seven years younger than he is.’ Ok. If Tabitha is 40 and Rex is seven years older he would be 47. Fast forward to a conversation between Rex and Tabithas daughter Ellie where Ellie guesses Rex is 25. Rex tells her he’s a bit older, he’s 45.
Wait. What? I read this and thought ‘he’s missing 2 years!!’ Was he in a coma? Abducted by aliens? Held captive by mad scientists? I could not wait to find our how this all ties in to the story. I even hit Facebook to discuss it with friends. So let me help the rest of you readers out there. It’s nothing. Absolutely nothing. Don’t think it’s some cool plot twist detail to be explained later, it’s not. Read it and let it go. Don’t obsess like I did.
The next issues I had is later in the story when Tabitha and Rex obtain a firearm. Not just any firearm but a Glock. Made in Austria. It’s not a gun that could be a Glock, or looks like a Glock. It was a Glock made in Austria. Cool. Or at least it was until Tabitha tells Rex that he better disengage the safety and points to the upper back of the firearm. Rex presses the lever and the safety is off.
Again, I obsess a bit so this may not bother the rest of you. It’s a Glock. Standard issue Glocks do not have an external safety lever. Maybe it was modified? But it didn’t say that. I have some firearms knowledge but I am not a gun enthusiast. I googled it and confirmed that there is no external safety lever on Glocks. It’s that simple. Google. Or pose the question on Facebook and plenty of people will be happy to answer. (I did that too, still no external safety lever- sorry.)
These are the things I obsessed over the entire story. Those missing 2 years really had me going the whole time and the Glock thing irritated me. The story overall was decent. But I personally couldn’t get past these few issues.
Guess I should just ‘put the Chevy Tabitha in drive’ *sigh* and move on.
February 12, 2021
This was a fun, fast paced creepy story set at an old cabin in the woods that had been empty and abandoned for decades. Suddenly Rex decided to take his girlfriend and the two kids there on a vacation, totally unaware that some horrible things have been snatching people. While the story isn't perfect, it's certainly fast and exciting. The suspense is quite high throughout the story and you just know something awful is going to happen...you just don't know when or exactly how.. or to who. And the story has a few climaxes as well. Just when you think it's sort of over then there's more! There's much to satisfy any suspense and scary cravings you might have.
Now I mentioned the story isn't perfect and these are the reasons why.
One: I found the conversations between the two kids rather annoying and they had a tendency to argue over the most stupid things at the worst moments!
Two: sometimes I think Rex wasn't thinking straight in his head at all when he decided to take his girlfriend and the kids on a vacation to a cabin that set empty and abandoned for forty years?? And you don't check on the condition of the place first? And let the kids sleep in beds that sat there all that time, maybe with wildlife and mold??
If you can ignore these things, it's a very entertaining story and the parts with the adult characters are well written. Just realize that Rex may not be in his right mind and I think he has a very valid reason for that, linked to his past and to that cabin. There's some very dark things in his childhood.
I read the majority of this in one sitting. Totally hooked!
Now I mentioned the story isn't perfect and these are the reasons why.
One: I found the conversations between the two kids rather annoying and they had a tendency to argue over the most stupid things at the worst moments!
Two: sometimes I think Rex wasn't thinking straight in his head at all when he decided to take his girlfriend and the kids on a vacation to a cabin that set empty and abandoned for forty years?? And you don't check on the condition of the place first? And let the kids sleep in beds that sat there all that time, maybe with wildlife and mold??
If you can ignore these things, it's a very entertaining story and the parts with the adult characters are well written. Just realize that Rex may not be in his right mind and I think he has a very valid reason for that, linked to his past and to that cabin. There's some very dark things in his childhood.
I read the majority of this in one sitting. Totally hooked!
December 26, 2021
Another winner from Bates in the horror genre with a frightening story and a scientifically realistic, if wild, scenario, which always makes his horror so very compelling. My biggest complaint were the characters. They were very unrealistic. The two little kids were annoying and written as more like 8 or 9 year olds than 5 year olds. While I did not find this book as good as the later ones in this series, it still had a substantial creep factor that made you think of the sci-fi horror flicks from the 60’s like The Fly and Wasp Woman. That old primordial fear of large insectoid monsters definitely came back to me! I loved those movies as a little kid and my mom let me watch them! I grew up perfectly normal too! 😀😀😀Bates is just such a good writer. Somehow he just knows how to ratchet up the tension and the fear factor. Overall, a satisfying quick read. Bates is one of my go-to authors for great horror. If you are new to him, I would probably skip this one and go to the others in the series first so you get a better idea of Bates’ talent.
April 11, 2019
This reads like you're watching a horror movie and the action section is really drawn out. I was ready for it to be resolved well before it was, and I was not entirely happy with the ending. But it's the first horror novel I've read in a long time and I found it well-written and it kept my interest throughout. Recommended if you like horror.
April 25, 2019
Not your average big bug read
Seriously, this was the worst book I've read in a very long time. The actor's were horrible with inane dialog blathering on interminably, their fates so predictable. I had hoped for more, but hope really is not a strategy. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone of any age or intellect. Horrible.
Seriously, this was the worst book I've read in a very long time. The actor's were horrible with inane dialog blathering on interminably, their fates so predictable. I had hoped for more, but hope really is not a strategy. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone of any age or intellect. Horrible.
July 31, 2019
Interesting story
Creepy tale of monstrous insect murdering families living in a small lake community. A single survivor returns and finds himself face to face with his worst nightmare. Fun read!
Creepy tale of monstrous insect murdering families living in a small lake community. A single survivor returns and finds himself face to face with his worst nightmare. Fun read!
January 30, 2023
WOW!!
The Mosquito Man” grabs you…
shakes you… than spits you out!!
The Mosquito Man” grabs you…
shakes you… than spits you out!!
November 3, 2025
I'm a big fan of Jeremy Bates and I'm working my way through his "Worlds Scariest Legends" starting with "Mosquito Man". Rex is taking his family on mini vacation to a cabin his family owns but one he hasn't seen for decades. Since his parents and brother died there..... Well this sounds like a horror story right from the get to and it only gets creepier and darker and scarier from there. Truly chilling!!! I advise not reading in front of a giant window. The shadows will start messing with you. I liked it!!
August 1, 2020
Very quick read! The first part of the book hooked me right in but as it continued on it seemed a little too far fetched as well as things were left unsaid. Felt like there was information given but nothing came of it and I prefer a book to be all wrapped up and by the end I was left with more questions than answers.
July 20, 2025
2.5
i really didn't enjoy this read. rex and his girlfriend and their kids go back to his cabin where rexs family was murder 38 yrs ago. strange things happen and people turn up dead. the mosquito man was a boring, not scary read for me.
i really didn't enjoy this read. rex and his girlfriend and their kids go back to his cabin where rexs family was murder 38 yrs ago. strange things happen and people turn up dead. the mosquito man was a boring, not scary read for me.
October 20, 2022
I enjoyed this and there were two instances of my jaw dropping in horror/surprise
February 11, 2022
Jeremy Bates is rad.
October 16, 2020
Playing with ancient myths and folklore, this is a tale which is both epic in scope but claustrophobic in action. I really enjoyed!
May 1, 2023
quick read; the beginning surprised me in a good way w/how the story started off & I was excited but then it kind of became just like any other creature feature; had a lot of potential but felt disorganized, rushed, & too far fetched; the ending also fell flat &
was too abrupt
was too abrupt
February 18, 2023
I rounded up a 3.5 star to 4. There were several elements I enjoyed about this story, from the mystery surrounding the disappearance of families from a lake cabin community over the course of decades to finding a child's skeleton and another being kidnapped. I docked off points for the villain. The notorious killer is simply a man sized bug. I would have enjoyed this story a lot more if it had been an alien invasion or a better creature from Native American mythology like the Wendigo.
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