The Troop

Feelings encountered....sick, scared, anger, sadness, gut wrenching. 5 out 5

I very much enjoyed the many similes in this book. Nick Cutter painted a picture in my head with every sentence in this book. Horrified me, made me almost cry, but left its mark. Highly recommend this book. Though I do warn you of animals being harmed in this. But remember, this is only a fictional book. If you can stomach that, i highly recommend it. 👌

I’ve seen hype about this book all over social media and let me tell you it did not disappoint! Disturbing and grotesque with a fascinating and captivating storyline. This book gave me very much Lord of the flies feel. I could not put it down. I’m a die hard horror and sci-fi fan it this gave best of both worlds. The characters are well developed and the authors description of their emotions and psyche during the book provoked an emotional response as the reader. Definitely not for the faint of heart.

The premise is what attracted me to this book and it did not disappoint in that regard. The book is well written and creates a sense of dread that is palpable throughout the whole book. So kudos to Cutter on delivering in that aspect. But there were so many instances where I was just cringing due to the violence towards animals and just the overall gross out scenes splayed throughout this whole novel. This is the only book by Cutter I have read so far, and I would read more since I really enjoyed his writing style. But to evoke a sense of "horror" in this book he seemed to rely too heavily on gross out factors for my taste. But I wouldn't say don't read it, it was enjoyable and you might really like it!