Book Review: Gollitok

 

Description

In a post-nuclear Eastern Europe, Hammel E Varka departs for a remote island to join a survey team cataloguing the abandoned Gollitok prison in the hopes that he will redeem his family’s tarnished reputation. After the passage across the strait leaves a team member injured, Varka quickly realizes that this survey is far from routine and that what he thought he knew about the island was a cover for more horrifying truths. As his team presses deeper into the decaying facility, hidden agendas splinter the team, and they find themselves beset with dangers beyond their worst nightmares.

My Review

I wanted to "love" this book but only ended up liking it. I could see elements of it being a really good book. What I craved was to have my adrenaline pumping and goose bumps on my arms. What I was expecting was more gore and horror but got a more mysterious, slower build up. The author wrote it in this way as to mess with your mind. While I did have so many thoughts and the horror was scary; it just did not keep me on the edge of my seat in anticipation of what was to come next. 

Although, thing I kind of struggled with was that I did not really connect with the characters. They were fine but it is not like I shed any tears for them when something bad happened. Yet, I still did find this to be a quick read. Overall, I did like this book and would read another by this author.