Collect 14 (Threshold, #1) Edited By Peter Clines In PDF

is an excellent book, no doubt about it, It only fails to get astar rating from mebecause there are a couple of stereotypes that screamed at me and one that annoys me when it's used because by now it's soooooo tired and a few stereotypical situations/plot devices.
The one guy with the secret of how to save everyone is "snatched away" just as he's beginning to tell everyone how they can survive.
Really Why not just have him go into the woods for a walk late at night with his girlfriend so they can makeout even thoughpeople have already been sliced up or maybe have him go investigate that sinister noise in the basement or attic alone with only a flashlight.


BUT, that said I really like this one, The plot is admittedly well trod ground, but that in itself in not a bad thing, Built on a well established framework of/from horror fiction our writer handles it very well, There are as I've noted before very few if any totally new and unique plots/story lines, A great deal depends on how the author handles the idea/s and the characters he puts into the story.


Clines does an exceptional job and I've already purchasedmore books by him,

No spoilers here, no inside comments that will give "it" away, I just recommend that if you like horror, if you like urban fantasy or if you're simply a fan of fantasy and/or horror you pick this one up.
I really don't think you'll go wrong,

Very good book Mr, Clines. I hope you follow it up, Highly recommended.


What was the cliche that annoyed me As soon as the villain showed up, and I mean as soon as the character was mentioned I knew he'd be the "bad guy".
It's a plot point that is by now so tired as to truly be called cliched in it's truest form.
. . books, movies TV all have beaten this horse not only to death but to pieces, Hard to miss actually, LOL, This book ruined my day today, I started it yesterday and flew throughof it, forcing myself to stop aroundam because I had to work today.
But, I stopped right when things were getting really intense, and I couldn't stop my brain from trying to continue the book in my head.
So I didn't get very much sleep last night, and therefore today dragged by in a haze of exhaustion and crankiness.


This was not improved upon arriving home to find my boyfriend sleeping on the couch, I want to sleep, dammit! But NOOOO, . . I have to make dinner and be the responsible adult, . . blah blah blah. Being a grown up sucks,

ANYWAY. So I finished the lastof the

book, and I have to say that I really enjoyed it.
Some of it was a bit horror movie predictable, but all in all, I liked it a lot.


I liked the mystery, and the investigation, and the way that real life people were tied into the story.
I liked the feel of it, the vibe I got from it, and I like that not everything was explained.


Good stuff, and I've already recommended it to a couple of the guys at work, who I think would enjoy it.
: Break out yourdinvestigators, it's time to do some dangerous explorations! ScoobyGang style,

Seriously though, it's hard to describe what you love in a novel when it ought to come out as a great reveal and a near pitchperfect blend of mystery, cthuhlu tales, science fiction, fantasy, and of course the mainstay of Horror.
Because that's what this is, Pure Horror with all the greatest tidbits you could want from all the other genres, It reminds me an awful lot of his other novel, sitelinkThe Fold, in that it starts out pure mystery, takes a turn for the SF, and then blows us away with over the top investigatoreating goodness.
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I was on the same page with the peeps the entire way, from crappy old apartments to crappy temp jobs to barely figuring out what we wanted to do with our lives.
It was plain fun from start to finish and I'm so glad I finally got around to reading it.


Do you like genre mashing I know I do, : This one's for you. Fantastic writing, memorable characters, mystery and intrigue, and badass Lovecraftian monsters, What more could a girl want This highly acclaimed horror novel was very underwhelming for me, It's one of those novels with a perfect premise, but the plot was lacking, I don't think it's the author's fault though, because with the idea in his mind, endless possibilities were on the line.
I enjoyed the novel overall, but I'm not completely satisfied,

There were more positives than negatives in this novel, I'm going to start talking about the negatives,

The plot contained a good amount of cliche, and that made it a bit bad, I hate cliches, and horror novels normally contain only a few, I'm not going to include the cliches anymore because that would result into spoilers, Let's just say I saw the ending coming, and also most of what happened in between, If you want something original, then yes the premise would make you happy, but the overall thing wouldn't.


What was great about the novel would be the good set of characters, From the main character to the minor ones, all of them were fully developed in the end, Nate was a great main character and he delivered what he needed to do, Right from the start he was entertaining, and so were his apartment neighbors, My only complaint would be the cliche things that happened with them in the end, I saw everything coming, once again,

The revelation was a bit absurd, I know that the novel was weird right from the start, but it went overboard with the revelation of the whole secret.
I wasn't shocked or amazed at all,

./stars. Time to wrap this review up because I have nothing else to say, This is one of those novels wherein I can't seem to comment much on it, No need to ramble on further, All you need to know is that the plot was not so great, but the characters were,
What a weird little trip! Id expect nothing less from the author of The Fold, If you dont mind a bit of a slow build up, youll be rewarded with some really fascinating and inventive scifi throughout the second half of the book.
It definitely had a similar tone to The Fold, and I cant help but think those two books might be connected.
Im definitely looking forward to more of Clines work! STARS

It was always wrong when the pest got so big you could hear them walking.

Now I can't be the only one having goosebumps over the thought of giant roaches making those skittery noise in the kitchen, can I

Show of hands, who's a fan of LOST

Okay, who's a fan of LOST because of the JackKateSawyer storyline Or maybe Boone.
Remember Boone, Losties



Yeah, this might not be for you,

On the other hand, if you're a fan of The Dharma Initiative, the giant foot, Penny's boat and triedin the lottery at one point, then JACKPOT! This might just end up on your favorites shelf.


This book, with the dirty creepy locked door cover good choice on that one, by the way, did a very good job in driving me against the wall in trying to figure out what brand of crazy is going on half the time.
The other half I spent picking my jaw from the floor from the crazy twists, turns and out of this world reveals Peter Clines dragged me into.
It's quite tricky to review this book because half the fun is coming into it blind,

For a stretch in the beginning, felt like playing a JJ Abramsthemed video game except instead of being set on an island after a plane crash, happens in a strange apartment with an uncanny mix of people who find themselves being pulled deeper and deeper into investigating the mystery of their abode.
One would think that an apartment with "padlocked doors, strange light fixtures and mutant cockroaches" would drive people away but apparently, for the price ofdollars a month inclusive of utilities people in LA are desperate enough to overlook that if you throw in an amazing view of Hollywood in the deal.


I rather liked how this story unfolded, How you're given clues either through Nate or the other tenants' perspectives, diagrams and photos that you get to store in your inventory, to be picked later on in the story to crack a mystery or solve a puzzle which will give you a piece of the bigger puzzle in turn.
It was quite fun trying to guess where things were heading, but is infinitely more entertaining when you get the reveal afterwards because, I shit you not, you can't possibly guess what's behind door number.
It's THAT insane.

While the mystery gradually grows more and more complex and it really gets pretty out there towards the end by way of I strongly advice against clicking this, just to be clear HP Lovecraft, Clines did very well in making me care for the characters, all things considered.
I pretty much liked everyone especially Tim Farr and I found the dialogue and the banter between any of them at any given time quite entertaining.

"I've got a thing about heights, "
Nate glanced at her, "I thought you had a thing about bugs"
"I've got more than one thing, it's allowed, "
"You were okay up in the loft, said Debbie,
"Because the loft is a nice big space with guard rails," Veek said, "A ladder's a flag pole with delusions of grandeur, "

But at the same time there's an underlying melancholy to each of the characters' backstory, made more stark by finding the comforts of friendship among others who are aimlessly searching themselves, which I think balances the disturbing reveals quite nicely.
That despite the amount of insanity going on in that building, there are people that are desperate enough for some direction in their lives to be drawn to that chaos than be repelled by it.


Though I'm still pretty bothered by that these people's default reaction to the mutant roaches wasn't KILL KILL KILL but was "hmmm interesting" instead.
Because seriously, people. Hygiene.

Yet for all the thrills this book managed to put out, it did fail some on the pacing for me.
More often than not, I found myself wishing the characters would just talk to each other and do away with the third person narrative because it can get a little too detailed and winding which does wonders for providing tension but messes with the spatial and temporal order of things in my brain.
There's a lot of action and movement in the story but I found myself having to go back a few paragraphs because I couldn't get a clear picture in my head what was going on.


After turning the last page, it did feel like I've been immersed in the author's universe of strange far too long and certain scenes and mysteries could have been cut short and resolved in a paragraph instead of a chapter.
LOST aired for six years, this felt like I've read it for three even if it was justsomething kindle pages.
It was entertaining but I always felt like I was on the brink of getting bored,

But for offering something completely unique and delivering on the "genrebending" promise, the JJ Abrams fangirl in me can't help but slow clap for a good effort, convincing me enough to add another book from this author in my TBR pile.
The perfect blend of talent and crazy is strong in this Peter Clines person, his other book deals with retired superheroes vs zombies.
. . how can ANYONE say no to that

Roger nodded, "Right. Getting stuff done to your brain makes your nose bleed, I read that in a book once, "
"You read a book" said Veek,
"Wait for it" said Roger, "Annnnd. fuck you. "

ARC provided by Permuted Press thru NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review.
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