Review: The Troop by Nick Cutter

Posted October 14, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

The Troop by Nick Cutter

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Review: The Troop by Nick CutterThe Troop by Nick Cutter
Published by Headline on June 5, 2014
Genres: Fiction, Horror, Thriller
Pages: 410
Format: Paperback
Source: Publisher
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Winner of the inaugural James Herbert Award, THE TROOP is a novel that will not fail to get under your skin...
He felt something touch his hand. Which is when he looked down.

For the scouts of Troop 52, three days of camping, hiking and survival lessons on Falstaff Island is as close as they'll get to a proper holiday.
Which was when he saw it.

But when an emaciated figure stumbles into their camp asking for food, the trip takes a horrifying turn. The man is not just hungry, he's sick. Sick in a way they have never seen before.
Which was when he screamed.

Cut off from the mainland, the troop face a terror far worse than anything they could have made up around a campfire. To survive they will have to fight their fears, the elements ... and eventually each other.
'THE TROOP scared the hell out of me, and I couldn't put it down. Not for the faint-hearted' Stephen King

If you are the squeamish type then The Troop is probably not for you. There is a lot of gore and a lot of uncomfortable moments as the story involves five young lads. The boys are forced into making brutal choices in order to survive, but it is the thing that they are trying to run from that is the most terrifying and resistant thing of all.

Nick Cutter threw everything in and creeped me out. I refused to eat for a while until I had finished the book, and then kicked myself as I had hungry thoughts. Hungry thoughts are not what you want when you read this book.

Between each part of the story is information of the after events, giving a snippet of what was happening in the outside world, the disbelief slowly realising the horror is real, the issues in comprehending it all and why, why such a thing was developed.

There were times when I wanted to put the book down due to the squeamishness inside my crying out. Yep, despite not being keen on detailed horror I couldn’t stop reading.

The Troop is definitely not a book to read when you are feeling hungry!!

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