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It's possible to be chilled to the bone without meeting any vampires. In Tim Bowler's frightening and well-paced Buried Thunder, Maya's enemy is a personal demon . . . The story is strong. (The Observer )
The edgy, staccato conversations that typify the novel are completely at one with its prevailing mood of menace and impending terror (The Irish Times )
iBuried Thunderr is a tour de force; a compelling and clever thriller that reels in its readers from the first intriguing sentence and holds them in a vice-like grip to the heart-stopping denouement. Atmospheric, tense and bristling with menace, the brilliant plotting leaves little room for guessing and there's no chance of solving this mystery until the last page has turned. (Lancaster Evening Post )
A dark, psychological thriller with genuine moments of chilling horror and an intriguing mystical element. (Readingzone.com )
An atmospheric mystery thriller with a hint of otherworldliness about it . . . As with all Tim Bowler books, this one comes highly recommended. (TheBookbag.co.uk )
The edgy, staccato conversations that typify the novel are completely at one with its prevailing mood of menace and impending terror (The Irish Times )
iBuried Thunderr is a tour de force; a compelling and clever thriller that reels in its readers from the first intriguing sentence and holds them in a vice-like grip to the heart-stopping denouement. Atmospheric, tense and bristling with menace, the brilliant plotting leaves little room for guessing and there's no chance of solving this mystery until the last page has turned. (Lancaster Evening Post )
A dark, psychological thriller with genuine moments of chilling horror and an intriguing mystical element. (Readingzone.com )
An atmospheric mystery thriller with a hint of otherworldliness about it . . . As with all Tim Bowler books, this one comes highly recommended. (TheBookbag.co.uk )
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It's possible to be chilled to the bone without meeting any vampires. In Tim Bowler's frightening and well-paced Buried Thunder, Maya's enemy is a personal demon ... The story is strong. The Observer The edgy, staccato conversations that typify the novel are completely at one with its prevailing mood of menace and impending terror The Irish Times iBuried Thunderr is a tour de force; a compelling and clever thriller that reels in its readers from the first intriguing sentence and holds them in a vice-like grip to the heart-stopping denouement. Atmospheric, tense and bristling with menace, the brilliant plotting leaves little room for guessing and there's no chance of solving this mystery until the last page has turned. Lancaster Evening Post A dark, psychological thriller with genuine moments of chilling horror and an intriguing mystical element. Readingzone.com An atmospheric mystery thriller with a hint of otherworldliness about it ... As with all Tim Bowler books, this one comes highly recommended. TheBookbag.co.uk
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Buried Thunder is the first of Tim Bowler's books that I have read and I now intend to find as much of his back catalogue as possible, and read the lot. Aimed at teenagers, this story is a pychological thriller that is dark, intense, compelling and at times a little disturbing. It is clear to see why Tim Bowler is a previous winner of the Carneigie Medal - this is original and compelling stuff.
The story revolves around Maya and her family; Mum, Dad and brother Tom. The family have recently moved into The Rowan Tree, a small hotel in a sleepy village. Maya can't settle, she senses a presence in the hotel, something evil that is with her all of the time - accompanied by scratchings, growls and the glint of those yellow eyes, she is beginning to lose her mind.
Maya is drawn to those fox eyes and when she follows them and fnds herself in the forest, looking at two dead bodies, she is terrified. This is just the start of what is really a spine-chilling and eerie story. The story is tense, menacing and gripping. The twists and turns in the story throw up so many questions that it is not until the very end that the mystery is solved - and even then - is it really sold? There was a sense of darkness and terror in the last sentence that was quite chilling.
The reader is left with so many questions; what exactly did Maya see? Why did she see it? Was it all fantasy - or real?
A brilliantly clever author and a gripping story.
The story revolves around Maya and her family; Mum, Dad and brother Tom. The family have recently moved into The Rowan Tree, a small hotel in a sleepy village. Maya can't settle, she senses a presence in the hotel, something evil that is with her all of the time - accompanied by scratchings, growls and the glint of those yellow eyes, she is beginning to lose her mind.
Maya is drawn to those fox eyes and when she follows them and fnds herself in the forest, looking at two dead bodies, she is terrified. This is just the start of what is really a spine-chilling and eerie story. The story is tense, menacing and gripping. The twists and turns in the story throw up so many questions that it is not until the very end that the mystery is solved - and even then - is it really sold? There was a sense of darkness and terror in the last sentence that was quite chilling.
The reader is left with so many questions; what exactly did Maya see? Why did she see it? Was it all fantasy - or real?
A brilliantly clever author and a gripping story.
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It was a change from my regular books, but I enjoyed the journey.
The title is fairly unrelated which usually bugs me.
A tense and nerve racking plot keep you turning the pages.
The title is fairly unrelated which usually bugs me.
A tense and nerve racking plot keep you turning the pages.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
This is the first Tim Bowler book that I have read and I began reading this book after reading the first two chapters in another "teaser" booklet. So I am by no means an expert on this author, his work or style.
I have to say, sadly the beginning, with its mystery and suspense, was a lot more promising and interesting then the ending, with its rather mundanely obvious resolution. H however, that a number of questions do remain, even when the book has finished - those questions relate more to the way the events unfolded as oppose to the way the events finished, so the book does stay with you for a while making you go over things that you have read, trying to make sense of all of it.
The characters are not one dimensional, but I can't say they were much three dimensional either - I guess they were, for the lack of better explanation, two dimensional, in that each had a particular way of behaving and stuck with that throughout the story, yet the majority of them were very stereotypical and that made them that tiny bit less realistic. Further, the story line is gripping enough that it made me, from about 2/3 of the way into the book until the end, just want to keep reading and reading until I finished it, which is always a good sign.
Overall, I would recommend this to someone who is in need of a tale far away from their ordinary life, but who does not expect the heights of Harry Potter in terms of craftsmanship and intrigue with the characters and the story...
I have to say, sadly the beginning, with its mystery and suspense, was a lot more promising and interesting then the ending, with its rather mundanely obvious resolution. H however, that a number of questions do remain, even when the book has finished - those questions relate more to the way the events unfolded as oppose to the way the events finished, so the book does stay with you for a while making you go over things that you have read, trying to make sense of all of it.
The characters are not one dimensional, but I can't say they were much three dimensional either - I guess they were, for the lack of better explanation, two dimensional, in that each had a particular way of behaving and stuck with that throughout the story, yet the majority of them were very stereotypical and that made them that tiny bit less realistic. Further, the story line is gripping enough that it made me, from about 2/3 of the way into the book until the end, just want to keep reading and reading until I finished it, which is always a good sign.
Overall, I would recommend this to someone who is in need of a tale far away from their ordinary life, but who does not expect the heights of Harry Potter in terms of craftsmanship and intrigue with the characters and the story...
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