Bad
Games by Jeff Menapace
Book Summary
PARTICIPATION IS NOT AN OPTION...
The Lambert Family is heading to Crescent Lake ,
a rural cabin community in western Pennsylvania
The Fannelli brothers are heading
to Crescent Lake
But it doesn't matter. The
Lamberts are going to play whether they like it or not.
An intense psychological thriller,
Bad Games has the dark, mind-bending chills of The Bad Seed combined with the
fish-out-of-water dread and suspense of Deliverance.
So let Jeff Menapace's highly
anticipated novel keep you up all night as it delves into the mystery of nature
versus nurture when comprehending the evil in man, along with the will and
determination an innocent family must summon to fight back against horrific
odds.
SHEENA'S
REVIEW
Jeff
Menapace has become one of my new, all-time favorite authors (and I don't say
that lightly.) Bad Games is a million dollar lottery winner.
This man
can WRITE. From the very first pages (ok, can we really say a Kindle has
pages??) of this book, I was mesmerized.
His
writing style reminded me of vintage Stephen King (back in the day when I
still loved King) ...when I would read anything he wrote and tune out the
world because his words sucked me into another universe...kwim?? That's how
awesome this book is.
Menapace
builds a suspenseful story with believable characters you find yourself
completely rooting for and liking.
I don't
usually write a story synopsis in my reviews, but I will say this book is about
a young family - mom, dad and two kids who unwittingly find themselves the
focus of two psychopathic brothers (really psychopathic - these dudes are dark
and twisted in a million different ways) and their struggle to survive them.
I was so
into this story that as soon as I finished reading it, I immediately bought the
second book, something I rarely do. (And have now bought the third, which came
out just after Thanksgiving.)
I even
transferred the novel to my husband's Kindle when we took a mini vacation with
the promise that he would also be captivated - my husband ONLY reads when we go
away and he's hanging out on the beach. He read it cover to cover in two days
which is a record for him.
Awesome
story. Awesome writing. I highly recommend Bad Games. Buy it. You won't regret
it.
