Ahhhh, this was such an unexpected 5 star read! I usually love monster horror novels like this to be a little more ambiguous, but this is a pretty straight forward monster slasher horror novel that reads like a horror movie and it's just so intense and so fast paced and I LOVED IT. At first, I wasn't even sure if I liked it, the characters felt kind of cliché and cringe-y, but after a few chapters I got hooked. I was rooting for certain romances and loving the characters so much and my heart was...

Five young adults in a cabin surrounded by a dense forest, in the midst of a snowstorm that is burying everything in sight. Food is scant, cell phone reception is nil, and the power is flickering . . . and now out.The trees appear to be shuddering, raked and disturbed by the frigid winds, and teeming with something else. They are out there - all teeth and skin and claws, joints grotesquely askew, limbs contorted at impossible angles. They are hungry, and they are hunting.Although I did not like

My first Ahlborn read, but it will definitely not be my last! This was as good as I expected it to be, and satisfied my horror craving for the time being. Atmospheric snowed in cabin, with creepy 'The Descent' type humanoid and starving creatures in the surrounding forest inching closer and closer, what was not to like here??! My only critique might be that I wasn't especially able to connect with any one character in particular, and the female characters came across quite annoying at most times...

Though the characters were unlikable at times, the creatures (Wendigos?) were frightfully well imagined and the end was simply perfect.

So good ! Entertaining ! Update: i have changed it from 4 stars to 5 stars since i find myself still thinking about this book 5 months later.

After reading all of Ania's novels I was certain that she has that something. A certain spark that promises good reads in the fold of the velvet curtain covering the opening of each mysterious plot she plans, each idea is so distinct and worth the reader's time that I can't wait to see what else she can come up with. The Shuddering did something different for a change, it made the monster second in place of the characters that were so unbelievable that I stopped, gasped and cringed as I read. Ev...

Intense!Ryan and Jane are brother and sister and they want to have one last hurrah up in their father's cabin in the mountains of Colorado. Together with three friends they kick off their party very well. But little do they know that something is lurking deep in the dark woods. Creatures beyond imagining. Creatures with a thirst for blood and a taste for human flesh!This book was not scary per-say but it was very intense and thrilling. It was very well written and easy to follow the storyline in...

Sorry to say 'The Shuddering' wasn't for me. - Sadly lacking in action, horror and an interesting plot. It probably would have been less cringe worthy when I was a teenager because the (often daft) actions by the (twenty-something) characters would have been be more relatable and easy to accept.The narration by Luke Daniels was a highlight.

Wow! I found this to be a very gripping story. I was reading this on plane trips over Christmas Eve and Christmas day, so there were short periods of reading interrupted by long periods of festivities and merry-making. Of course I was happy to be celebrating with my loved ones, but I wanted to know what happens in my book!! I'm from Houston, and just had my first real encounter with snow this week, in Oregon. So this book was particularly compelling for me, given that the protagonists are a grou...

I absolutely loved this book! I “shuddered” through the whole thing. I was terrified and I loved it! When I finished it I had to take my dog out and it is dark and foggy outside. I was looking all around incredibly creeped out.A group of friends head to a isolated cabin in the Colorado mountains to go snowboarding. They were not at all prepared for what unfolded. They only come out when it snows. These creatures are watching them, waiting. They are smarter than you think.The groups fight for sur...

A Solid 3.5 Stars for the prowling, creepy man-eating skeletal creatures, and my favorite kind of wicked ending, hehehe.... "They only come in the snow."........so Beware, they're hiding out there and it is NOT safe! Wonderfully frightening start and great remote setting out in the middle of nowhere land in a frozen south western Colorado cabin mc-mansion. One last fun-filled trip is under way with five adults, one an outsider and OONA the Husky when there is dissension among the troops and a...

I really loved the monsters in this book. They were so creepy and I would like to know more about them. I think this would make a great B movie or graphic novel just so I can see the creatures :) The people got on my last nerve and I didn't much care for the ending. I wanted to see Oona walk off into the sunset all happy and going home! I loved this was set in a cabin, or should I say an estate sized cabin, in the woods in the middle of no where with all the snow! And then you add in the creepy

The Shuddering is a classic-feeling gore fest with horrifying monsters straight from the mind of Ania Ahlborn. What's not to like about all that?This story follows a group of friends on a snowboarding holiday in the unforgiving mountains of Colorado.The Adler twins, Ryan and Jane, spent a great deal of their childhood at their parent's posh ski cabin. Now that their parents are no longer together, their father has decided to sell the memorable property.Ryan, who has just accepted a job overseas,...

I downloaded The Shuddering for free as part of Amazon/Samsung monthly deal, and was really looking forward to sinking my teeth into a gory, riveting horror. It started off very strong, intriguing. Sending shivers down my spine by the gore and unexpected savageness. A local resident out for his morning walk in the snowy Colorado Mountains in search for firewood, is surrounded and brutally attacked by unidentified, ghastly creatures. We are then introduced to four long time friends, vacationing i...

Ryan, his twin sister Jane, and three friends are off to a cabin in the mountains of Colorado for a three-day vacation. Snowboarding, skiing, good times before they part ways for a few years. Meanwhile, people are turning up missing in the surrounding area. No bodies, just blood soaked snow. A freak blizzard storm hits, rendering them stuck, unable to leave. Something is in the treeline, stalking their every movement. It is biding its time, waiting....This is the fourth "snow" book I have read i...

This is my first full book by this author. I say that because I started to read The Devil Crept In once and it was a sample of the book, and the club ended up not reading it. Something like that. So; The Shuddering isn’t like what I pictured from what I knew of it, which was just the title. I am not sure if it is better kept that way or if you know a little something about it beforehand. Looking back, in some ways, I wish I would have known. I listened to audio and read the book at the same time...

THE SHUDDERING, by Ania Ahlborn was a novel that I had a great deal of trouble in deciding upon a rating for. On one hand, the writing is strong and fluid--a style that I would easily describe as fast-paced. The problem, for myself, was that I didn't feel any "connection" with any of the characters. They were "stereotypical", in that the author attempted to portray them as the "opposite" of what we'd expect emotionally. Example: The great-looking rich boy that actually "cares too much" about hur...

4.5 stars. THE UTTER TENSION. The setting. The creatures. Big fan of this one! Full review to come.

"They only come when it snows." Creature features can be hit or miss with me. I really love some, and am not crazy about the rest, so take my review with a grain of salt. I think the setup of The Shuddering was intriguing, but I had a tough time connecting to the execution of the story. I think The Shuddering may have worked better as a novella for me - there was so much whining and banter, and there was less focus on the creatures than I expected. The creature moments were definitely promising,...

A ski cabin, lying in an elevated and lonely position on the Colorado mountains, becomes the holiday destination for a group of young people hoping to make some final, happy memories there. Whilst all that occurs, both inside and outside of its walls, is sure to be memorable, there will be little happiness, and much horror instead, related to them.Snowy and isolated settings always prove one of my favourites to read about, with this book being no exception. This was gory and monstrous, and the w...