FROZEN: THE AUTHOR’S CUT BY JAY BONANSINGA: BOOK REVIEW

Frozen by Jay Bonansinga is a crazy combination of The X-Files and Supernatural. This book is seriously good!

I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN! Mummy’s, bear attacks, Mummy’s, demonic possession, Mummy’s, and exorcisms. Did I mention MUMMY’S! I did not see that coming, not at all. When I started reading this book I was getting some strong X-Files vibes (cue theme music). As I read my way through this bloody masterpiece it became apparent that X-Files was TAME compared to this book. I really enjoyed the mix of genres. You get a little true crime, thriller, mystery, suspense, and HORROR! Jay Bonansinga is incredibly talented. He is the writer behind The Walking Dead novel series. These books are amazing so naturally, I looked into other books by him which led me to Frozen. His stories are often fast-paced, action-packed, and filled with suspense. In addition to that, Frozen is extremely intelligent. Jay Bonansinga’s writing in this book can be compared to that of Michael Crichton. I enjoyed this read a lot but I found the ending to be a little off. I’d love to see this continue in a series but the ending has me thrown for a loop. Regardless of that, the author is sure to enthrall you with this thrilling and intelligent read that will certainly leave you wanting more.

This book has a little bit of everything for readers. Much like the X-Files, the story has supernatural elements that trickle into an FBI investigation. I know there are lots of you that think that many X-Files episodes were scary but they were not like this. The Antagonist in this story embarks on a bloody massacre and he doesn’t give a shit what the FBI thinks. TRUST ME, this book is fast-paced adding the thrill to the read. You're either uncovering big clues surrounding the mystery behind the mummy creature or you're witnessing its macabre killing through demonic eyes. The HORROR of it all! Jay Bonansinga is not new to creating characters that will haunt the pages and Frozen is proof of it. I remember reading The Walking Dead Governor series and thinking that the author did such an amazing job making the zombies scary and he definitely did that again here. When I picture a mummy (if that's what he is) I picture the living dead, which doesn’t always mean scary because there are lots of zombies that are slow shambling creatures that aren’t that effective unless they attack by surprise or in a mass horde. The antagonist in this book is a decaying beast that will leave you with chills as you follow its journey. It was the perfect adversary for the protagonist.

Credibility. This is something extremely important to me when reading. Authors that write with intelligence and accuracy build credibility and readers notice. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good story. I know that fiction is exactly that, fictional. BUT, when I read a book I expect that the writer has done their research in some way shape or form. I've heard of writers riding in the back of a cop car or shadowing people for research so they get the details that give their writing credibility. I don’t know the lengths Jay Bonansinga went to get the details that stitched this story together but I'm confident that he did and it shows in his writing. I can’t say how much I appreciate this.

I refuse to say that the ending was bad… It just didn’t seem right. I think that maybe I just didn’t agree with the ending and that's why it threw me for a loop. There was a lot going on in the end and it was all very unexpected. The ending was just different from the rest of the story. Have you ever read a passage or a chapter that seemed wrong, almost like the writer was in a different place when they wrote that part of the story? Well that was what the ending was like for me. Not bad, just wrong.

I rate Frozen by Jay Bonansinga 4 / 5 stars. I recommend this story to those of you that are intrigued by the supernatural and have an investigative mind. You won’t be able to help but have tremendous confidence in the writer with this fast-paced and chilling tale that will be sure to entice most audiences. I didn’t really like the way the story wrapped-up but this was still an extremely entertaining read. Move over Mulder and Scully, there's a new team in town. And don’t forget folks, The truth is out there.

ANDREW FOWLOW

FROZEN: The Author’s Cut by Jay Bonansinga

​From the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of ROBERT KIRKMAN’S THE WALKING DEAD: RETURN TO WOODBURY

The Sun City Serial Killer just made his sixth kill. Who’s next?

FBI Profiler Ulysses Grove is tormented by his failure to catch the Sun City serial killer. Once the FBI’s top closer, Grove has a unique knack for catching killers: he can ‘see’ into the killer’s mind and know what he will do next. But now Grove’s greatest fear is tearing him apart: his ability to track serial killers is weakening.

Science journalist Maura County needs Grove’s forensics expertise for her story about a bizarre ice mummy excavated in Alaska. Grove’s boss sends him to check it out and there Grove finds evidence that the ice mummy was also murdered by the Sun City killer – six thousand years ago.

This shock plunges Grove and County into a nightmare of paranormal evil that will drive them into the darkest reaches of the human heart as they struggle to stop a force as eternal and powerful as time itself, before it kills again.

“This is the epitome of a page-turner, and makes subway rides just breeze by. And, that end -woof.”
-Refinery 29 on Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor by Jay Bonansinga

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