Review: Shiver by Allie Reynolds

Author: Allie Reynolds

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Publication Date January 2021

When Milla accepts an off-season invitation to Le Rocher, a cozy ski resort in the French Alps, she’s expecting an intimate weekend of catching up with four old friends. It might have been a decade since she saw them last, but she’s never forgotten the bond they forged on this very mountain during a winter spent fiercely training for an elite snowboarding competition.

Yet no sooner do Milla and the others arrive for the reunion than they realize something is horribly wrong. The resort is deserted. The cable cars that delivered them to the mountaintop have stopped working. Their cell phones—missing. And inside the hotel, detailed instructions await them: an icebreaker game, designed to draw out their secrets. A game meant to remind them of Saskia, the enigmatic sixth member of their group, who vanished the morning of the competition years before and has long been presumed dead.

Stranded in the resort, Milla’s not sure what’s worse: the increasingly sinister things happening around her or the looming snowstorm that’s making escape even more impossible. All she knows is that there’s no one on the mountain she can trust. Because someone has gathered them there to find out the truth about Saskia…someone who will stop at nothing to get answers. And if Milla’s not careful, she could be the next to disappear…

 This was a random pick from my library.  I listened to the audiobook.  I am a fan of "closed room, isolation" thrillers. This one was right up my alley.  Thankfully, the book didn't disappoint.  The story involves Milla who attends a reunion weekend at a ski resort with friends from the past.  When she gets to the resort, she quickly realizes that things are not exactly right. Someone wants revenge, but who?

I really enjoyed this book.  The story is through Milla's point of view.  We get flashbacks to the winter when Saskia, a mutual friend and competitor, disappeared.  The flashbacks pertain to what is happening to Milla and her friends in the present.  I enjoyed the twists in the story.  I didn't call the most of them. Especially the ending. I thought the author did a great job of building the creepy and spooky atmosphere of the resort.  It is definitely best going into this book not knowing much, so I'll leave it there.  I highly recommend this one if you are looking for a good creepy thriller.