We’re all gonna die down here. . . .
Julie lies dead and disemboweled in a dank, black subway tunnel, red-eyed rats nibbling at her fingers. Her friends think she’s just off with some guy—no one could hear her getting torn apart over the sound of pulsing music.
In a tunnel nearby, Casey regrets coming to Survive the Night, the all-night underground rave in the New York City subway. Her best friend Shana talked her into it, even though Casey just got out of rehab. Alone and lost in the dark, creepy tunnels, Casey doesn’t think Survive the Night could get any worse . . .
. . . until she comes across Julie’s body, and the party turns deadly.
Desperate for help, Casey and her friends find themselves running through the putrid subway system, searching for a way out. But every manhole is sealed shut, and every noise echoes eerily in the dark, reminding them they’re not alone.
They’re being hunted.
Trapped underground with someone—or something—out to get them, Casey can’t help but listen to her friend’s terrified refrain: “We’re all gonna die down here. . . .” in this bone-chilling sophmore novel by the acclaimed author of The Merciless.
Going into “Survive the Night”, I wasn’t really sure what I was expecting. I had read Danielle Vega’s Merciless, and had enjoyed it enough; however, I personally feel that this book was leagues above Merciless.
The first thing I really enjoyed about this book where the characters. Each character was unique and memorable. Whenever someone died I could actually feel the pain of losing them, almost as if I had lost a friend myself. I also really enjoyed the relationships between the characters, which I found to be intense and realistic. I especially enjoyed the relationship between the main character Casey and her friend Shanna.
There where; however, some major issues with the plot. First off the ending is left extremely ambiguous, which I know is a trait of horror in general, but is something that constantly irks me to know end. I also found that there where some plot thread that where left hanging at the end of the story. She hints throughout the story that the “Survive the Night” rave is connected to the antagonist, but we never actually learn what that connection is, if there really is one at all.
Overall this is a fun-fast paced story that I easily finished in one sitting. While it certainly doesn’t offer anything new to the genre of horror and most likely wont appeal to many hardcore horror fans; I think that people who enjoy a thrilling ride will certainly find some enjoyment out of this. I certainly can’t wait to read more from Danielle, and really get to watch her grow as a writer.
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