Fierce Kingdom, Gin Phillips, Penguin Random House, ISBN: 9780857525017
Gin Phillips has taken every mother’s nightmare and stretched it into a 275 page novel of terror.
I would suggest anxiety sufferers stay far away from this one – it’s stomach wrenching.
Joan and her four-year-old son are out at the zoo on a beautiful tranquil day.
It’s a peaceful and relaxing afternoon with Lincoln.
As they prepare to leave, a strange popping sound begins and Joan spies the guns.
She runs, hanging onto her child for dear life. It’s the ultimate game of hide and seek with four- and two-legged monsters in the dark.
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There are a number of elements in this book that make it more than your average suspense-filled thriller.
It’s set in today’s time, so realistically it could happen.
It’s set in a familiar setting as most people can picture a zoo in their mind and it makes it so relatable.
For every mother, it’s a scene of danger that we have all thought of and dreaded.
My stomach was in knots for the entire read.
The gunman (men?), the wild animals, the unpredictable young child – it all adds up to a recipe for disaster.
Joan fights through the enclosures, the dark and other characters also on the run for survival.
This novel scared the pants off of me!
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