Wow, what a stellar debut.
As I sat in my house heated to 74-degrees, I shivered until my molars snapped reading this thriller. The fracturing sounds of branches outside jolted me out of my comfort, and the Alaskan solitude surrounded me with each turning of the page. The vibrant imagery that Sullivan conjures is unparalleled in his first thriller. There’s something about a plot set in the most desolate, northern parts of the planet. The cold air seeps into your bones, and the frigid air dives dee into your lungs while the sun kisses your face.
The pages of Sleeping Bear whisked themselves from right to left, and before I knew it, I was coming to the final sentences. Cassie Gale is a character unlike I’ve seen before. The character is not just interesting and bad ass, but timely to our current world climate. As she battles forces beyond her control, you see the character grow and develop. I don’t know if this would be possible without the tragedy that she’s trying to endure along the entire journey.
This book was like a boulder rolling down a hill. The action was not going to stop until it was all over. Sullivan crushed this debut novel and follows the path of other stellar debut thrillers like Chris Hauty, Matthew Betley, Don Bentley, and Jack Carr. I can’t wait to see what Sullivan does in the future.
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