[.ca] Monster: Something's Out There (ISBN 1595540326)

One wild ride!:
I ordered this book for the horror section in our bookstore, having never read it previously. I though I should pick it up and give it a once over so I would know whether or not to keep it in stock. After reading it in less then 2 days, I can tell everyone that I'm going to keep as many on hand as I can! Reed and Beck are going on a week long survival trip in the Idaho forests with their friends Cap and Sing. Reed and Beck are going to be heading to the rendezvous point, a small cabin in the middle of the wilderness, a good day ahead of their friends in order to get some quality alone time. After trekking for hours up and down mountainsides, they arrive at the cabin. Problem is, the cabin has been completely destroyed, and their guide is missing. Being to dark to risk going back to civilization, they decide to camp on top of a ridge overlooking the wrecked campsite, hoping that their friends will arrive in the morning, and they can all leave safely. During the night Beck and Reed are awoken by a terrible, gut-wrenching scream coming from deep in the woods. It sounds to them like a mix between a woman being mutilated and an animal being burned alive. After a few terrifying minutes of hearing twigs snap, and bushes rustling beside their camp site, the couple takes off running through the woods with the sound of heavy feet in hot pursuit; the screaming of the banshee getting closer every moment. While hurriedly crossing a small waterfall, Beck stumbles and falls a good 30 feet, only to land on a patch of rocks, and slip into unconsciousness. As Reed shines his light down on Beck, and desperately tries to find a way to get to Beck, he spots a pair of HUGE green eyes staring right back at him. A suddenly as he spotted it, this unknown creature disappears from view, taking Beck along with it. Now Reed, his friends and the county sheriff's department have to track down Beck and the monster that has taken her prisoner. Something they don't realize is that there is something far worse, and far more deadly lurking in the woods then the creature that has Beck, and it's hunting them down. This story has everything: terror, suspense, and even debates on moral issues regarding humans tampering with the laws of nature. It's an interesting read, with some plot twists that will have you reeling for more.

Fast paced Bio-Science fiction adventure:
This book is purely a novel with little of the spiritual message that have characterized Perettis books before. Although the plot is somewhat predictable, the writing is fast paced and keeps you interested. Those who love the outdoors will enjoy the Idaho setting and how Peretti makes the forest alive with good descriptions. Hunted and hunters are casted perfectly without too much of the easy clichés that often plagued bio-science fiction books.