A relative let me borrow a handful of her books, included were Dead Run and Snow Blind. I was tentative about reading them as they were part of a series – and not the first books – yet I went ahead and read Dead Run in the hope the story would make sense to me without the first two books.

Yes, the story made sense. No, I did not enjoy the book.

Due to this, I opted not to read Snow Blind. Then, along came festival season. I needed something to take with me to read on the journey. At that moment in time, I was part way through Stephen King’s Insomnia. I would have gladly taken it with me… except it was my mother’s original hardback version. Such is not a thing to take to a festival with you, not unless you want a book that size to be damage. Thus, I ended up picking up Snow Blind with extremely low expectations.

In all honesty, this one was so much better than Dead Run. Dead Run earned two stars, with there being countless one star moments. Snow Blind earned a full three stars, almost making it to four stars. For me, this was a much better story than the first one.

Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t enough to leave me wanting to read more by the author – unfortunately I will not be picking up more of the series as I’m not really all that bothered, if I’m honest – yet it was enough to convince me Dead Run was not the best reflection of what to expect from them.

Overall, a much better read than I had expected (almost enough to leave me knocking Dead Run down to one star to show just how much of a difference there is between the two).