Misfits
by Hunter Shea
Genre: Horror
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My Review
I’m always ready for another Hunter Shea book and this was another dive into horror and strangeness.
Meet the misfits. A group of five friends, all with a boat load of baggage. When one of them is beaten and raped, they band together to get revenge. But when things go horribly wrong, the instruments of their revenge want some of their own.
I remember hearing about Melon Heads, either through movies or books. Hunter unleashes these beings in the first chapter of the book and man, it is scary. What an opening for a book that keeps on scaring me. The whole time I read, I felt a bit uncomfortable, edgy. The group of friends and the melon heads got pretty ugly as they set about getting their pounds of flesh. Some scenes made me cringe. And the author doesn’t let up. The closer I got to the end, I couldn’t see how he would wrap it up. Eww, I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.
For fans of icy fingers up and down the spine, Hunter Shea delivers.
4 STARS
Thanks so much to Flame Tree Press and Author Hunter Shea for a complimentary copy. My review is voluntarily given.
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Synopsis
During the height of the 90s grunge era, five high school friends living on the fringe are driven to the breaking point. When one of their friends is brutally raped by a drunk townie, they decide to take matters into their own hands.
Deep in the woods of Milbury, Connecticut, there lives the legend of the Melon Heads, a race of creatures that shun human interaction and prey on those who dare to wander down Dracula Drive. Maybe this night, one band of misfits can help the other. Or maybe some legends are meant to be feared for a reason.
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FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing.
Launched recently in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and
the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.
About Author Hunter Shea
movies, reading forbidden books and wishing Bigfoot would walk past
his house. He’s the author of over 17 books, including The
Jersey Devil (Pinnacle 2016)), Tortures of the
Damned (Pinnacle 2015), and We Are Always
Watching (Sinister Grin). Hunter’s novels can even be found on
display at the International Cryptozoology Museum. The Montauk
Monster (Pinnacle 2014) was named one of the best reads of the
summer by Publishers Weekly. He was selected to be part of the
launch of Samhain Publishing’s new horror line in 2011 alongside
legendary author Ramsey Campbell. His video podcast, Monster
Men, is one of the most watched horror podcasts in the world. Living
with his crazy and supportive family and two cats, he’s happy to be
close enough to New York City to see the skyline without having to
pay New York rent.
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I got my copy in the post this week from Amazon so that gives me six or seven of his books I’ve still to read!
One of the things I enjoy most about his books and that many of his characters are expendable. LOL I’ve read almost all of his books now.
I got wonderfully creeped out reading the synopsis and your review. Congrats to Shea on this recent release!
It’s so much mayhem!
Sounds like a good one.
It was Hunter Shea. LOL He writes such vivid scenes and makes me squirm.
I am currently reading this! 🙂
Huge thanks for the blog tour support xx
I’ve seen a couple of good reviews for this. I need to read more of his books😁
i saw this one around and thought of you. glad you had a chance to read it and i hate i missed out
sherry @ fundinmental