Event: A Dystopian Apocalyptic Horror Novel
DisasterAdded on January 15, 2026
Description
For Mike and Hattie Hayes, their cabin on a pristine Colorado lake has always been a refuge, a weekend escape from the hustle and bustle of Denver. Both are particularly excited their daughter and her husband have joined them for a weekend away. Their time with her is rare and precious.Long walks, fishing, and lunch in the nearby historic town of Rustic are all a part of the allure.The star-filled night sky viewed from their small boat is the clearest they have ever seen.The heavenly views offer a glimpse of other worlds, of faraway places not seen from the city.Their private mountain retreat is their slice of paradise. It is perfect, until…Until the night a blinding light sweeps over them, the lake, and the surrounding forests.Until their daughter subsequently vanishes.Until their cabin is trashed, and a mysterious note is left behind.Until an unknown beast stalks them through the woods that surround their cabin.Until they discover the terrible truth behind the light that drastically changes their world.Until they understand the blazing light wasn’t a shooting star or a falling satellite, it was the EVENT.
Reader Reviews
I’ve been reading so many new authors lately and having a blast. This made me reminiscent of Hunter Shea’s Creature (Another great book!), but there was no sasquatch here. No, we got something much, much worse. And on a bigger scale. Oh yeah, you’re curious now. But I ain’t spoiling a thing. Almost the entire story is a glorified chase scene, mainly involving Mike and his darling wife Hattie. They’re so sweet together and have an awesome dynamic throughout. For a couple on their late fifties, th
This was a really nice, if bleak, little read.I liked that the main characters were a well-established still in love older couple (in their 50s so not old old), their care for one another, the inconveniences and challenges of aging bodies in a crisis situation it just made them feel so very real.The pacing was snappy and things were rarely convenient for Mike and Hattie and we truly got to feel for them. The creature feature aspect and how things started were also interesting and well used.
I'm not sure what to say about this story. I almost stopped reading, but I hate to give up on a book. The book was not in any way badly written, nor was it uninteresting...I just didn't quite get it. I didn't feel that I could relate to the characters plights or to the characters themselves and it really ended without a real ending. The description of the book did more to sell it to me than the actual story...but as I have said before...my name is not, nor has ever been on the cover of a book so
