While Icebound is quite different than most Dean
Koontz books, I found this to be a refreshing change.
I thoroughly enjoyed the action aspect of it.
The story is centered around a group of scientists
sent to the Arctic to perform an experiment involving
bombs that goes horribly wrong. Now, trapped on a
huge iceberg in the middle of the Arctic with bombs set
to detonate in 12 hours, they're awaiting rescue.
However, not one thing is going their way, least of
all the tumultuous weather in the Arctic.
The description of the conditions these 8 scientists
are in is chilling—the cold, the ice, the water, the
wind—it really made me feel like I was there too. I
thought the book flowed smoothly—not too fast or too
slow. While at times it was hard to keep the
characters straight and their development was not the
best, I still enjoyed most of the central characters.
Koontz does fill you in on some of their pasts as
well, which I particularly enjoyed—almost as
subplots, something to take us away from the story at
hand and engage the reader.
I'd recommend this book to fans of suspenseful or
action packed books. It's not an average horror/scary
Koontz book, but I think if you know that going in,
Koontz fans will also enjoy this book.
