Island Life By William Meikle

An archaeological expedition is intent on opening an old barrow on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides despite the reservations of the locals, who all know and fear the old stories. The scientists unleash a colony of murderous monsters from deep under the earth. As the released creatures swamp the island, slaughtering livestock and people alike, the humans must band together to combat it with few resources save their courage and wits.

5 out of 5 stars – An excellent gripping read.

 

The setting was fully described by the author, and each chapter represented a character, each chapter left me wanting more as I was totally gripped.

It was a book that I could not put down; I was drawn in by the wonderful characters, the island and the monsters. I was constantly thinking how is this going to end? At times it was quite scary.

The story flowed and was easy to read, however there were a few Scottish words that I had to look up on my kindle dictionary, but don’t let this put you off.

This was my first book that I have read by William Meikle, and I will definitely be reading more of his books. An excellent gripping read