Ungodly

Calisade Mountain College is like any typical party-school. If you're looking for a good time, go there. However, underneath the surface, something strange is happening. An alcoholic man hallucinates seeing his son that he never had. An officer of the law with a dirty secret for young coeds hears something strange on his radio. Amanda, a student at the college witnesses a suicide but when the police show, there's no body. One thing is certain, something is amiss, and there will be disaster in the near future.

Ungodly starts as a slow burn that builds a sense of mystery throughout the story. Each situation is unique and ties together, but how? The second half of the book picks up fast, and you're left racing to the end wondering how it will conclude. Ungodly is a book that you need to read through to grasp the story and enjoy it.

The book gives me a post-apocalyptic vibe, and delivers that “What if this really happened?,” fear and dread.

Braedon Riddick has excellent prose and his writing flows. Dialogue is kept light and not boring.

Ungodly has a creepy atmosphere that really absorbs you into the story. At times the story possessed Sci-if themes which I liked. I don't want to spoil it but I like what the author did with the “creatures” in the book. They were different which is always nice to see in horror.

Riddick's writing reminds me of Stephen King's earlier work and I love the similarities between the Dark Tower and the tower in Ungodly. All things serve the beam.