Title: The Cabin: An Off The Grid Suspense Thriller
Author: John Koloen
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

Blurb: Jacob Alexander has spent more than a decade perfecting his off-the-grid lifestyle in remote northwestern Wisconsin. But nothing prepares him for the Sovereign Resistance, a white nationalist paramilitary group. The Resistance’s activities include kidnapping, torture and murder. And Jacob’s about to battle them face to face to rescue their victims.

Jacob knows the terrain. The Resistance doesn’t. But he’s out gunned and out manned. And his deer rifle might not be enough to make it out of this standoff alive.

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Review: I must admit, the blurb intrigued me.  The story idea had considerable merit and Koloen did pull me in to the premise.  Nothing gets a person’s attention more then watching a man move from having a brilliant career, a happy marriage, and enjoying life, to becoming a hermit in the woods.  Why would anyone make such a major turn around in their life?  Well Jacob’s thorn was a job that had become more of a burden than love and the dagger that gutted him was a cheating wife.

Renovating an isolated cabin became his healing.  I can understand that as I, myself, renovated an abandoned house that most said should be torn down, not rebuilt.  But in an isolated wilderness?  No thanks, not for me.  Jacob was angry enough that his new world made perfect sense.  His limited contact with the outside world was with vacationers in cabins across the lake and his occasional need to stock up on groceries.  Other than that his world was peaceful, quiet, and well, isolated.

It was all that until he heard the gunshots from across the lake, the frozen lake in the middle of winter.  His distant neighbors had all left the woods allowing winter to settle around their cabins.  No one should be there, especially with heavy artillery.  As isolated as he was, Jacob had to walk miles to find enough signal to call for help.  Help in that territory meant an assistant sheriff might drive by to see who was making the noise.  Spoiler Alert:  The sheriff found out in a way that he definitely didn’t like.

Koloen pulled me in, had me wondering what would happen, got my interest and… he left me hanging.  The end of the story came way too fast.  Yes he tied up all the loose ends, but at a pace that didn’t keep with the prior speed of the story.  I wish he put just a bit more time into the closing chapters.  Had he, this book would rate 4 or even 5 stars.  Apparently I’m not alone in my thoughts as may other reviewers wanted more, too.

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