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Ok!....Alright!.........Alma Katsu takes us on a spook-filled journey with a mix of historical-fiction and horror as we follow The Donner Party wagon train from Independence, Missouri west toward California.

Month by month beginning June 1846 through January 1847 we become acquainted with the pioneers, their tumultuous lives that sent them west in the first place and the disastrous mistakes made along the trail that leave them struggling for survival in the end. (no spoiler here)

And when IT all begins....the warning....the phantom voices....movement in the dark of night, and a missing child come morning, fear takes over....fear of what's out there....fear of each other....and fear of a mysterious sickness.

And now...."There's something following us."

THE HUNGER is not without its flaws, but I wouldn't miss it; and OMGOSH it's one engaging read that has peaked my interest in the real Donner Party crossing adding two non-fiction books to my shelf!