The Cabin at the End of the World

So to start this off . . . I am not a fan of thrillers. They tend to fall towards a lot of action, less actual plot, and mostly unmemorable characters. And this made me nervous. But I was blown away by [b:The Last Conversation 47969237 The Last Conversation (Forward collection) Paul Tremblay https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1567229097l/47969237.SX50.jpg 72182739] and enjoyed [b:Growing Things and Other Stories 41212413 Growing Things and Other Stories Paul Tremblay https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1556906952l/41212413.SY75.jpg 64888211], so I decided to give it a try anyway.And for the first little bit I was thinking, oh no, this is indeed a thriller. Do I even want to continue? I was tempted to just put it down. But I kept going.And I'm glad I did.Action was surprisingly minimal and fit perfectly with the plot. No gratuitous violence (though there is violence), everything that happened had a reason and a purpose.The characters were really good. Interesting, fleshed out, always behaved in character, even if that behavior was . . . odd.And the plot was surprisingly well thought out. As events unfurled I suspect I reacted exactly as the author intended. I was genuinely fascinated by what was going on, gasping or crying out exactly where I suspect the author wanted me to do so. And, as expected from this author, I spent the entire time wondering what was and was not real. Its not what I initially hoped it would be, but I enjoyed it. IMO a very well done story.