Intercepts: A horror novel

One of my favorite books of all time. It is so unique, clever and shocking. The pacing of the book is perfection. I would say it's sci-fi/horror. I'm new into the horror genre and this made me want to read, not only Payne's other books, but other horror books as well. 5 stars. Loved!!

Pretty good, I’m not a huge reader, but it kept my attention enough. Giving a 4/5 stars because it’s creative but not as scary as I hoped and the story line tends to be predictable.

This book got me out of my reading slump. Finished it in less than 2 days. Amazing. I hope he’ll make a second part to it? I absolutely loved it!!!

It felt a little rushed to me, but it was a decent book. I was excited for it too. Creepy at some points and I did like the similarities to the MK Ultra events. Definitely a maybe for me.

This book really surprised me with how good it was. The characters were very distinct and believable. The way they reacted was spot on. I suspect the author did some research or has direct experience with things that may cause severe anxiety, because the little details of how the characters behaved under these conditions was perfect. Such as when Hannah is hiding in the break room and she struggles to control her breathing. She'd alternate between forgetting to breathe and taking in giant gulps of air. Anyone who has experienced severe anxiety for any reason likely knows how accurate this is.I also loved how creepy Bishop was. If you love eerie horror with tons of blood and gore, this is for you.That said, I'll get into the reason I took a star. The book could have used a slightly better line editor. The copyediting was flawless, but a few things could have been said better.For example: When we're reading from Tyler's perspective and he notices the fingernails at the base of the door, it says that the antennas had torn them off when trying to scratch through the door "without even noticing." This is something that should have been said from the perspective of someone who saw it and would know such a detail. Hannah could have been the one to notice this and it would have worked better.There's also a line that reads, "Joe climbed into his hot, sun-heated pickup." Obviously, this is a redundancy. I, personally, would have and replaced it with a comparison. Something like, "Joe climbed into his sun-heated pickup and was immediately struck with the suffocating sensation of entering a sauna—not that there had been time for such leisure since he began working at the Facility."There was a small handful of such phrases that just could have been improved with a good line editor. There is also a developmental problem toward the end. Why did Bishop kill herself but all the other antennas rampaged through the Facility when they were taken off the gas? This never really gets explained. Perhaps she had just had more of the pain than she could take over the years, since she had been used more, but this should have been explained.Still, these small oversights were not nearly so numerous or glaring as to distract from an excellent story. The ending was immensely satisfying and revealed interesting details. The author is undeniably talented and to say I enjoyed the book is an understatement. I strongly recommend Intercepts to all horror fans.

Very very good read! I was kind of hoping for a different ending but I like how it got to being a very psychological thriller type ending. I liked the action and build up as.welll!

Man is a genius at storytelling. Perfect ending. I love the matter of fact style in which he writes. Straight to the point. No fat. Highly recommend!

A decent read with a great start, flounders in the middle, and delivers a knockout in the end.T.J. Payne delivers an interesting premise with a hooking introductory chapter. Strange things happen quickly within the first 30 pages. However, the bulk of the book is paced a bit slow for my taste. I found myself struggling to get through a majority of the story, often taking days off of reading all together.By the time I got to the last 60 pages I could not put it down. There was a bittersweet feeling to this as I knew the end was coming. Payne delivers an immensely satisfying and haunting conclusion to a novel that seems to forget it’s a horror novel until you’re within 100 pages of its conclusion.