... familiarity with the terrain and culture of his setting contributes to a lively tale, where the inevitable bloodshed has more of an old-fashioned Richard Matheson feel to it than a Stephen King texture.
--Paul Di Filippo in Asimov's SF Magazine
... solid prose commands attention right from the start and carries the reader straight through to the climax. --Garrett Peck for Cemetery Dance #40
This story reads like Stephen King writing a Lovecraft story, bringing King's level of descriptive prose to the supernatural creature from underground storyline. --Steve & Lesley Mazey for The Eternal Night
Island Life is so much more than just another monster story. Meikle's prose draws the reader in, weaving a tightly spun web of folklore, horror, and suspense from which there is no escape. --Paula Heuschkel for The Modoc Record
It's trite but it's true...I picked it up and I didn't put it down. Read it cover to cover and enjoyed one helluva monster story.
--Valarie Thorpe for Really Scary.com
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