Five "Slithering Snake Creature" Stars
Wow! This book was Southern horror at its best and author, Ronald Kelly is known for this type of Southern style that just seeps into your soul and just takes you deep into the backwoods of Tennessee!
A taste of what lies within:
Fear county is home to a creature that goes on a feasting fest that sends the citizens of the county running in "fear" for their lives. Ten year old Jeb Sweeney finally realizes that all the rumors and legends of what resides in Fear county is really true as events start happening that make him a believer when animals and people start disappearing.
Jeb decides to take it upon himself to finding out how he can stop the creature which he ends up meeting some friends along the way to help him on his journey which leads him to an old woman who might be able to whip up a potion that takes out the creature! But will it work?
No spoilers here as you will need to read the book to find out what happens!
Thoughts:
The more I read books by this author, the more I want to pursue everything he has written so that I can devour each and every book. Maybe not devour like the creature did in this book as that could get messy (lol), but the writing style is just so smooth as it pulls you totally into his world and keeps you trapped not only in his mind, but you become trapped in Fear county at least for this book.
The story takes off right away in the first chapter with some creature action and from there is a slow build up of momentum of the story progressing along with introducing the characters that take part in this book.
It is more or less considered a coming of age story for the character Jeb Sweeney with the story going deep into his family life and how he ends up coping with learning what he needs to do to not only take care of his family but all the citizens that need help battling this creature.
All or Ronald Kelly's stories though just grab you right away and keeps you in suspense as you make your way through them. There is never a dull moment when reading a Ronald Kelly book! :)
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