![]() I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. If you’re looking for something more innovative, keep looking. If you want comfortable familiarity with a nice coat of paint on it, this is for you. I just wish the story she chose to tell with it were more interesting. Priest has done a very good job of mixing horror in a backwoods small town with a kind of wry acceptance of modern technology that I think few could have pulled off as well. The story moves smoothly, even if it’s clear where it’s headed from the start. ![]() The characters are engaging and mostly quirky enough to be interesting – though two of the key characters, including the one the story turns out to be about, are never explained. The Toll Kindle Edition by Cherie Priest (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 401 ratings Goodreads Choice Award nominee See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. More to the point for me was that, while the action moves smoothly, this is also a story that could have been told just as effectively in a short story – a novelette at the most there’s nothing about it that required this length.Īs noted, Priest’s writing is smooth. She also wrote gothic horror projects The Toll, The Family Plot. If that sounds like the plot of most every horror movie you’ve ever scene, well, you won’t have any surprises. Cherie Priest is the author of two dozen books and novellas, including the Booking. The base concept of The Toll is a mysterious monster that periodically claims victims. This one came out a bit better, though again I really wasn’t bowled over. ![]() ![]() I’ve only read one Cherie Priest book before, and I can’t say I loved it. ![]()
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