I like huge slam-bang endings, and this one was a real humdinger. Sure, you might find the ending to be a little over the top, as it basically turns into a full-scale war with a LOT of firepower on the mountain, but fuck it. Hell, he had a gun too, and wound up running from her! My favorite was the old lady scaring the hell out of some annoying Italian city loser with an automatic pistol. Also, it's nice to read a story not based around smooth talking city characters, I really liked the setting. Plenty of southerners are like that! And, it's not a bad thing. Plus, they have hilarious verbal expressions. So the characters in here chew tobacco, talk polite to each other, and are distrustful of Yankees. Stereotypes are usually based in reality. I suspect some people might whine about the southern characters in the book being stereotypes. He really brings it to life, from the scenery descriptions, to the characters.
What really helps this one, is the author clearly knows how to write in a Appalachian setting.
This IS a horror novel, but as mentioned, the hilarity streak had me laughing my ass off a few times. The End.Įxcellent pacing on this one, and plenty of plot turns and twists. The developer won't take 'no' for an answer, so it is up to The Dark 'Un and a few of the local townspeople to stop him. Of course, some rich, douchbag developer wants to blast the top off the mountain and mine it for coal. They have been charged with always maintaining control of the property the mountain is on. The mountain belongs to the Brice family, who are as redneck as they come. Anyhow, these creatures are protected from the occasional hunter and random asshole by The Dark 'Un, a mean ass, shape shifting creature. Albino sheep, albino deer, albino moose.you get the picture. A whole bunch of peaceful creatures live on the mountain, they are unique because they are all albinos. RDCV of plot: Pale Dove Mountain is in the woods of some hick-ass town in Tennessee called Tucker's Mills. Good horror read, decent amount of gore, an unexpected streak of hilarity, and the whole thing is southern-fried in hillbilly country. Time to get off my lazy ass and get back to work here.
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