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Review: Road Seven by Keith Rosson
Feb. 5th, 2021 05:13 pmRoad Seven is published by Meerkat Press, which I hadn't heard of previously. It's always great to find new independent presses.
This was an entertaining, well-written and well-paced story. It felt cinematic in the way it described the landscapes and locations of Hvildarland, which was great for me, as I am not the sort of reader usually able to visualize settings. The characters were solid and the plot built in a satisfying way. There were several times I went back on forth on whether the supernatural was real or not, which is always cool in books like this. It felt like it would make a good miniseries- not in the sense that it was written as if it wanted to be one, but that an adaptation would have a lot to work with.
One thing that threw me off was how the synopsis made it sound like the story would be from Sandoval's point of view, rather than mostly from Brian's. Once I made that adjustment (fairly quickly), it was fine, and I ended up enjoying Brian's POV more than Sandoval's anyway.
Karla and her family were my favorite part of the book, which isn't a slight against the other characters. It was just nice to see a woman who's considered kind of an oddball still be very level and confident in other ways. Brian's relationship with the kids was also very sweet.
I also love the cover!
Note- Although it is currently out, I requested and received an ARC of this in exchange for a review.
This was an entertaining, well-written and well-paced story. It felt cinematic in the way it described the landscapes and locations of Hvildarland, which was great for me, as I am not the sort of reader usually able to visualize settings. The characters were solid and the plot built in a satisfying way. There were several times I went back on forth on whether the supernatural was real or not, which is always cool in books like this. It felt like it would make a good miniseries- not in the sense that it was written as if it wanted to be one, but that an adaptation would have a lot to work with.
One thing that threw me off was how the synopsis made it sound like the story would be from Sandoval's point of view, rather than mostly from Brian's. Once I made that adjustment (fairly quickly), it was fine, and I ended up enjoying Brian's POV more than Sandoval's anyway.
Karla and her family were my favorite part of the book, which isn't a slight against the other characters. It was just nice to see a woman who's considered kind of an oddball still be very level and confident in other ways. Brian's relationship with the kids was also very sweet.
I also love the cover!
Note- Although it is currently out, I requested and received an ARC of this in exchange for a review.
