OMG, there is a lot to this awesome story! First of all the book starts with Sheriff Buck and Detective Aaron Weaver trying to arrest a pedophile Who win the end Aaron had to shoot. The child molester wasn’t the only case on sheriff Bucks mind he also was investigating A case where a state trooper was sent to jail for life after his jerk OK captain didn’t believe the astonishing story the state trooper had to tell about the death of a woman whose car supposedly drove off the bridge by itself fortunately for the trooper sheriff buck was there chasing down a lead about a lot of money loss by the cartel. There’s also a woman named Shirley who is on the FBI’s most wanted list and while she’s traveling through Virginia she stopped at the Travelodge in summit Valley here is where she will meet Solomon dreary and Solomon isn’t your ordinary lodge owner needless to say when Solomon meets surely he sees his soulmate and at first she was just passing through but because there’s devil a foot she somehow decides to stay this is why I went grocery shopping Sherriff Buck tries to arrest her and the little boy named Kayden witnesses at all. This will be the beginning of the end but I haven’t even mention Clem and Ray Ray. Clem sees Shirley at the travel lodge and wants the reward money and when he feels the sheriff let him down he decides he and Ray Ray are going to find surely their self. These two are definitely the comic relief in the book and this is a fabulous book it seems all the residents of Summit Valley of frightened but of what? This is a question that sheriff Buck tried to answer but that in the end Aaron Weaver will have too. There is so much more to this horror mystery and it is a great one if you love supernatural mysteries steeped deep in reality you will love The Lodge by Jeremy Ed’s. I cannot reiterate enough hall greatly this book is executed with intelligence humor and although there is murder pedophilia and other crimes I’m forgetting it truly is a fascinating book and one I found hard to put down I have never read a book by Jeremy ads before but I will definitely be looking for his books in the future. I want to thank Net Galley and wicked house publishing for my free arc copy please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

The Lodge felt like a drug induced dream. The whole idea around the book is a lodge run by a welcoming demon that attracts less-than-savory travelers to its doors. This should be an automatic win. Instead we ended up with a less than great executed read that was confusing and scattered. It felt like the reader was being a ping pong ball, we bounced everywhere and around so much that it did become hard to read. Perhaps had there been a heavier focus on just some of the lines, it would have been a more enjoyable book. I ended up giving up, skimming the last part of the book hoping for redemption - but I never got it. This was a possibly great novella length read that felt stretched beyond it's ability to make it a full length read.

Thanks to Netgalley, Wicked Heart Publishing & Jeremy Eads for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and Wicked House Publishing for allowing me to read a copy of this book. I like how there are multiple characters' perspectives, so you get insight multiple POVs. I really enjoyed reading this book; it had just the right amount of horror and suspense and the ending was great. I hadn't heard of this author before, but I will definitely read more of his books.

don’t remember getting on a crystal meth roller coaster…
That was creepy, original, overall just very fucking bizarre.
It had great potential. But I think it lacked in execution.
Had it focused on just a couple of the story lines instead of trying to include all the different ones in did, I think it would have held up better and flowed more smoothly. It was hard to follow at times and skipped around a lot. The ending felt rushed.

Thank you nonetheless to NetGalley for this eARC opportunity.

3 stars

A demon running a bed & breakfast.....? I couldn't WAIT to read this! This premise was all I needed to say, "count me in!"

Unfortunately, this book just wasn't for me.

Point 1: Multiple pov's and characters made it difficult to follow along, *and* hard for me to actually care or invest in anyone.

Point 2: Halfway through I almost called it quits. I ended up skimming the second half, just wishing for it to be over.

Point 3: This should have been a novella. I did totally love Shirley and Solomon's interactions, and I wish the book had just focused on their time together vs all the other messy mess. Their plot line is what gives this book the 2 stars (vs just 1 star).

Thank you to NetGalley and Wicked House Publishing for the ARC. This review was left voluntarily and all views expressed are my own.

This whole book was a wild ride with some unique characters. I love it. Solomon is mysterious and fascinating and utterly cruel. He's a great villain and stole every scene he is in. I enjoy how Mr. Eads doesn't give any character plot armor, any one is up for a gruesome death. The meth cousins made me laugh out loud, and the kids were also fun to read about. I don't want to give spoilers, but I can say that I'll be watching to grab any book the author writes. This was such a fun read that I finished it in a day.

This was surprisingly fun with a funny concept of a bread n breakfast. It had it's shining moments and great dialogue. It could have been tighter in some spots but a pretty good small town horror book to get you going.

Set in a town in Virginia called Summit Valley this fun little horror story centres on an old bed and breakfast called Maple Lodge. This establishment goes back six generations and has always been in the same family. I definitely got a kind of paranormal Bates' Motel vibe and the proprietor, Solomon , is all kinds of psycho.. An enjoyable, quick read.

Writing: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
Plot: 3/5
Scary: 2/5
Enjoyment: 4/5

Themes: Horror

The Lodge is a mixture of horror stories that are meshed together and lead back to a creepy bed and breakfast in a small nowhere town. This reminded me of something I would read on creepypasta. The writing was good and I enjoyed the characters. In the begining I had no idea how these different characters were connected but by the end everything clicked together. Like all horror stories I was sad about the outcome of a few of the stories, but that is what makes it horror. I wish the ending was built up a little more, but otherwise I enjoyed it. If you like creepypastas then you will enjoy reading this.

I received an arc and am leaving an honest review.

A good solid horror novel about a place close to home. I enjoyed this book. A new author, for me and look forward to more by this author.

Well, that was a weird and wild ride. The Lodge is basically a horror B-movie in novel form, complete with meth-making hillbilly cousins and a demon-run bed-and-breakfast. It certainly wasn't fine literature and I don't exactly see a Pulitzer Prize in its future, but it was still kind of fun?

The premise of this book was fantastic – a lodge run by a gentlemanly demon that attracts less-than-savory travelers to its doors? Yes, please! I enjoyed the different points of view from the various characters, particularly the interludes that told the stories of various lodgers and their (very short) stays at the B&B. The plot itself kind of superficially meandered about, however, and I found it hard to care about any of the characters (who were all rather one-dimensional). The hillbilly cousins were rather amusing at times, but even their storyline lacked depth. The ending was satisfying, although it kind of had a Raiders of the Lost Ark thing going on, you know where everything would have played out exactly the same had Indiana Jones not been involved at all? Like that.

Overall, I thought that this was a decent light and campy read. If you go into it hoping for Stephen King, you'll probably be disappointed. If you go into it expecting, I dunno, perhaps Studio 666-level horror* with less Dave Grohl (zero Dave Grohl, if we're getting technical) and more Appalachia, this might be right up your alley.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Wicked House Publishing for providing me with an advance copy of this book to review.

*Studio 666 is a terrible comparison but it's the only horror B-movie I can think of right now, so please don't come back to this review and yell at me later.

Middle of the road horror thriller that really didn't do much for me. Just wanted it to be over quicker as I went through it. This might be for someone but definitely isn't for me at all.

Jeremy Eads' 'The Lodge' is essentially a small-town horror book, with well-developed characters and an intriguing plot, which gets revealed rather slowly, without much fuss, via multiple viewpoints, and in stylistically diverse installments. The basic idea is that Summit Valley, a small, quiet town in Virginia, has been under the thumb of a demon for the past two hundred years; the demon lives as the owner of a bed and breakfast, the eponymous Maple Lodge; but the demon is so arrogant that things get in motion which are not so easy for it to control. Eads allows us glimpses of various situations, from an action-packed sequence in the beginning, where a cop faces a child killer, to a riveting description of a female serial killer's escape (she ends up in the Lodge), to cozy scenes of family and male friendship. There are some very well-done interlude chapters, describing the fate of people who come to stay in the Lodge. But the real merit of the book lies in the characters: they are quite endearing, so the story never gets boring, even when it's rather slow, even when the manifestations of the demon's power are ridiculously strong. Admittedly, in the middle, things slow down a bit too much, but from this slow and ponderous regrouping of the story, Eads leads us to an explosive, absolutely satisfying conclusion. For any fans of horror in small towns, this one's definitely for you!

Thank you to NetGalley and Wicked House Publishing for the ARC.

I'm sure this book has an audience but sadly its not for me. I was hoping for spooky and uncomfortable. And it felt like an adult goosebumps book to me.

3.5 stars

Fun, different, weird, but so good. This was a fast and exciting horror novel, and Eads definitely should revisit this world. It’s quite unique with demons running a B&B, where do these authors come up with these fantastic stories. I want more!

"People in Summit Valley knew that sometimes it was better to leave well enough alone." Summit Valley, Virginia seems like the perfect sleepy little town for a bed and breakfast. However, something sinister lurks beneath the town's surface, and bodies start to pile up.

I really wanted to love this book. The premise was fascinating: a demon run B&B! The action started on page one, with Aron Weaver breaking down the door of a child killer. We then swap over to Shirley, a serial killer. These two characters alone were a great set up. Hannah was a nice addition, as were Caden and Logan. However, after a couple chapters of set up, the plot began to meander. Things still happened, but the pace became slow and I had trouble staying engaged. The novel couldn't quite decide what it want to be and where it wanted to go.

I did enjoy the multiple viewpoints, especially the interlude chapters. It was nice to see the extent of the demon's powers as things continued on. However, for a 200 page book, there was simultaneously too much and too little going on. The story arc of Clem and RayRay felt largely unnecessary and drawn out. Personally, instead of feeling tension as the body count rose higher, I just felt blah. Ultimately, the story fell flat for me.

There were some shining moments along the way to Route 100. I did like the mystery element of Weaver trying to figure out what was happening in the town. I enjoyed Solomon and Shirley's interactions immensely. While I didn't feel overly invested in the finale, I did enjoy the ending. The author did a very good job tying everything together and leaving you with a sense of dread. While ultimately not my cup of tea, this book may appeal to those looking for more of a slow burn horror story.

Thank you to NetGalley and Wicked House Publishing for the ARC. This review was left voluntarily and all views expressed are my own.

The Lodge isn’t the sort of horror book I normally enjoy. I tend to go for a more cerebral and psychological nightmares. But the concept of a demon-operated B&B intrigued. Turns out it was fun. About as much fun as one might have expected from the description. Essentially, a B-movie in a book.

Fun characters and a fun and funny demon to boot definitely elevate this evil-in-a-small-southern-town production.

An entertaining and relatively quick read. Thanks Netgalley.

This novel is a high octane ride into terror that keeps you on edge the entire time. Set in a small town with a bed and breakfast that locals won't go near, certain outsiders are attracted to it. The owner is not who (or even what) he seems and the people who decide to spend time there are either taken with his charm or become victims. And it is creepy!

In the search for a missing female fugitive, several characters (including a couple of children) are going to experience the horrors of this bed and breakfast and it's owner. And this book will never let you forget that nobody is safe. The author will let us get to know certain characters before dispatching them in the most brutal ways possible. It definitely keeps you on your toes!

We'll get to find out more about this town, this establishment, and this owner as the book goes on but it's a fantastic and terrifying trip getting there. I highly recommend this novel and all of its frightening mayhem.

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