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I received a free copy from Net Galley agreeing to review. Boos Run a couple of college kids, Julian and Brees who drive around investigating and filming haunted places. They’ve come to investigate Old Winding Highway renamed Devil’s Driveway because it’s believed to be haunted by all who have died driving it. They bring a willing Drew Scott and his dirt bike to check it out. Later Boss Run will meet up with the Scondrels a group of childhood friends, Ash her sister Morgan, and wife Becka are off on a week end to help their friend Levia deal with her cheating husband Brian. They decide to take the closed highway where weird and strange things begin to happen to them. Besides seeing the ghosts (love the imaginative creations), we have flashbacks in time to see where our Scondrels experienced these unresolved fears, the negative fears that the ghosts feed on. I wish I could give this book more stars it was a terrific read on multiple levels, suspense, unique and imaginative sightings and the highlight for me was connecting our unresolved negative energy, the fears we’ve never faced in the past which now feeds the ghosts that inhabit the road. I do have a question for the author, what is the meaning of the title.
Many thanks to Netgalley and Tor for a copy of this book.
This is the first book by KC Jones I've read and I don't think it will be the last. I really enjoyed the characters and the story itself kept me swiping pages until the end. I can't say it scared me as it takes A LOT to scare me when I'm reading, but there were definite parts where i was creeped out.
This book definitely wasn't what I thought it would be. It had suspense, absolute weirdness, and interesting characters, but I have a really hard time with books that require you to suspend all disbelief when it comes to reality. I liked the multiple perspectives and timelines, but ultimately could not get over how farfetched it was. I was hoping for some type of reasonable/possible conclusion at the end, but just didn't get it. I'd be interested in reading future books from this author as I thought it had potential, it just fell short. 3 stars.
Thank you for NetGalley and Tor Publishing Group for an ARC of this novel.
White Line Fever by KC Jones, when Olivia and longtime partner, Brian have a fallout her friends take her on a girls trip. Olivia, Morgan, Rebecca, and Ashley have been friends since their terrible childhood which they were all lucky enough to live through. when running into bad traffic, Morgan sees a shortcut and despite the road says do not enter. She takes it anyway, and this trip will be one more thing. The girls will all be lucky to live through. It seems this road is the devils triangle of highways most people who take it won’t be seen alive again, and when the girls take it, there will be a reckoning for each individual girl with past traumas, rearing their ugly head on the lonely highway in the middle of nowhere, Colorado, if only they could find their way out. This was a pretty good book, but I found it hard to really get into and it took me a couple of settings to finish it. That may be on me because this book is really good. I just found it hard to stay interested, having said that I would still recommended because it definitely has a lot going for it. Being haunted by your own past in the middle of nowhere would have to be one of the most freakiest scariest situations and then for it to happen to all of them is even scarier. I don’t know why I couldn’t stay attentive to the storyline, but I do think other people will definitely enjoy this book.#NetGalley, #WhiteLineFever, #KCJones,
Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC!
I thought I'd really enjoy this but it felt a little one note for me. I wish there was some more surprise, it felt like it hinged on the setting rather than the rest.
Really enjoyed this. The middle was a little slow for me but the idea behind the books was really cool and different would definitely read more from this author again
BOOK REPORT
Received a complimentary copy of White Line Fever, by KC Jones, from Tor Publishing Group | Tor Nightfire/NetGalley, for which I am appreciative, in exchange for a fair and honest review. Scroll past the BOOK REPORT section for a cut-and-paste of the DESCRIPTION of it from them if you want to read my thoughts on the book in the context of that summary.
Here we go again, y’all: Better in concept than execution.
Le sigh.
Issues:
- Went on way, way, WAY too long.
- Characters seemed stereotypical.
- Detailed descriptions seemed more like screenplay notes for the cast and crew vs anything (for the most part) that was really helping the narrative along.
Now, all that said, the story idea was good, if not one that will make the state of Oregon want to mention this book in any travel guides. (What is it about Oregon and malevolence? Almost makes me want to go live out there for a while, see what’s the what…..)
Also, I enjoyed parts of the book enough to want to read KC Jones again. But if/when I do, if I find myself willingly putting whatever book that is down to do something else, I’ll take it as a sign to DNF.
DESCRIPTION
From Bram Stoker Award finalist KC Jones comes White Line Fever, a harrowing thrill ride about friendship, trauma, and learning how to take the wheel of your own life.
At a passing glance, County Road 951 is an entirely unremarkable stretch of blacktop, a two-lane scar across the Cascade foothills of Central Oregon.
But the road is known by another name, coined by those who’ve had to clean up after all those scenic detours went horribly wrong: The Devil’s Driveway.
When Livia and her long-time friends take the Driveway as a shortcut to a much-needed weekend getaway, what begins as a morning joyride quickly becomes anything but. Soon, they’re driving for their lives, pursued by a horror beyond anything they ever imagined.
The Devil’s Driveway might be only 15 miles long, but with danger at every turn, it will take the four women to the very limits of their friendships and their sanity.
And there’s no telling what else lies in wait just beyond the bend.
Started off well but then it just dragged. Almost a dnf but hoped it would come back and wow me at the end. Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book
I was a huge fan of Black Tide, so I was extremely excited to get an early copy of White Line Fever.
Things haven’t been going well for Livia. Her marriage is in shambles, and she is still reeling after being in a car accident. Enter her three best friends from childhood, known as The Scoundrels. They have gotten together to spend a weekend relaxing, and helping Livia heal.
But a turn off the main highway will prove to be a bad idea. This road, this shortcut is not called The Devil’s Driveway for no reason. Once they turn on it, well, there is no going back. Horrible, horrible things have happened here, and soon all their childhood traumas come back to them with vengeance.
If navigating this deserted road was not creepy enough, the past come creeping up through the cracks. For most of this harrowing journey, I could not imagine anyone getting out alive. No spoilers. You will need to read this book to see if the monsters or The Scoundrels win.4.5 stars.
First off, this is a great idea, very Stephen King-like. Second, the author can write. He has good ideas, and knows how to tell a story. Unfortunately, I just couldn't connect with this one. I didn't mind reading it, but, it didn't grab my attention and demand that I finish it. The characters were pretty realistic, and much of the dialogue felt true to form. I think a lot of people will really enjoy this tale -- I just wasn't one of them.
Could I see this as a Netflix mini series? Yes.
I received a complimentary copy of the novel from the publisher and NetGalley, and my review is being left freely.
This was a beautifully done story and had that suspenseful atmosphere that I wanted. The characters were everything that I was looking for and thought it was a strong thrill ride. KC Jones has a great writing style and that the characters were realistic and worked overall.
My thanks to Tor Publishing Group, KC Jones and Netgalley.
I loved the idea of this book so much more than the actual book!
The characters were all kinds of lovable and annoying. The backgrounds on these people were all kinds of messed up. Yet......The storyline bored me to tears and made me want to commit murder! Only on the characters, but still.
The thing is that each and every moment should have been filled with angst, murder and mayhem.
Seriously, just about each and every scenario was leading to mayhem. What I mostly got was excuse me ma'am, not mayhem!
This book truly just fucking sucked. Please, please feel free to kill somebody.
I'll just tell ya' true and say it was a good book. No surprises or fun though.
No surprises or fun will get a 2* rating from me. I'd even say 2 1/2 stars rounded down.
A terrifyingly good book!
Everyone has heard of a haunted road where there is usually a ghost who makes occasional appearances. But, have you ever heard of a haunted road where it will curate your own personal hell?
When a group of friends accidentally find a "short cut" on their way to a resort. They each experience their own personal nightmares and haunting that only they cam see and experience.
This is a story that I have never heard of anything similar and it actually freaked me out and I've had dreams about it. It was terrifying in more of a psychological aspect since the deamon/monster can not physically hurt a person, but causes the person to hallucinate to the point of harming themselves or others.
Thanks to Netgally and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for honest review!
Holy crap, yall! This book was so scary! I loved every second of it, even when I had nightmares from reading right before going to sleep. It's not often that a book actually scares me, but this one had me hooked and frightened from the start. I don't think I've ever read anything similar, which is a huge bonus for me because I read a LOT of books I think it will scare you too. Even if you don't believe in things like shadow people, ghosts, haunted highways, and demons. This book will have you shook. You might want to read it with the lights on.
I liked how the story alternated between the past and present for the group of friends, and the spooky/suspenseful vibes.
⭐️⭐️⭐️
ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
KC Jones has written a genuinely creepy little novel. White Line Fever tells the story of a group of women who take a road they shouldn't have, leading to an evening of supernatural terror. The themes were a little heavy-handed for my taste (Livia's father and husband drama kept being repeated, and repeated, and repeated) but when the book stuck to scares it was very effective.
White Line Fever is a taut, nightmare of a thriller. A group of girlfriends who call themselves the Scoundrels decide to take a 15 mile, long-deserted shortcut and it pushes the boundaries of their friendships and their sanity in this heart-pounding stunner by KC Jones.
Thank you to the publisher for gifting me a copy. It is my pleasure to write an honest review.
The book is well written and has a good pace. I liked the horror-thriller elements... until the end. The resolution between the MC and the antagonist wasn't super fulfilling, normal the resolution with her husband. I did enjoy the friendships and the back-and-forth timeline. I just think the characters and emotional aspects of the MC's history could have been given more weight. But it's good for it's genre!
This book has a lot of promise. It did drag in places and I felt like I was never going to get through it. However, sticking with it, it starts pulling the random pieces together. I do wish the prologue would have been connected in a little sooner so that pieces clicked a little better sooner. Overall, it was a good read, though some trigger warnings may be useful for some.
This is my first read by this author and it won't be my last. I absolutely loved it. The world building was phenomenal. I couldn't put it down.