A review by pbanditp
Fear by Ronald Kelly
5.0
Ronald Kelly is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine and is definitely on the instant buy list. The settings and characters feel familiar like you are coming home, Kelly reminds me of Robert McCammon with the southern atmosphere and charm.
FEAR is a coming-of-age story about a 10 year old boy named Jeb, although the poor kid has already had to grow up plenty. Jeb lives at his sick grandmothers along with his father Sam who was injured in the war and resulted in him having the mind of a child.
Jeb’s problem with bully’s at school turns into a minor inconvenience when the family’s prize pig is taken by a vicious nightmare creature leaving only the pigs ear behind. Things go from bad to worse when children start to disappear from their bedrooms in the middle of the night.
Jeb knows where the creature is taking the children and when the sheriff won’t help him, Jeb gathers a ragtag group to seek answers in the only place that might be more dangerous than the creatures lair, Fear County.
Can Jeb, his father Sam, a traveling musician named Roscoe, and Jeb’s dog Buckshot find a way to defeat the creature and save the children, and will Fear County let them live long enough to try?
FEAR is a coming-of-age story about a 10 year old boy named Jeb, although the poor kid has already had to grow up plenty. Jeb lives at his sick grandmothers along with his father Sam who was injured in the war and resulted in him having the mind of a child.
Jeb’s problem with bully’s at school turns into a minor inconvenience when the family’s prize pig is taken by a vicious nightmare creature leaving only the pigs ear behind. Things go from bad to worse when children start to disappear from their bedrooms in the middle of the night.
Jeb knows where the creature is taking the children and when the sheriff won’t help him, Jeb gathers a ragtag group to seek answers in the only place that might be more dangerous than the creatures lair, Fear County.
Can Jeb, his father Sam, a traveling musician named Roscoe, and Jeb’s dog Buckshot find a way to defeat the creature and save the children, and will Fear County let them live long enough to try?