Ok, here's the deal. I LOVE Diana Gabaldon. She is one of my favorite authors of all time. Her "Outlander" series is my go-to, my soul in novel form. I cannot, for the life of me, get into her Lord John Grey books. At all. I was hoping because this book is predominantly about Jamie Fraser (OMG the perfect man, ever), I would be able to finish it. It didn't happen. So, instead, I picked up Joe Hill's newest novel, "NOS4A2".
From Amazon:Victoria McQueen has a secret gift for finding things: a misplaced bracelet, a missing photograph, answers to unanswerable questions. On her Raleigh Tuff Burner bike, she makes her way to a rickety covered bridge that, within moments, takes her wherever she needs to go, whether it’s across Massachusetts or across the country.
Charles Talent Manx has a way with children. He likes to take them for rides in his 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith with the NOS4A2 vanity plate. With his old car, he can slip right out of the everyday world, and onto the hidden roads that transport them to an astonishing – and terrifying – playground of amusements he calls “Christmasland.”
Then, one day, Vic goes looking for trouble—and finds Manx. That was a lifetime ago. Now Vic, the only kid to ever escape Manx’s unmitigated evil, is all grown up and desperate to forget. But Charlie Manx never stopped thinking about Victoria McQueen. He’s on the road again and he’s picked up a new passenger: Vic’s own son.
It was in this book where I could see Joe Hill's famous daddy's influence. I'm a huge Stephen King fan (second only to Gabaldon) and have been anxiously awaiting to read this book. It was great! A little bit of old school King, mixed will Mr. Hill's exciting writing style. I'm so glad I decided to pick this up after my failed attempt at "The Scottish Prisoner". At 704 pages, "NOS4A2" is a commitment, but it's worth every second. I give "NOS4A2" an A.
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