Waiting on Wednesday 09/26/18
Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme that first originated at Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. Either way, this fun feature is a chance to showcase the upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on!
Mogsy’s Pick
The Toll by Cherie Priest (July 9, 2019 by Tor Books)
To be honest I have not loved everything I’ve read by Cherie Priest, but when it comes to horror, she sure knows how to write a creepy and atmospheric novel. In fact, her book The Family Plot is one of my favorite haunted house stories, so while I know that not all her books will strike my fancy, I’m still excited to keep reading her work. The Toll sounds like one I’ll really like. Can you say creepy?
“From Cherie Priest, the author of The Family Plot and Maplecroft, comes The Toll, a tense, dark, and scary treat for modern fans of the traditionally strange and macabre.
State Road 177 runs along the Suwannee River, between Fargo, Georgia, and the Okefenokee Swamp. Drive that route from east to west, and you’ll cross six bridges. Take it from west to east, and you might find seven.
But you’d better hope not.
Titus and Davina Bell leave their hotel in Fargo for a second honeymoon canoeing the Okefenokee Swamp. But shortly before they reach their destination, they draw up to a halt at the edge of a rickety bridge with old stone pilings, with room for only one car . . .
When, much later, a tow-truck arrives, the driver finds Titus lying in the middle of the road, but Davina is nowhere to be found.”
The BiblioSanctum 
Nope, I’d keep going past THAT bridge! Or turn around and high tail it! But the book sounds fun… 🙂
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Tell me about it! No way in hell I’ll take even a single step 😀
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Ooh sounds interesting!
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Oooh that sounds creepy! I likey! Lol!
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Have a GREAT day!
Old Follower 🙂
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I loved The Family Plot too, need to check this one out because she does do Horror well
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Yeah, I like her horror more than her steampunk series I tried ages ago.
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I want this. That is all.
Lynn 😀
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I loved Maplecroft and The Family Plot and think neither got the attention they deserved. I wondered when Priest was releasing something new. Now I know and I’m all in!
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Maplecroft was a bizarre book, but a part of that was probably the subject and the Lovecraftian themes. I LOVED The Family Plot though. One of my favorite haunted house stories ever.
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Oh cool, new Tor catalog? 😉 This sounds pretty creepy, and I love the cover!
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It was in the latest Tor catalog, but I think they might have added it in later, because I didn’t remember seeing it before! I caught the cover on goodreads.
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That does sound creepy. Great pick.
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omg I love horror tales set in the South (so Gothic) and A PRIEST?? The best thing to add to any horror story! 🙂
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yeah Cherie Priest is a mit or a miss, some are good and other not but I’m curious about this one
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I’m with you there. She’s hit or miss but when she’s good, she’s REALLY good.
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I have not yet read any Cherie Priest. This one sounds pretty interesting.
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Ohhh spoooky
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Oh, this one sounds like the perfect Halloween read: what a pity that we have to wait until July to enjoy it! 😀
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I know, soooo long to wait!
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Ooh! The blurb doesn’t give you much but I’m still intrigued. It’s not often I come across haunted bridges in books!
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Yeah, it’s so vague! But I think it’s pretty effective 🙂
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Sound sooo spooky!!! 😮
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