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★ WEST VIRGINIA AUTHOR PROJECT 2021 ADULT FICTION WINNER ★

The walls were meant to keep evil out—but they only hid the evil within.

John has given up his ordinary life to find wisdom traveling the country and enjoy the freedom of living as a nomad. But when he stumbles across a mysterious town tucked away in the Appalachian Mountains, walled off from modern society, he discovers a group of people who could use some freedom of their own. Are they a harmless religious sect, or is there something malignant beneath the surface?

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"A strong first outing from Timothy G. Huguenin who captures both the rustic Appalachian vibe and the creeping dread of bondage to sectarian delusion. Forbidden woods, a malevolent Council, and the mysterious Outsider who offers deliverance, are all synthesized into a tale of psychological horror and spiritual escape." -- Mike Duran, Saint Death

"A chilling entry in the small-town horror genre. Huguenin combines suspense, mystery, and action in page-turning style." -- Scott Nicholson, The Red Church

"A deceptively mild tale about a walled city that turns overtly scary before it's over." -- Kirkus Reviews

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Timothy G. Huguenin writes horror from his home in the dark Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia. You can find out more about him and his writing by visiting https: //tghuguenin.com/

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5つ星のうち4.0 Could not put down...
2020年9月8日に英国でレビュー済み
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Gripping to the last page. What a fascinating study of human nature. Just brilliant., as Abe would want.. How chilling !
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Perspective by Peter
5つ星のうち4.0 A Great Debut in the Christian Horror Genre, a Dark Suspenseful Tale, A Secluded Community, A Legalistic Sect.
2016年7月20日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
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I was asked by the author a few months ago, to review this debut novel before it was released but was unable to due to my review schedule. I did add it to my personal To Be Read list for later reading. It was only when the author made it free that I decided to download it instead of buying when I planned to read it. Out of pure curiosity, I started to read the first page or two and I was hooked. I then decided to rearrange my entire weekend to reading it. I simply could not put this down. I realised what caused this and it is multifactorial.

First, it is the plot and the secluded setting. A pseudo Christian community (the word sect comes to mind) set in the mountains of West Virginia that is walled from the outside world with its own interpretation of living out the word of God and corrupted with man made rituals and extreme forms of punishment for sinning.

Second, the sense that all is not as it seems and that is something lurking in the background that keeps you wondering what this is or could be, and sometimes thinking "Where is the author going with this?"

Thirdly, how does all this affect John, the Outsider and how does John's influence affect this community that has no idea of what the outside world is like except that they are indoctrinated that is is evil?

Fourth, it is Huguenin's writing style. He writes well, it is crisp, to the point, specific and he describes the events really well. This transported me to this walled community, I could picture the town, the clean ordered streets, the behaviour and attitudes of the people in their interaction with each other and the air of deception, fear, oppression that hangs in the air.

Fifth, this novel is well constructed and everything fits together very nicely. Reads like a very finely tuned engine. Smooth, consistent, one event building onto the next. No peaks or troughs in the pace or plot.

For a debut novel, you would never know it. It seems that Huguenin has a combination of talent and good mentoring. One has only to read the Acknowledgements to see where some of this comes from. It has paid off exceptionally well for him. If this is the quality of his first novel, then I am very much looking forward to everything else coming from his pen in the future. He sets a high standard from the start.

I usually find novels where there is spiritual oppression and deception hard to read as it angers and frustrates me but in this novel, it was not the case. The way Huguenin constructed this is done well with enough intrigue and suspense to keep you wanting to find out more and to see what is behind this deception. However, as much as the author has constructed this deception based on abuse of the Word of God and the Letters and Journals of Abe, the Esteemed One, founder of this community, I would have appreciated more of what these Letters and Journals contained to explain the basis of this grand deception of this community and to back up the enforcing of the (legalistic) rules and regulations/rituals that the community live under. It would also have provided more of the background to this community and how it came to be like it is. This is not to say that the absence of this was a weakness of this novel, or where it falls short, just that it would have added more depth and credibility to the deception that Huguenin successfully develops.

Through all this, the author has done a great job of showing how abuse of power, distortion of the Truth, in this case the Word of God, and basing a government on a Pharisaic legalism style is evil, self serving, oppressive, demoralising and destructive. One characteristic of control of the masses in this system and is also characteristic of it being a cult, is to suppress, ban, block the masses from questioning the way things are, but to only concentrate on the what, the when, the where,

"The people of Abestown did not care to speculate on the whys of any given topic, only the topic itself: the what, the when, the where. Rarely did they even concern themselves with the how. This was strange to Isaac, who had come to think that the why was the most intriguing, if not the most important, question to concern himself with."

This is the icing on the cake of oppression and deception, where the masses are not encouraged or taught to think for themselves or to question any element of their lives. This is epitome of control, power and its destructiveness. Huguenin does not just leave it there either, he shows what the consequences are in this deception and legalism when someone steps out of this mold and does question the order of things and it is this that adds more suspense and darkness to this novel.

Huguenin definitely shows what happens when a society is ruled on legalism and grace is totally absent. Jesus exposed the dangers of this and so did Paul in his Epistles. There is no balance between these two elements in this novel as there is in the Bible and in how Jesus taught us to live. Not sure if this is one of the messages Huguenin wanted to portray but it definitely stood out to me as I have seen this inbalance in some of the churches and behaviour of Christians over the years. Either extreme is just as destructive as the other.

When the control of the community began to get out of control and two main characters started to see the truth of this oppressive legalistic regime and rebel against it and its perpetrators, I would have expected these characters to have found the truth in the Gospel, seeing that their spirituality is based on this and they did know this but part of this oppressive regime enforced by the Head Historian and the Council of Historians was that the Bible was not encouraged to be read or studied by the community and instead the Council and Head Historian were the ones that interpreted and instructed them in it, albeit a corrupted interpretation, that further supported the legalistic regime. Very much reminds me of the denomination of the church of my youth. However, I would have loved to have seen this community find the salvation and freedom found in the true Gospel message and show the power of this Gospel unto salvation. This would have made a great ending or epilogue.
I really liked this novel and I look forward to more from this author. I feel he is one to watch. He has made a great debut with this novel for all the reasons I have mentioned above.

Strongly Recommended.

World Building 5/5

Characterisation 5/5

Story 5/5

Spiritual Level 3/5

Enemy Spiritual Level 3/5

Average Rating 4.2/5
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5つ星のうち5.0 Not far off from reality
2016年7月24日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
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The author of this book is my brother-in-law, and to be honest, I was unsure what to think of his desire to be a writer for his profession. You never know what to expect from self-published works, but I wanted to give him a chance. Lots of people think they are talented writers...

...but Tim really is! I was amazingly surprised at the depth of this story, and in the second half I couldn't put it down! The story takes place in a weird but believable setting. If you don't think it's believable, just read about some cults in America. It is very thought provoking, too--if you try to see your own worldview from an outsider's perspective, maybe you'll realize that you're not all that different. The plot made sense, although there were some gaps. The gaps didn't really take away from the story, though; they just left more for the reader to fill in the blanks.

I don't know if I should expect a sequel since not very many characters are still alive at the end, but I would be very interested in a prequel!
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5つ星のうち4.0 An excellent read
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I was intrigued with the dystopian synopsis of the book, but somewhat skeptical. Classic dystopain stories--The Handmaid's Tale, 1984, Brave New World, along with more modern fare--The Giver, The Uglies, The Hunger Games--tend to follow the same tropes: the perfect society. The strong, charismatic leader. The sheep-like citizens who aren't aware anything is amiss. Cracks in the system. One person who can see the society (and leader) for what it really is. Rebellion. Castigation. Then all hell breaks loose. I was hoping for something a little different. For the most part, Huguenin delivers.

So often in dystopian stories the focus is on the person trying to rebel. That is here, although plenty of chapters are spent on the antagonist--the leader of this creepy little village. While we get to know what makes this man tick, we're still held at bay just a bit because not everything about him is explained. He's cloaked in mystery. This is both a benefit to the story--it makes you want to read further because you're so intrigued--and a bit of a drawback, because there are a couple of loose threads that seems like they need to be addressed. Nevertheless, he is a good man to root against.

The author also develops a number of characters who begin to question the structure and rules of Abestown. In most dystopian novels, you get one, maybe two characters who are going to throw a wrench in the system. But here, we get see how one incident--an "outsider" visiting this walled village--is the catalyst for a number of characters to question the system. The characterization is brilliant. Each person is well-rounded and unique. Names and personalities don't bleed into each other. It's easy to differentiate who is who.

I liked the pacing of the story. Huguenin knows when to slow down, and when to pick up the pace. Dialog is well-written. At no time am I pulled out of the story by thinking, "There's no way this character would have said/done that." The editing is solid. No typos, overused words, conflicting plot points here.

I only have two gripes: 1) The ending. While I liked where the last few pages ultimately led to, it did seem like it came about rather abruptly. I was expecting another 20 or so pages to flesh things out. 2) The damn curious abilities of Rob Kai, the antagonist. As another reviewer stated, the older, frail-looking man had super-human strength. How? Was he simply a beast who could literally throw a man across the room without any effort whatsoever, or was there some supernatural hand in his strength? Maybe not everything needs to be explained, but damn, I'd like to know.

I'd give this 4.5 stars if I could, it was so entertaining. Well done, and I will definitely be reading more from Huguenin in the future.
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5つ星のうち5.0 Excellent read. Could not put it down !!!
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This was an awesome book. I don’t read a ton of novels but this one I could not put down. Tim’s writing is awesome and very creative. Can’t wait to start the next one. Highly recommend
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