Synopsis:
"Felix Teigland, or "Teig," is a documentary producer, and when he learns about the Road of Bones, he realizes he's stumbled upon untapped potential. Accompanied by his camera operator, Teig hires a local Yakut guide to take them to Oymyakon, the coldest settlement on Earth. Teig is fascinated by the culture along the Road of Bones and encounters strange characters on the way to the Oymyakon, but when the team arrives, they find the village mysteriously abandoned apart from a mysterious 9-year-old girl. Then, chaos ensues.
A malignant, animistic shaman and the forest spirits he commands pursues them as they flee the abandoned town and barrel across miles of deserted permafrost. As the chase continues along this road paved with the suffering of angry ghosts, what form will the echoes of their anguish take? Teig and the others will have to find the answers if they want to survive the Road of Bones." Via Good Reads
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Review
I loved reading this book. It is a great short horror that keeps you guessing who or what the monster is. Road of Bones takes place on Siberia’s Kolyma Highway. It is near the Arctic Circle, so this book was the perfect read for winter. I read this book in the middle of a snowstorm. Reading this during the cold month of January contributed to my enjoyment of this book. The freezing and isolated setting is a part of what makes this book so good.
The characters were all great, and I was invested in what happened to them. All the characters were strong and well developed. Nari was my favorite and was a great voice of reason for the group. The motives of the characters were clear, and their actions made sense.
The ending was great. I was pleasantly surprised by the ending, and it did not leave me wanting more. This can be hard to accomplish in a short book, but Christopher Goldin did it wonderfully. I was surprised by the ending, and now I can't imagine it ending differently.
The only thing that I didn't enjoy about this book is it was slow in places. While this book has a lot of action, some scenes drag a bit.
All in all, I highly recommend this book to those who love horror, creatures, short books, and winter settings.
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