Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to preview Snowball by Gregory Bastianelli. Wow - this was scary, and really good.
On Christmas eve a bunch of strangers get stranded on a deserted highway in a snowstorm out of hell. The snow is coming down and soon the cars and plows are unable to move. These strangers soon will assemble and converge in a large RV operated by a strange old couple.
They start to exchange stories about their worst winter experiences - and as they share these sad, strange, and sadistic stories and isn't long before they realize that they share somethng / someone in common. Before you know it, Snowmen with sharp teeth and other unworldly apparitions start to invade their world and they all start to realize this is a Christmas they may not forget - that's if they live thru it.;
I could not put this book down - loved it. This is horror plus one.
RECOMMEND - 5 stars.

This book was a creepy, scary ride.

The good
It was really well written. I read this in the middle of August but started thinking it was winter where I was. I was drawn into this world, and could visualize it all.
I liked the characters, even the bad ones were people you loved to hate.
It was scary, it was suspenseful, it was creepy.

The not so good
It was a horror novel, so I expect weird. But I felt like it was a suspenseful slow build to horror, then suddenly it accelerated so fast I got whiplash. There was some good character development, then suddenly it turned super scary and I lost a little bit of The people connection.

I want to thank the publisher and #net galley for an ARC which did not affect my review.

God this book kinda gave me claustrophobia, and I loved that about the book. The blizzard felt like a character in on itself. and the remaining characters were great and I felt like I was there with them.

This book was super weird, in the most wonderful way. It started out with a beat, and kept up the rhythm throughout the whole thing. Bastianelli did a great job weaving together a cast of characters with a situation that was creepy and more than a little absurd, and left the reader wanting to know how it would end. I read the whole thing in a night. I definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys horror fiction, creepy stories, or fiction that makes you go "... huh."