Winterset Hollow

3.25 stars 
Dark low fantasy horror following three friends as they to on a pilgrimage to their favourite author's house, author of a tale about a tribe of animals preparing for their festival, but what was supposed to be a simple trip takes a turn for the worst. 

This was a mixed bag for me. The theme and plot were really original and interesting. I also liked the « horror » twist to an original fable like story, the overall themes of the book. The main character Eamon was interesting enough and I liked his friendship with Mark and Caroline. To be honest the more compelling characters arrived later into the story (no spoilers), though I wished some of them were more fleshed out 
However the execution overall didn't work for me.  The writing was good technically but felt too descriptive and there was too much superfluous details. I felt it kept me from caring more about the story and characters. 
It lacked the tension and page turning feel, especially when the book twists into violent action and gore. 

All in all a very interesting world building and story but the execution left me unsatisfied.