Genre: Supernatural Thriller/Historical Fiction
Description:
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Author:
“A storyteller most of his life, JP Behrens has weaved an intricate
web of bold faced lies, some of them in the form of stories. Everything in
one's life is a learning experience, and he's tried to learn from both wondrous
successes and miserable failures. Though JP has managed to fib less often, he
still tells the occasional exaggerated tale here and there.”
Appraisal:
I read the first book in the series and really liked it for its
combination of historical fiction and supernatural elements in a detective
novel. This second volume is more of the same and I liked those aspects as
well. The main characters are on the other side of the country in rural Eastern
Washington in this book which is a different part of the US from the first
book. This is because they had to flee and not stick in one place for long to
avoid being found which, if you have read the first book, you’ll understand.
The supernatural issues that need to be dealt with in this story are much
different than the first. This is good, in that it avoids getting in a rut and
the reader is kept guessing where the story is going to go. However, I found
that the occasional use of non-English words that, based on the
acknowledgements at the end, are apparently from a language once used by
natives in this part of Washington, tripped me up. While possible to determine
what they meant, going through those steps threw me out of the story. Others
might react to this aspect in a better way than I did, but I found it to be an
irritant in an otherwise good read.
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FYI:
This is the second book in a series. While
much of the story would be understandable reading it as a standalone, I think
reading the first book in the series first would be the better route to get the
full history and backstory of the main characters.
Format/Typo
Issues:
Review is based on an ARC (advance reviewer copy) so I can’t gauge the
final product in this area.
Rating: ****
Four Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 35-40,000 words
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