Review: Darkwater Secrets

Darkwater Secrets by Robin Caroll
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Robin Caroll does a pretty good job of depicting New Orleans the way I know it. Daughter lives there with hubby who grew up there. The novel captures the flavors and people fairly well.

From the first page, I was captivated with the premise and story line. However, the romance part of it whines through the whole book. You know right off who is mooning over whom. But they just make cow eyes at each other without really noticing. I found that very irritating. It is very similar to the hash rehash that a lot of authors do when characters are trying to make a decision about something. You keep covering the same ground with them and it moves forward at the pace of glaciers, and about as interesting as watching ice melt.

However, the mystery is very good, and extremely intriguing. Well done, Robin, well done.

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Review: Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man

Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man by Lynn Vincent
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was incredibly impressed with the attention to detail and the wonderful narrative that just drew me in immediately from the first page. It is rather intensive, and there are several points of view that made it a little hard to follow at first, however after a few chapters it was easier. This is true history, not fiction, but written in novel-type prose. Excellent job authors! Thanks for the opportunity to learn about the Indianapolis!

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