The new book club that I joined this month had chosen a book written by a local. I was a little skeptical at first, I must admit. However, no more than two paragraphs into the reading and I was hooked. While this book is very eerie, with such a psychotic vilain, I couldn't put it down. I thought that I would surely take a break during my out of town trip where I'd be alone in my hotel room... not a chance!
Set in Ft Collins, the book has a small town feel. It touches on the SD/CO/WY lifestyle and it felt very familiar to me with our many trips to/from the areas while living in UT and SD. I was also intrigued by the descriptions of the mining industry, while touched upon the text gives you just enough to interest you but not bore you with it.
While I had expected Biblical conontations, very very subtle, which makes it more intriguing to see where the next few Liv Bergen adventures take you. The characters were very well written. The author takes many risks with the book that shocked me. Very few authors actually do the thing that you think "oh they can't do that!", but she does!
To make it all the more perfect, Sandra "Sam" Brannan was at our book club meeting. She was so genuine and just lively to talk to. Not at all what I expected. She was very honest about the industry and just so easy to talk to. I would love to meet with her again after reading her second book that comes out in June, which I will surely read immediately.
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