Lori
I really like the first book (Bless Your heart) and went into this with high expectations, and I am not sure if this book pulled off what the first did.
You still get an interesting story with lovely familial bonds in a southern backdrop. The author gives us details on the family but not the rich lore that was provided in the first book. I also found this story had less horror then the first. Yes, you do get a good amount of gore but the suspense that added to the horror of the first book is not there, and its absence is noticeable. The humor of the first is also tamped down but this is also a bit understandable as they just have a few family and community members that have died.
After all those negative points don’t feel like the book is bad. There are still beautifully written descriptions throughout the book, a dry humor used to devastating effect by the matriarchs of the family, and strong familial and sisterly bonds developed that will hook you until the end. It may be that some people were let down with this book because the author made the first one so well. I loved the first book, and I very much liked this one. I can’t wait to read the next book if there will be one.
I really like the first book (Bless Your heart) and went into this with high expectations, and I am not sure if this book pulled off what the first did.
You still get an interesting story with lovely familial bonds in a southern backdrop. The author gives us details on the family but not the rich lore that was provided in the first book. I also found this story had less horror then the first. Yes, you do get a good amount of gore but the suspense that added to the horror of the first book is not there, and its absence is noticeable. The humor of the first is also tamped down but this is also a bit understandable as they just have a few family and community members that have died.
After all those negative points don’t feel like the book is bad. There are still beautifully written descriptions throughout the book, a dry humor used to devastating effect by the matriarchs of the family, and strong familial and sisterly bonds developed that will hook you until the end. It may be that some people were let down with this book because the author made the first one so well. I loved the first book, and I very much liked this one. I can’t wait to read the next book if there will be one.