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Review: Love and Murder Deep in the Heart of Texas

10/23/2022

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THE COVEY JENCKS MYSTERIES:
LOVE AND MURDER
DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
by
Shelton L. Williams
Narrated by: Stephen E. Lookadoo Jr.
 
Mystery / Amateur Sleuths / West Texas
Listening Length: 17hrs, 44 minutes
Publication Date: July 27, 2022

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It was quite fun revisiting Covey Jencks and JayJay's world! Just so my readers are extra aware, this audiobook contains three stories Covey Jencks, Covey and JayJay Get Educated and The Chinese Murder of Edward Watts. And if you're interested in my previous review, you can take a look here for Covey and JayJay Get Educated.

Covey Jencks returns to Texas to form a new law pratice having left a profitable practice in Washington, D.C. JayJay Qualls is a incredibly independent Black actress who joins Covey, providing an incredible balance for the reader. Although Covey and JayJay's partnership is based in respect and communication, their relationship also serves as a device for the reader to understand the difficulty of existing in the world around them. The world is definitely not always kind and Shelton L. WIlliams' stories remind us of that while still giving us a strong duo to cheer on. On top of this, we have the overlay of intriguing mysteries and corresponding clues which only serve intrigue the reader to KEEP GOING! And keep going I did...

I am not a big listener of fictional audiobooks; I tend to stick to non-fiction and memoirs. However, I find that fictional audiobooks are super great to listen to when I am stuck doing the daily, everyday tasks that keep my hands busy but my mind free to pay attention to the story. The narrator, Stephen L. Lookadoo, Jr., did a great job in providing a performance that definitely kept my attention (no monotone voice here!). Listening to these tales was so entertaining that I kept looking for chores to do so I could keep listening! Definitely give this trio a listen!
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Review: Beasts of the Earth

10/14/2022

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As beautiful as it is heart-wrenching, Beasts of the Earth by James Wade is a novel that is extremely easy to get lost in as it grabs hold of your emotions and twists them ever so elegantly. 

With alternating points of views we get the stories of Harlan LeBlanc, a quiet observer used to being on the outside looking in, and Michael, a young man trapped by the looming shadow of his father. With these two characters at the helm, Wade provides the readers with a story that is both evocative and daunting. Harlan and Michael are each very complicated and complex characters and they stay with you. I love it when characters haunt your mind, and these two definitely fit that bill. It's difficult to not be empathetic when reading their stories, not with Wade putting them forefront in your mind with his words. 

There are were so many emotions that went through me as I read this novel. My emotions mirroed that of Harlan and Michael. I could feel the guilt and pain, but also the challenge of doing and being more. Both sinister and expressive - Wade's writing made me feel as if I was living in the story with both Harlan and Michael. Beautiful writing will do that to you. 
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