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BOOK REVIEW: Boo
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by: Jason McDonald Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: Boo Author: Rene Gutteridge Publisher: Waterbrook ISBN: 1-57856-573-1 Genre: Inspirational/Contemporary/Fiction Wolfe Boone, a well-known horror novelist, is considered by the folks of Skary, Indiana as the best thing since sliced bread. The once-struggling town became the horror lover’s dream thanks to their local author, nicknamed “Boo” by the townfolk. From the local restaurant, “The Haunted Mansion”, with its creatively stomach-turning menu, to the local bed and breakfast, “Arsenic and Old Lace”, Skary is no doubt the creepiest town in Indiana. But that all changes one night, when Wolfe finds himself longing for something more. Ainsley Parker, the daughter of the local sheriff, can't stand the way Skary changed from a quaint little town to a bustling tourist trap for evil. And on top of that, she has the greasy local vet, Garth Twyne, breathing down her neck. Why won't the man take "no" for an answer? The only reason Ainsley has stayed in Skary so long was for her Aunt Gert. But now that the beloved lady is gone, Ainsley wants to fly the coop. Will someone worthwhile give her a reason to stay? Things get interesting when Missy Peeple makes a major public announcement: Wolfe Boone has dumped his career as a horror writer and become a Christian. Many don't believe her, though. After all, Missy's the same person that claimed Garth Twyne was cloning pigs. However, Boo does seem different. Instead of staying at his house and writing, he is seen wandering around town. And now he's hanging around with Reverend Peck, and showing interest in Ainsley. Skary’s fame comes to a screeching halt. Missy Peeples, however, is not going to let Skary go back to obscurity. She needs to convince Wolfe to scrap his Christianity and go back to writing horror. And she knows just how to do it. But then Ainsley throws a wrench in the works by falling in love with Wolfe. It looks like it's time for some classic sneakiness. But that’s not easy in a town where everyone knows everyone else by their first name. This is going to be interesting. Boo is a delightful story with a captivating storyline, an extra-large helping of humor, and enough twists and turns to satisfy even the pickiest reader. All the characters were well developed and complex enough to seem real. I especially loved how the events seemed so ridiculous. They’re hardly believable, but at the same time, very true to life. It seemed like Murphy’s law of “Every inconvenient thing that could possibly happen will happen at the most inconvenient time,” was at play everywhere in Skary. I would highly recommend Boo to any book lover on the face of the earth! Bravo! |
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