Helpful Score: 5
I really enjoyed this book-it was a good match for Tabitha King to finish writing the book for Michael McDowell. It is the story of a young girl, her strange and aloof mother, her father's grisly murder by strangers, and the rest of her weird, troubled family. Part ghost story and part survival story of a young child who has to face adult issues far too early in her short life.
Helpful Score: 4
Excellent and odd....about a young girl and her eccentric mother and their family history.
Helpful Score: 4
I liked the "Southern-ness" of this novel. The language, the slang, the places were all dead on. The main character is an absolute delight! However, the story had so much potential that was left untapped. It had supernatural overtones, but not enough was done with those either.
Helpful Score: 3
Having grown up in the Pensacola area, I found this an interesting read. Story line pulls the reader in from the beginning and doesn't slow down. I have enjoyed all of Michael McDowell books and was glad that Tabitha King had decided to finish this book.....
Helpful Score: 2
this was a really good read. kind of a murder mystery/ghost story. enjoyable and engrossing. there were a few places where the story seemed to drag, but otherwise it was an easy read.
