Review: Good, but could have been even better
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 25, 2013
Two Book Series...must read both and in proper order. This review covers reactions to both.Quick read with a good story that builds reader interest and involvement from start to finish. Strong story, characters and history. Lots of background detail on the principle characters in Book 1 provides a valuable added dimension to understanding the story and relationships in Book 2.I'm not a great lover of third-party narrated novels because I feel the reader loses too much in terms of character/situation connection, intimacy and emotion. I felt that was the case with Bootlegger Haze. My rating could have been a 5 had the story been told through the eyes of one or more of the main characters.I also think that period dialogue/dialect differences could have been used more effectively and consistently to further dimensionalize the differences between characters and their approach to the situations they encounter.Bottom line, I enjoyed the read. But caution against expecting either book to stand on its own. This is definitely a two book series and the reader must commit to both for maximum value.