Review: Selmer Burkes .. an atrocious man who I fell in love with.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 10, 2013
This is a great book!  I always get a little giddy when I love a book that says "Book 1" or "First in a trilogy" because I know I can fully invested in characters, families, and their struggles or triumphs.I love how the book starts back in the 1940's then goes even further back!  I really liked that premise and Bergstad does it brilliantly, he stays in time and place making logical and often emotional transitions.The book follows Selmer Burkes- who I love, like really love- but he is certainly a flawed, lawless, and often immoral man who is bent on revenge. He needs to right some wrongs with the Hyde family and what happens in the chaos is nothing less than brilliant writing. My hat goes off to Bergstad for writing such a fast paced, yet engaging book. I'm fully invested in the characters and love that I'll get to read more.