Review: Fan-freakin-tastic!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 11, 2011
This book is so full of hilarious characters, improbable situations, & laugh-out-loud conversations, I demolished it in less than 3 hours!Jaro Cruse foiled a bank robbery & became the newest target of a murderous villain, so off to Witness Protection he goes. Well, actually, off to the wildest town/village/hamlet one could imagine, happily distributed between four islands off the coast of Maine. And when he finds himself attracted to the town's mayor/ferry captain, Roslyn McGuiver, who also happens to be his boss, Jaro decides that maybe a bit of eccentricity is just what he needs.Despite the fact that one must seriously suspend disbelief while reading, this tale makes it all worthwhile. Colorful characters splash across the pages, including Roslyn's dad, who's trying his darndest to be a scary pirate, Roslyn's good friend, Dove, who runs a local commune, & local Lodge founder & leader, Darko, to name a few. Owen has quite an imagination combined with a wicked sense of humor & excellent writing skills. The prose was engaging, the dialogue, believable.Ok, so I totally didn't buy Jaro as a nerd. (Seriously, Roslyn? You need to be smacked a bit, me thinks.) There were a few other things like that popping up occasionally (or frequently) while I was reading, but that's where suspending disbelief pays off. Because this story is totally worth it. I can't remember the last time I had so much fun reading.An editor is desperately needed, but it was easy to gloss over errors & the occasional extra or missing word. Truthfully, I didn't really care. I just wanted to keep reading.If you're looking for something to keep you laughing for a few hours, this is the book.