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This is the review of Surprise-Me Fiction, a new offering that includes two engaging debuts and stand-alone fiction titles which may include historical, family saga, new age, literary, and contemporary.
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This month’s Surprise Me Fiction book picks are Accidental Heroes by Danielle Steel and Augustown by Kei Miller.
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Augustown by Kei Miller ($16.80)
11 April 1982: a smell is coming down John Golding Road right alongside the boy-child, something attached to him, like a spirit but not quite. Ma Taffy is growing worried. She knows that something is going to happen. Something terrible is going to pour out into the world. But if she can hold it off for just a little bit longer, she will. So she asks a question that surprises herself even as she asks it, “Kaia, I ever tell you bout the flying preacherman?”
Set in the backlands of Jamaica, Augustown is a magical and haunting novel of one woman’s struggle to rise above the brutal vicissitudes of history, race, class, collective memory, violence, and myth.
This piece of historical fiction had me since the beginning!
First off, I love the characters in this book, from Ma Taffy who is blind but can sense impending disaster and the boy named Kaia, whose name means “home.”
What makes it so beautiful are the elements of magical realism and Jamaican folklore that the author weaved seamlessly in the story!
The pace is slow but never boring. It’s definitely a worthy read!
Accidental Heroes by Danielle Steel ($13.88)
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A decorated former Air Force pilot. A pregnant flight attendant. A dedicated TSA agent. The fates of these three, and many others, converge in Danielle Steel’s gripping new novel—a heart-stopping thriller that engages ordinary men and women in the fight of their lives during a flight from New York to San Francisco.
On a beautiful May morning at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport, two planes have just departed for San Francisco—one a 757, another a smaller Airbus A321. At a security checkpoint, TSA agent Bernice Adams finds a postcard of the Golden Gate Bridge bearing an ambiguous—perhaps ominous—message. Her supervisor dismisses her concerns, but Bernice calls security and soon Ben Waterman arrives. A senior Homeland Security agent, still grappling with guilt after a disastrous operation in which hostages were killed, Ben too becomes suspicious. Who left the postcard behind, which flight is that person on, and what exactly does the message mean?
As Ben scans the passenger manifests, his focus turns to the A321, with Helen Smith as its senior pilot. Helen’s military service and her tenure with the airline have been exemplary. But her husband’s savage death in Iraq was more than anyone should bear, leaving her widowed with three children. A major film star is on board. So is an off-duty pilot who has just lost his forty-year career. So is a distraught father, traveling with the baby son he has abducted from his estranged wife. Sifting through data and relying on instinct, Ben becomes convinced that someone on Helen’s plane is planning something terrible. And he’s right. Passengers, crew, and experts on the ground become heroes out of necessity to try to avert tragedy at the eleventh hour.
In her stunning novel, Danielle Steel combines intense action with stories of emotionally rich, intertwined lives. As the jet bears down on its destination of San Francisco, strangers are united, desperate choices are made, and futures will be changed forever by a handful of accidental heroes.
The back cover features a photo of the author, Danielle Steel.
If you like stories that involve security and police investigations, this one is worth reading.
Aside from the gripping mystery, there’s also a little romance thrown in!
This was a quick read and it was definitely entertaining, with an ending that tugs the heartstrings. Even the supporting characters were interesting, as each of them had a story to tell.
I love my new books from BookCase.Club! I never run out of great reads because this subscription ships every month. Plus, their book picks are always interesting, just like this month’s novels from authors Kei Miller and Danielle Steel. Miller’s novel is a thought-provoking one, while Steel’s storytelling style evokes emotions and keeps you at the edge of your seat. I can’t choose a favorite because I really liked both. This is really a great subscription for bookworms, especially those who love to get surprised by new books from their favorite genre!
What did you think of this month’s choices? Have you tried any of the BookCase.Club subscriptions?
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