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lynnbettencourt's review
4.0
Second installment in the Carolina Slade series. I like strong female characters (though this one is STUBBORN!) I enjoyed the relationship between Slade and Monroe and I thought it added a lot to this novel.
I also loved that it brought slavery in agriculture to light. I recently read The Slave Next Door and it touched upon the frequency in which this type of thing happens. It often is allowed to continue because so many turn a blind eye. It is infuriating to think that so much of what we consume touches the hands of slaves.
Looking forward to the next one.
I also loved that it brought slavery in agriculture to light. I recently read The Slave Next Door and it touched upon the frequency in which this type of thing happens. It often is allowed to continue because so many turn a blind eye. It is infuriating to think that so much of what we consume touches the hands of slaves.
Looking forward to the next one.
brokensporty's review against another edition
5.0
Southern Mystery with a Little Bit of Everything
C. Hope Clark's second installment in the Carolina Slade Mystery Series also relies heavily on Clark's agricultural background without boring the average reader with too much industry specific jargon and events. She uses the business she knows to again weave a tale of mystery filled with real-life issues that we all experience from time-to-time with family and friends. Clark expertly connects these things into another novel with a little bit of everything. It maintains a good pace and nothing about the plot twists is obvious too soon.
Slade, her family, and friends are interesting and complex. I feel connected to them at multiple levels. like real life, some of them are likeable and some of them are not. This book brings us to a new location and a new mystery to solve while building on the personal developments of the series opener. Slade herself is still a very polarizing character who reminds me of several people I know. I still want to slap her and ask her what she is thinking sometimes, but like any real friend I will keep coming back hoping she will make better decisions next time.
C. Hope Clark's second installment in the Carolina Slade Mystery Series also relies heavily on Clark's agricultural background without boring the average reader with too much industry specific jargon and events. She uses the business she knows to again weave a tale of mystery filled with real-life issues that we all experience from time-to-time with family and friends. Clark expertly connects these things into another novel with a little bit of everything. It maintains a good pace and nothing about the plot twists is obvious too soon.
Slade, her family, and friends are interesting and complex. I feel connected to them at multiple levels. like real life, some of them are likeable and some of them are not. This book brings us to a new location and a new mystery to solve while building on the personal developments of the series opener. Slade herself is still a very polarizing character who reminds me of several people I know. I still want to slap her and ask her what she is thinking sometimes, but like any real friend I will keep coming back hoping she will make better decisions next time.
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