Jasmine A. (jasmineflower88) reviewed Down & Dead In Dixie (Down & Dead, Inc. Series) (Volume 1) on + 51 more book reviews
One of the most enjoyable suspense books I have read!
I wasn't sure what to expect when I started this story, it was the cover and wacky title that caught my attention in the first place, but what I got was one humdinger of a story! I loved it!
Seriously, Down And Dead In Dixie would make a great movie. My little movie-in-my-mind was running a mile a minute with this book! Having never been to any of the places in the story I felt transported by Vicki Hinze's simple and yet thorough descriptions.
While not very long, Down And Dead In Dixie is jam-packed with comedy, romance, suspense, and quirky characters. Really, you can't get much quirkier than a guy who can't remember to wear his pants in public who also has a few surprises up his sleeve.
The story is told in the first person and I just loved getting inside Daisy's head, seeing the story unfold from her viewpoint, and flat out the hilarious way Vicki Hinze has her word things. Daisy is quite a girl! Handed a raw deal after her mother abandoned her and her brother when they were children, sent through the foster care system, having to make a life for herself and her brother, surviving Hurricane Katrina, and all of this is BEFORE the book even starts! Daisy is amazingly not bitter about her past and she even uses those lessons once her wild adventure starts.
This is the fourth book I have read of Vicki's and I really feel that it is her best so far. It was like her creativity was allowed to flow in Down And Dead In Dixie and it all came together in an excellent story. This is not a strictly Christian book but is more of a clean-read which I honestly felt was one of the top things going for it. This reader is anxiously awaiting the release of the next book in the series!
(I received a copy of this book from the author through The Book Club Network in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are entirely my own.)
I wasn't sure what to expect when I started this story, it was the cover and wacky title that caught my attention in the first place, but what I got was one humdinger of a story! I loved it!
Seriously, Down And Dead In Dixie would make a great movie. My little movie-in-my-mind was running a mile a minute with this book! Having never been to any of the places in the story I felt transported by Vicki Hinze's simple and yet thorough descriptions.
While not very long, Down And Dead In Dixie is jam-packed with comedy, romance, suspense, and quirky characters. Really, you can't get much quirkier than a guy who can't remember to wear his pants in public who also has a few surprises up his sleeve.
The story is told in the first person and I just loved getting inside Daisy's head, seeing the story unfold from her viewpoint, and flat out the hilarious way Vicki Hinze has her word things. Daisy is quite a girl! Handed a raw deal after her mother abandoned her and her brother when they were children, sent through the foster care system, having to make a life for herself and her brother, surviving Hurricane Katrina, and all of this is BEFORE the book even starts! Daisy is amazingly not bitter about her past and she even uses those lessons once her wild adventure starts.
This is the fourth book I have read of Vicki's and I really feel that it is her best so far. It was like her creativity was allowed to flow in Down And Dead In Dixie and it all came together in an excellent story. This is not a strictly Christian book but is more of a clean-read which I honestly felt was one of the top things going for it. This reader is anxiously awaiting the release of the next book in the series!
(I received a copy of this book from the author through The Book Club Network in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are entirely my own.)
