Book Review : Shadows of Ashland

Fun fact for you: I am a bookaholic. It's a serious addiction... I can not leave a thrift store or a yardsale without buying 1, 3, 5 books. I tell myself it is ok to buy this many books because I pretty much refuse to pay over a dollar for a book. 25 cents is  right up my alley. Anyway, my husband used to try and monitor the intake of books into our household but at this point the man has given up and has let me indulge in the idea of having my very own library room! I don't really have a bias towards any kind of book. I like them all, and I am willing to TRY and read ANYTHING... key word being TRY.  Have you ever gotten half way through a book and just said No... Nope ... I can not go on. Well I have! Especially if its vulgure. But anyway, enough about me and my addictions. Here was my latest fix.

I found this little beauty at my favorite thrift store. It was a max on my budget of $1 but hey it seemed like a really good read. The beauty of finding books at thrift stores is you come across novels you have never even heard of that then warm your soul. Anyhow, although this book was really good ( I finished it in 2 days people! Nevermind, that it is a really short book.) it didn't warm my soul. It's about a man whom is trying to find his mothers brother (His uncle) it is his mothers dying wish. They haven't heard from him in 50 years and then they mysteriously start receiving letters from him that are post marked from 50 years ago when he went missing.
It's a rather strange book. It makes you think its a historical TRUE novel but then it plays with time travel as well. Really, I wasn't expecting that. It doesn't even mention it at all on the book flap. I was expecting something kinda like PS I love you... letters from someone who has died..... But then it does some weird time trick things that gets you wondering what is going on. It is however, VERY well written. It held my attention almost immediatley and its very.... PG, in the fact that there is no swearing (at least not that I can remember) and no graphic sex scenes. Plus, I loved the way it ended. Overall I would give it a B+. Yep, a B+. Just keep in mind I am not incredibly picky.