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Finished in September. Haunted town in Florida with 2 competing haunted guided tours. This is a romance.

I read this book years ago and could never remember the name of it but it came up on Goodreads the other day and I was like “that‘s it”!!! If you like history this book was a wonderful glimpse into early Florida with an epic tale of a family and all they endure through the years. It‘s stuck with me through the years and I wanted to just recommend it to anyone who enjoyed Florida or historical fiction.

The premise of this story sounded promising and the writing was beautiful from the start but the story? Weird, boring, and did not keep my interest at all. I skimmed from the middle to end. I don‘t even know why I finished because the ending was just as terrible.

Largely a coming-of-age novel, I found myself more drawn to Kiwi‘s stories vs Ava‘s narration, although the latter is written prettier. I found the dialogue, especially Kiwi‘s “friends” and coworkers to be fairly unbelievable, like what a Boomer thinks “the youth” is saying. But there‘s a turn here that really clarified the novel‘s intent, the temporary nature of innocence and moving forward when your body is not ready.

8-23-25: My 2025 Book Crawl Haul!

Serge and Coleman are back! Surviving COVID quarantine with buzzard hijinks and a bong shaped like an Iguana. A killer with the trove of trivia of Florida. The high on life and high on anything dynamic duo once more find the best way to take down the boredom while also…basically taking down the baddies. Tim Dorsey, a great author-and yes, we do have some justice served to the toilet paper scalpers. And more!

“…a small black desk that looked so weak that I didn‘t even want to rest my eyes on it.”

Hiaasen has always been the champion chronicler of Florida Man in all his incarnations; with this latest entry set in Palm Beach and the Winter White House, he takes on the Florida Man-in-Chief, a POTUS whose deranged lies turn a bizarre accident involving a Burmese python into an anti-immigrant witch hunt, until Angie Armstrong, a wildlife expert with a record, takes matters into her own hands. A hilarious, fast-paced read with satirical bite.

Serge Storm and Coleman, Floridian duo, and my new favorites in dark comedy. Enthusiasm for FL parks, landmarks, and snorkeling (or drugs)-with a side of vigilante justice. I checked out the book based on the title. So happy I did. Dorsey left a legacy of this series. I typically go for the ghosts/monster/horror/crime genres. Tropic of Stupid (and a Serge/Coleman series!) has me hooked. Absurd but under-appreciated Florida. And the Spaceman!

My town‘s library decided to pull out of the digital consortium through which we borrowed Libby books, and now the library has its own account (or whatever) with Libby. I was searching for a Carl Hiaasen book and Libby showed four pages of results. Then before my eyes, the app made me sign in again under the new account and four pages shrank to one. I know funding is very tight, but I wonder if the only books available will be the most hyped 👇