By
Mary Anna Evans
This book came highly recommended by a fellow reviewer
who had read and reviewed the book for her website. Even though I have never had the privilege of
visiting the beautiful state of Florida, I discovered that there was a place of
beauty that drew me to wanting to visit this state far more than Disney World
ever has.
Artifacts was
more than a story of a young want-to-be archeologist in the backwaters of the
coastal islands off the Florida panhandle.
It was a deep dive into the history of this little known piece of
America, that has a history about as old as you get, when it comes to the
settling of the Americas. Ms Evans did a
masterful job of immersing the reader into the locale of the islands and its’
people. Turning the pages, I could
almost smell the moss and seaweed on the pages and hear the ebb and flow of the
tide as it moved in and out of the channels between the islands.
Artifacts is
about what life can still be like, away from the fast lane in the American
South. It is about mystery and the “piece
of pie” that someone always wants that is not theirs to take. But most of all, it is about home, the true
meaning of home and the depth the meaning of home has to some people. Ultimately, it is all about what it takes to
keep and protect this place we call home.
It was with great disappointment that I found myself at
the last page of the novel, for I was so far into the lives and story of the
Faye Longchamp and her friends that I wasn’t ready for the story to end. But, alas the mystery was solved and finished
for the day. It is my sincere hope that
I will continue to discover more about Faye, her background and history with
the other books in the series.
This book is an excellent read, well written, with a
well-paced story line that keeps the pages turning at a fast pace, but still
allows you to slow down and enjoy the places of discovery. I give it a definite 5 stars on my list!
I will be back for second helpings, Mary Anna Evans. I have fallen in love with Faye Longchamp.
Karen Laird
Shade Tree Book Reviews and Blog
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