Ninie Hammon

I was a bit surprised how much I loved this book.
I am not the target audience. This book is aimed at people closer to retirement age. I am 35. I have probably 30 years before I would be among the intended readers.
But, I loved the authorial voice. I laughed. I cried.
I really understood for first time the struggles my parents have with technology.
I also understood about the generational gap that exists especially amongst perceptions of events. The author talks about the assassination of JFK. I show more wasnt born then. It doesnt mean to me what it did to my parents. But I also realized that 9-11 will never mean to my kids what it does to me (even though the ripples from it are the reason they are even here today).
This book helped me process so many things. It gave me hope for the future and let me see that I can still rock even as I age.
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Well, I am sure glad I grabbed a copy of Black Water by Ninie Hammon. I have not read any of her work, until now. There is a lot going on and the story is told my multiple points of view. A novel like Black Water, with the title and the cover, lures me in. I love any books that deal with water, whether on it, in it, or under it.

It all starts with Bailey Donahue moving into the Watford House. She is on the run from the Mafia and Witness Protection landed her in the small town of Shadow Rock. show more She has no intention of being there for long…suicide is on her mind, but she has not met T J and Dobbs…yet.

This unlikely cast of characters, T J, Dobbs, and the sheriff, Brice, come together when Bailey shoots herself. I love the mix of the paranormal and supernatural world, along with realistic characters and the situations they find themselves in. Their need to do something about a danger only they can see does not allow them to turn their back. They risk their lives to save innocent people from losing theirs.

The whole ‘coal country’ crap had me so pissed off, I wanted to do…something. I believe this type of thing continues to this day, companies walking away, leaving their toxic waste behind, leaving it for someone else to clean up. This being the twenty first century, I am amazed that it still happens. What does that say about those who are supposed to be the watchdogs, keeping us safe? I could continue to rant about this part of the book, but there is more to the story and I want you to experience it for yourself.

Through the beginning of the book, I read along, no sense of urgency, but I was curious and the characters quickly began to grow on me. The slow build up made it easy for Ninie Hammon to catch me off guard when the danger overflowed the pages, making the last third or quarter of the book unputdownable. Even though it ended in a predictable manner, sort of, I was happy at the outcome and breathed a sigh of relief when the last word was read.

Bailey finds her purpose, as do T J, Dobbs, and Brice. I love that Black Water is part of the Through The Canvas series. I can see where the series is headed and hope to be along for the ride.

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Nine times out of ten when I try a new to me author with "must read" or "amazing" reviews I end up disappointed. The Memory Closet was the 1 in 10!

Annie has no memories prior to the car accident that killed her sister when she was 11. She has lived the past 25 knowing there is a Bogie man in those lost memories and now she has decided to free herself.

Unfortunately, the key to opening those memories is Bobo, Annie's grandmother, who is in the grip of dementia. As things are revealed it is show more hard to know what is real and what is distortion.

These were great characters and relationships. The pain as the truth comes out is intense. The ending is very satisfactory.

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Author seemed to be cut out of the same cloth as Frank Peretti as far as her writing style. I found it a page turner, but parts of the book were somewhat predictable.