Product Description
Susannah is out to prove that pyrotechnics genius Quinn Baldwinis responsible for a million-dollar fireworks catastrophe during a Mardi Gras ball. With her faithful black Lab Monty she moves to the charming backwater city of Mobile, Alabama to uncover the truth. But this world-traveled military brat with a string of letters behind her name finds herself wholly unprepared to navigate the cultural quagmires of the Deep South. Captivated by the warmth and joy of her … More >>
Tags: Fireworks
5 responses to Fireworks
I have always considered this book to be one of Elizabeth White’s best. Part of that, I suppose, is that I have lived in Mobile all my life and felt right at home with this book. However, the combination of mystery, romance and christian influence make for some very interesting reading.
Elizabeth White has many great books, but this is my favorite!
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a great mystery and Christian exploration. These two characters really offer a lot to a reader. You get the long time Christian in Quinn and the new Christian in Susannah. The fireworks investigation is enjoyable and runs along smoothly. There are some surprises along with the plot line – I definitely didn’t see the ending coming! I do wish we would have gotten more information from Jana from Fair Game (Quinn’s sister), though as I’m a HUGE fan of continuity and series! Definitely a great book for summer time reading!
Rating: 5 / 5
This enjoyable book proved a quick read. The straightforward way the story is laid out allows the reader to zip through it in no time. I learned a bit about pyrotechnics–fireworks–how they’re assembled. I feel that’s a bonus!
The character of Susannah is a bit of a stretch. She’s presented as a novice to church attendance, yet she has a nagging brother who is a long-time believer, married to a believer. I feel that even though she may never have attended a church, she would have heard more of the language of church people from her brother and sister-in-law. In spite of that, I liked Susannah. In fact, I liked Quinn too, the super shy thirty-year-old bachelor who is immediately attracted to the Yankee. Another interesting character is the city of Mobile, AL. Although I’ve never visited, I now feel familiar with the city. The landlady, Elva Kay, makes a hummingbird cake that sounds so yummy, I actually Goggled it and found the recipe!
There are just enough hints in the plot for this reader to figure out the twist, which I suppose means its not twisted enough. The ending is drawn out a bit, but some will appreciate the final fireworks display.
Rating: 4 / 5
I got this book free on Kindle and I was really disappointed with it. I read the first few chapters and was pretty bored. So I skimmed the rest of the book. Skimming the book and getting it for free is the only reason why I gave it two stars.
The good: The only really good thing about this book is that it’s clean.
The bad: The characters in this book were completely two dimensional and unbelievable. Susannah supposedly had a Masters in chemistry but she didn’t sound intelligent and did some pretty stupid things in the book. She was a horrible investigator. Her love interest was insanely perfect and therefore annoying. The dialog felt forced most of the time and was very unrealistic. I laughed a lot while reading this book (and it wasn’t at parts that were meant to be funny). The book came off as way too “preachy” for my taste. The storyline fell flat in my opinion.
I would not recommend reading this book. Skim it if you’re insanely bored and you can get this book free… But do so at your own risk!
Rating: 2 / 5
I think my standards for free books are starting to get higher, because I have not been able to finish the last few I’ve uploaded. No exception here. Boring and very religious, which is not clear from the simple description.
Rating: 1 / 5
Leave a reply to Fireworks