Enemies of Doves by Shanessa Gluhm Book Review

 

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Since I read A River of Crows by the same author, I decided to read her first book - Enemies of Doves. In this tale, we meet brothers Clancy and Joel along with Lorraine. This is a very interesting tale of their three lives. Lorraine befriended Joel which was unusual for Joel as folks tended to overlook him. Unfortunately for Joel, Lorraine was more interested in Clancy … kind of like good girl is attracted to bad boy. As I got deeper and deeper into this story, I was wondering who Lorraine would ultimately pick as it could have easily gone either way.

We are also introduced to Garrison, Molly, and Ray. Some interesting characters of the present day. This is a tale told in dual timelines, Joel, Clancy, and Lorraine’s youngers years … then fast-forward to Garrison, Molly, and Ray. Garrison found out that he was related to the Fitchetts (Joel and Clancy), which led him to meeting Molly, who was also very much interested in the Fitchetts’ story for her own reasons.

There were many stories circulating around about the Fitchetts - their past, what happened, the truth. And, wouldn’t you know it - PLOT twist … a couple that I wasn’t expecting.

If you like dual timelines with the past melding into the present, and you’re not afraid to give new authors a shot, read this one. I highly commend Ms. Gluhm for taking on such a daunting task. I am quite certain it is not easy to write in dual timelines with overlapping stories of the past meeting the present. I am looking forward to following her writing career.