Mike Meier
Autor(a) de Paragliding: A Pilot's Training Manual
Obras de Mike Meier
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- male
- Ocupação
- Hang Glider Manufacturer
- Organizações
- USHPA
Membros
Resenhas
Prêmios
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 6
- Membros
- 23
- Popularidade
- #537,598
- Avaliação
- 4.4
- Resenhas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 7
- Idiomas
- 1
The book mainly focuses on Rose, an American woman who visits Mexico in 1929 in search of a hot springs cure for some medical issues. She brings along her best friend Alice, who is trying to cope with her husband's death. The pair quickly meet some attractive young men, and romance (as well as hilarity) ensues. I won't spoil the ending, but suffice it to say that everyone winds up where he or she belongs in the end. Rose and Miguel, as the lead characters, are very well-drawn and detailed. The reader learns a great deal about their personal histories, dreams, and goals. The more I got to know these characters, the more I was eager to see what happened next for them, and to find out where they ended up.
I'd be remiss not to mention a couple of side characters who added a great deal to the story:
1. Maria, Miguel's younger sister. This young lady has a lot going on in her life, and she is absolutely in charge! She added a special spark to the overall story, and I'd be thrilled to see a spin-off book following her character as she grows up (and quite possibly takes over the world).
2. The curandera, or local medicine woman/witch. A typical scam artist...or is she? She absolutely steals all the scenes she's in.
3. Diego, Ramiro's dog with unique markings. Or possibly his brother. Maybe both? Regardless, I especially enjoyed any scene in which Diego made an appearance.
Black and white drawings are interspersed throughout the book. I enjoyed these, and found they added greatly to my mental pictures of the characters and places.
As usual, author Mike Meier has created a unique, fabulously enjoyable book that grabbed my attention from the beginning and kept it until the last page.
Five out of five extra-large chunks of ultra-peppery Pepper Jack!… (mais)