4 out of 4 stars
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In Pig Dog Diner, we are reintroduced to Annie Barton. It has been six years since the life-changing events in Pig Dog Creek. She is now in her early twenties; her three children are doing just fine and she even owns a diner. Then one day, a twister (tornado) hits Cook, Tennessee and unearths something hidden in the creek. Soon after, many other shocking discoveries are made.
I love this novel! Stockmier brought the entire Cook community to live. The dialogue throughout the novel was very realistic and augmented to both character and plot development. This author is a master in the art of suspense. The novel is composed of 40 titled chapters which span a little under 300 pages. The story flows so well that it felt like only a few pages but at the same time Stockmier was able to capture more detail than many other authors can with a thousand pages.
I was emotionally and intellectually invested in this story. Two of the main themes throughout Pig Dog Diner are family and romantic love. They were both masterfully handed. Annie has three children and is a widow. She longs to be with Dr. Shea, but the last she heard of him was six years ago when he moved away to start his life with his wife. Moreover, there were several mysteries to be solved. Stockmier drops clues for us to solve the mysteries but adds several plot twisters that keep us guessing what might be revealed next. There was never a dull moment in this book.
There is little for me to complain about with regards to this book. I was a little perplexed when I saw that Dwayne (the name of one of Annie’s sons) was spelt wrongly as Dewayne in chapter 37 after having been spelt right just a few sentences before. I pardoned this typo because it did not distract me from the story. There were several other minor grammatical errors that I noted because I was looking out for them. For the most part, the book seems professionally edited. I found the cover very attractive and the content was magnetic.
In conclusion, I rate Pig Dog Diner 4 out of 4 stars. I wish I could give this an extra-star because of how awesome a reading experience it was for me. I recommend this novel to everyone who is interested in character-driven and or fantasy novels. I cannot wait to read the next book in the trilogy.
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