Excellent book and this book is really three stories in one. As with all the “#1 Ladies Detective Agency” books, the setting is Botswana and the title story centers around finding a beauty contestant who is morally sound. Also, we see Mr. J.L. B. Matekoni struggle with a personal challenge, and Mma Makutsi does outstandingly well in a new role. To read these books and know these characters is to love them and Botswana.

I recently discovered this author and he has quickly become one of my favorites. This story is creepy and disturbing, but what makes it even more interesting is that the central character, Coraline NOT CAROLINE, is a young girl which allows her to behave in more interesting ways than an adult would. And don’t worry. All of your “But what about…” questions are answered in the end.

A moving and heartfelt book on how dyslexia doesn't change who you are or what you've accomplished, and on belonging in a community and in your inner soul.

This is a simple story about a group of teens, 3 of whom go hiking and one who stays behind. Fire breaks out and the hikers are trapped in the park while the teen who stayed behind struggles to save his family from the fire. It’s a cursory examination of behavior while under extreme stress.

While I probably read this as a child, I am glad that I read it now as an adult as I am sure I can appreciate more of the aspects of the story now. I enjoyed how each group of animals had a dominant trait that allowed the story to progress. My favorite part was how the rules that were painted on the barn wall would gradually change to favor those who were in charge. A good but frightening tale.

What a great book! And what really make it interesting is the way it is set up. It starts out as the beginning of an MFA grad student’s dissertation but then evolves into the book itself. And while it starts off as third person narrative, at some point it becomes first person, which just adds a whole new layer to the story. And to say that the story is about a man cheating on his wife and the wife maybe cheating on her husband (you’ll have to read in order to make sense of that) does not begin to do it justice.

While this book does an excellent job of depicting the life of a lower class young man in India, what it depicts is harsh, sad and dark and so this is not a pick-m-up or feel; good book. The story is told by this young man who fancies himself and entrepreneur, but only in the loosest sense of the term. He secures a job as a driver for a family,. A job he very much wants…at the time. But as he matures, he begins to see the world around him and his lot very differently and ends up taking drastic action. A well written and descriptive book.

It was a fun book with the same concept as the holiday. The characters were fun and lovable. I recommend.

I understand that this is one book in a series and so I don’t know well all the characters, but this book is just not believable. From what I gather, this is a group of people, some of whom have military or special services training and some who do not, but all of whom work together to help people. But you have people who one minute make a strong decisive move, and the next minute are walking around shouting” Oh my god, Oh my god!” The plot was shallow and the characters actions were just not believable.

A great story on how different perspectives shine light on what YOU think is good or bad, for survival or unlawful. The main character, Anda, has an amazing sense of integrity and compassion for others, and improves the lives of people for the sake of helping.