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Book Details:
Book Title: Mortal Weather by KP McCarthy
Category: Adult Fiction (18+), 310 pages
Genre: Literary Fiction, Novel
Publisher: Top Reads Publishing
Release date: September 26 2023
Content Rating: PG-13 + M rating. There is bad language, no explicit sex scenes, but there is a lot of death and some references to suicide.
Stanhope Ellis finds himself absorbing the stories of quirky characters who have one thing in common: closeness to death. As he struggles with whether he’s Death Man or a cosmic witness, he meets a wise nurse, Gayathri Das, who helps him navigate the emotional minefield. But will she die, like the others? The unforgettable characters, including several dogs, will captivate you from the first page.
MY REVIEW
I wasn’t sure what it meant when as this book is categorized as an existential adventure. Once I started reading and met the main character, Stanhope Ellis, I got it. And I got the title then, too.
Stanope lost his wife and nearly died in a car accident. To rejoin the land of the living he sets off on a journey of discovery. But, while trying to rejoin the land of living, the people he meets and comes to know are dropping dead. Is he the grim reaper? Surely, not?
I enjoy character driven stories and there are a huge amount of them in this book. Including some animals. Sounds daunting. But it’s really not. The author gave each their story and they were genuine and well fleshed out. I’m thinking what made it easy to keep straight was that you were on this journey with Stanhope, and you met each character right along with him. Not all of them at once.
While in the beginning Stanhope’s story seemed bleak, all those people dying, it became an eye opening adventure. Sometimes sad but also hopeful and funny. You know how people say they were pulled into a story? That’s what happened to me and I savored every word.
5 STARS
Meet the Author:
Among other things, Kevin Patrick McCarthy has been a geothermal geologist, a technical writer, a critic, and a screenwriter. His humor, essays, poetry, and fiction have been widely recognized. “Enough Sky,” the epigraph for Mortal Weather, was Commended by The Poetry Society (UK) in 2014. He is a fourth-generation Coloradoan who now lives in the Pacific with his wife Tricia, and their dog, Nani.
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A captivating, intriguing and unique story. Thanks for your feature and giveaway.
Great review.
There was something about the story that appealed to me, though I haven’t read it. Now, after reading your review, I think I am missing out. Well done, Laura.
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