Book Reviews

Book Blurb

Everyone in the sleepy little town of Bodey, Colorado knows Jack Tulle as a widower, a doting father, and the honest owner of the general store. He sits on the town council. He dotes upon his eight-year-old, headstrong daughter, Abigail. But when the local saloon announces plans to host a poker tournament, Jack realizes it could spell trouble. One of the many secrets he's been hiding is that he used to be a swindler--mainly cheating at poker, but he had done worse when a situation presented itself. A contest like the one his town is planning is sure to draw some old business acquaintances--fellows Jack would really rather not admit to knowing. But the one man Jack is truly worried to see again is the one that knows more of Jack's past than any other: Tom Jude, who was not merely his partner-in-crime; Jude was also the love of his life. When your world is built on so many lies, exposing a single one of them can bring a man's life crashing down.

NOTE: This book has been previously released by Cheyenne Publishing in March 2011.

 

Book Review

At some time or the other, everyone lies, from little white lies to spare someone's feelings all the way to deceitful lies. Sometimes there are no consequences. However, when your existence is filled with more lies than truth, as Jack Tulle's in 'A Hundred Little Lies' by Jon Wilson, it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish one from the other. Eventually, the lies will come back to haunt you.

Jon Wilson did a good job of depicting life as it was in the old west without burying us in long examinations of historical events. My favorite part of the story was Jack and Tom's love affair. As complicated as it was, it was also clear that Tom and Jack loved each other and that Tom, especially, wanted to get back together with Jack so much that he would have done almost anything to repair their relationship, including accepting Abby, Jack's daughter, in their family. The love affair between Jack and Tom was particularly well written and strongly portrayed their feelings for each other. Through the torrent of emotions ranging across confusion, anger, frustration, hurt and passion, it was clear that the two men loved each other and, more than anything, wanted to be together.

The story moves along at a slow pace, revealing information in small doses as it progresses. For the most part, this technique enhances the mystique of the tale; at other times it was frustrating. For instance, I would like to have had more information about Jack, Fiona, and Tom. Instead of trying to guess, having more background information would have helped me understand why Jack felt obligated to marry Fiona in the first place and desert Tom and especially why he kept Abby. When certain circumstances came up which didn't make sense to me, I'd backtrack looking for more clues. This slowed down my reading considerably. It would also have been helpful to have expanded some of the smaller stories in the book. As it was, I felt that they weren't worded out satisfactorily.

'A Hundred Little Lies' is Jon Wilson's first novel; written with an unusual narration style which included wit and dry humor mixed into the seriousness of the story and gave it a certain edge which couldn't have been achieved otherwise. I enjoyed this book and believe that any of you who like stories of cowboys, the Wild West, historical fiction, and, of course, a compelling love story, will enjoy it too. I'd really be interested in seeing more of Jack and Tom, especially concerning how they deal with their lives together.

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novel, 70000 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	05-September-2014
Price	$4.99 ebook
Buy Link	https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-ahundredlittlelies-1615732-145.html