The Hum and the Shiver (Tufa, #1)

author: Alex Bledsoe
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2011
rating: 3
read at: 2017/07/09
date added: 2019/01/12
shelves: sword-and-laser
review:
'The Hum and the Shiver' by Alex Bledsoe is the first book in a series about the Tufa, a mysterious group of people living in Tennessee. My online book club read it this month.

Private Bronwyn Hyatt is back from the war in the middle East and in need of healing. Her mother Chloe has seen signs that lead her to believe that death is coming for the family, specifically Chloe herself. There is a new minister in town and a reporter sent to do a story about Bronwyn. What they discover instead is a mystery that is older than they know involving these clans of people with their dark hair and muscical abilities.

It's a slow build, like sitting in a rocking chair on the porch. The reader knows there is more to the story, and it's played out slowly and deliberately. There are a couple story elements that seem like they get dropped altogether and that feels frustrating. The characters feel flawed and real, and I love the use of old folk music and an actual painting to underscore the story given. It's not a normal urban fantasy, but I enjoyed it well enough.


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