About this book:
“The
Inn Crowd is plunged into another mystery when their contractor stumbles across
a trunk containing an old, tattered quilt in one of the secret rooms that
housed runaway slaves. Just moments earlier, they had learned that the famous River
of Life quilt was stolen from the National Archives. Could this be the missing
quilt? And how did it come to be at Wayfarers Inn? As Tess, Janice, and LuAnn
set out to uncover the truth, they are shocked to find the spotlight of
suspicion turned on them, especially after the quilt disappears again. Can they
convince the authorities they were not behind the quilt’s theft?
Meanwhile, the producer for the
popular Arts & Antiques Network’s Quilt Mysteries comes to Marietta to film
an episode about the River of Life quilt, and asks the friends if he can
interview them. Will he provide the missing piece to finding the quilt?”
Series: Book #2 in the “Secrets of Wayfarers Inn” series. Review of Book#1 Here!
Spiritual Content- A couple Scriptures are remembered & quoted; A prayer; A
couple talks about God; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; A hymn is
sung; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of churches,
church going, church events, pastors/reverends, & sermons; Mentions of blessings
& being blessed; A couple mentions of those in the Bible; A mention of someone
being in the arms of Jesus (Heaven); A mention of a godsend; A mention of a
spiritual gift; A mention of a miracle; A mention of a Christmas hymn; A mention
of the Quaker denomination;
*Note: Mentions of a rumor of a
quilt having a curse on it.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘dumb’, a ‘shoot’, a ‘stupid’, two
‘idiot’s, and seven of the phrase “goodness gracious goat!”; A bit of sarcasm
& eye rolling; Dual-time period is set before the Civil War started; Being chased
by slave hunters & gunfire (up to semi-detailed); Some pain & injuries;
Seeing someone shot, nearly drowned, & a death (barely-above-not-detailed);
Mentions of the deaths of slaves pursuing freedom; Mentions of slaves, runaway
slaves, & slavery; Mentions of slave hunters, them shooting, gunfire, &
kidnapping former slaves to sell them again; Mentions of pain, injuries, &
blood/bleeding; Mentions of drownings & near drownings; Mentions of fires; Mentions
of a theft, thieves, stealing, stolen items, crimes, crime scenes, arrests,
& jail; Mentions of trespassing; Mentions of blackmail & threats; Mentions
of rumors; A few mentions of serial killers (with a couple famous ones being
mentioned); A few mentions of grieving the death of a spouse; A couple mentions
of booze & the Prohibition era; A couple mentions of lying & liars; A couple
mentions of tattoos; A mention of World War II; A mention of a hanging; A mention
of a slave’s tongue being cut;
*Note: Mentions of car brands; Mentions
of brand names/items (Yankee Candle, an Apple iPad, GoPro, & Coca-Cola); A few
mentions of magazines and newspapers (GQ, Rolling Stone, Chicago Tribune, &
the Houston Chronicle); A few mentions of social media sites/websites (Netflix,
Twitter, Google, & PayPal); A couple mentions of Ghostbusters; A couple
mentions of movies (a Disney one (not named) & The Blues Brothers); A mention
of Girl Scouts; A mention of a TV show (Good Morning America).
Sexual Content- A (married couple)
cheek kiss; A younger man tells LuAnn that he would give her a second look
because she has “it going on”; Mentions of dating & dates; A few mentions
of a firefighter being called “hunky” and a “cutie”; A couple mentions of seeing
couples kissing; A mention of a out-of-wedlock pregnancy (not specifically
mentioned, but alluded to); A mention of flirting;
*Note: A few mentions of a firemen’s
calendar (& how they’re typically “full of muscled firemen wearing spray
tans and not much more than is necessary to be legal”, but the one the local
fire department will be doing, the men will be going about their duties and
will be fully clothed); A couple mentions of advice to “accept what has already
been decided” that a couple won’t have children (the husband does not take this
well); A couple mentions of a man being possessive of his wife (historical time
period); A couple mentions of a woman using her “womanly/feminine wiles” on a
man to get a discount at his store; A mention of “[loosing] babies to death”
(miscarriages/stillborn).
-Tess Wallace
P.O.V.
of Tess
Dual-Time
period (contemporary & 1859)
275 pages
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My
personal Rating-
I think this series is a miss for
me as I’m not big on dual-time period novels or books dealing with the Civil
War time period. I find the trio of friends to be a little overwhelming when
reading their conversations. Those who enjoy the Civil War time period would most
likely enjoy this book/series.
See y’all on Friday with a new
review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this
author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
