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Trail of Destruction by Tracy Buchanan, Tracy Buchanan
4.0
I susprised myself by really enjoying Trail of Destruction as I was a little bit hesitant going in, as it sounded a little too much like chick lit for my overall liking. However, on starting it, I was quickly enthralled by the bitchy, self-centred lives of the inhabitants of Forest Grove. Having been brought up in a small rural village, quite a few of the complaints rang rather true to me; it's amazing just how annoyed people can get by bins and dog poo!
At the heart of the Forest Grove drama is the town Facebook group; a place where all the petty complaints and aggravations are aired. But someone on the group has had enough of all the complainers and has decided to take matters into their own hands, starting a campaign of pranks that range from minor annoyances to serious annoyances. But when the pranks escalate into criminal damage, everything gets significantly more serious.
This is an entertaining and easy to read novel that takes a look at the petty games and village politic mentality of small towns/villages where everybody knows everybody and if you sneeze, half the village will know you have the plague by noon. It's gossipy, funny and yet at times all too serious. I only realised on starting it that it's the third book in a series, but it can easily be read as a standalone. I suspect the previous books would flesh out some of the other characters more, but this is certainly more than readable without them.
At the heart of the Forest Grove drama is the town Facebook group; a place where all the petty complaints and aggravations are aired. But someone on the group has had enough of all the complainers and has decided to take matters into their own hands, starting a campaign of pranks that range from minor annoyances to serious annoyances. But when the pranks escalate into criminal damage, everything gets significantly more serious.
This is an entertaining and easy to read novel that takes a look at the petty games and village politic mentality of small towns/villages where everybody knows everybody and if you sneeze, half the village will know you have the plague by noon. It's gossipy, funny and yet at times all too serious. I only realised on starting it that it's the third book in a series, but it can easily be read as a standalone. I suspect the previous books would flesh out some of the other characters more, but this is certainly more than readable without them.