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Welcome to Velvet, Az.
by Sherry Rossman
Published by Darwin House Press on November 20, 2020
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
Pages: 225
Format: Kindle
Source: YA Bound Book Tours
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For the past eighteen years, the town of Velvet has been under a holiday curse. For them, Thanksgiving is not about turkey and family. It's about the Nightmares.This year, the curse arrives early—a full five days before Thanksgiving—sending a menagerie of characters on a search for answers. It begins with Boone, a seventeen-year-old who was raised by an ageless eccentric; Nick, a man in the midst of a breakdown; and Toni, a girl who won't let any man get closer than three feet. As answers unfold, suspicions arise, and the power behind the curse is a surprise no one could have imagined.
Welcome to Velvet, AZ by Sherry Rossman is a unique book that I’m still processing the story’s full ramifications.
Can they defeat the curse?
The Characters
We have a lot of characters that like to take center stage and tell their side of the story. They have their own chapters that go with what we learned from the last one. I’m still wrapping my head around Boone as a character himself. He’s a different character, and the one tasked to stop the curse. That in itself lies within reading the story. All the characters that the author showcased had a reason to have their own chapter like they told their story and how they got to that point. Living in this small town of Velvet and being an HSP (highly sensitive person) would be excruciating, especially after the last eighteen years with the curse that the town has on it.
The Town
The town is called Velvet, Arizona, and itself is its own character. Everyone knows each other which is great since you have a sense of belonging in a community despite how nosy a small town is with everyone knowing your business. In a way, I think the town is protecting its residents by having these HSPs living among them. That might be a reach for me to think that but every road so far has led back to Velvet, Arizona for some people. Maybe hopefully, Velvet will be at peace within its own community one of these days.
Four Stars
Welcome to Velvet, AZ by Sherry Rossman is a unique book. I am giving it four stars. This story is my first book by this author and she is a good writer from what I’ve read of this book. Ms. Rossman definitely has a uniqueness in the way she brings her faith into play in her stories. I am not too certain after finishing this if they did ever truly stop the curse. However, it was a fun, thrilling, and adventurous ride.
Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of Welcome to Velvet, AZ by Sherry Rossman.
Until the next time,
Happy Reading!
About Sherry Rossman
I grew up surrounded by open land and clean sky in a small Arizona town. I had the privilege of witnessing the ebb and flow of nature with little distraction and lots of beauty. Most of my neighbors were skunks, coyotes, birds and many more of those desert-dwelling critters.
I attended college in Northern Az, and met my husband in the cafeteria in between classes. We decided we loved each other and loved our new town, so we stayed.
We expanded our family with two beautiful children and one brilliant dog. Family is first, so I post only once a week.
After completing two children’s books, I’m digging into a new genre. If you’re a fantasy fan, check out my bestselling YA novel, Faith Seekers. My newest book, Wake, is available for pre-order on Amazon (TBR February 1, 2016).
Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2021 Goodreads Reading Challenge
Thank you so much!