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MY REVIEW

The start of the book was a crash – literally.  Good ole’ guy meets city slicker.  One relaxed and dealing, the other slightly freaking and placing blame – I’ll let you figure out which was which.  A large chip corporation (no not potato!) has come to the small Texas town of Conquistador, and even though it was welcomed, even invited by the residents, life is changing. Technolgy vs. ranching – can they co-exist?

As the story develops, the reader gets a great insight into both sides of the plot because there really are sides that are running parallel.  However at times, with just a tiny bit of effort, you can see an overlap.  The theme of trying to make things better for ourselves and the next generation is carried throughout. Also, a strong theme of what being an environmentalist means to a variety of people and lifestyles is presented with a great deal of showing the reader all sides of the issue. Not to be forgotten, tucked into various scenes is a bit of humor, just enough to start a smile or a small chuckle and really lends itself to the realism of the characters.

There are tiny and bigger twists occurring that I enjoyed.  They were realistic, reasonable and feasible but at the same time unexpected.  I enjoyed following a new path in the storyline to see where it was going.

Being a non-native Texan, I was a little leery about the initial jabs at other states but having lived here over 30 years and embracing the state into my heart – I get what the author was trying to portray.  It really is a concept that can be used all over the world.  Don’t try to make a place into what you want – see it for what it is and figure out how you fit in.

As this author’s first novel, he presents an engaging and page turning, professional product.