I know, I do have a penchant for thrillers and psychological dramas in my novels. I freely admit that.
But, I also love a Southern Gothic novel like nobody's business.
With every Southern Gothic novel you are guaranteed a whole host of outlandish characters, a town where everyone knows everyone and, presumably, their business. And, generally - at least the ones I've read recently they usually take place during turbulent times.
And that is exactly what you get with Aunt Sookie & Me a sordid tale of scandalous southern belle by Michael Scott Garvin.
In this novel we are introduced to Poppy Wainwright and her outrageous, ancient Aunt Sookie.
After Poppy's beloved grandmother - who was raising her - dies, Poppy is put on a Greyhound bus and is sent to live with Sookie. Sookie is technically not her aunt as she was the sister of the grandmother - but, as it is in the south, she gets the moniker anyway.
Told through the eyes of Poppy - hilarity, insanity and heartbreak ensues. All political correctness is buried alongside the dead body planted in the family's vegetable garden. And if all that weren't enough, there is a goat that has free rein of the dilapidated, grand old house.
I raced through this book I enjoyed it so much. I will definitely be seeking out other novels by this author. I would definitely recommend.
