Book Review: Aunt Sookie & Me by Michael Scott Garvin

 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.