5 out of 5 Stars
Spencer is a five year old child who has been given into the care of his uncle when Spencer’s parents passed away.
“Julien and Blair died doing what they loved best. Enjoying the great outdoors or something like that. It’s what I tell Spencer at least. That his mom and dad died on a hike. Sometimes I switch it up, just to fuck with him, and tell him it was a skiing accident or a scuba gear failure or that a bear ate them.”
This is Uncle Terry. He is not quite a self proclaimed degenerate, but describes himself as such for the most part..
“I eat a diet of pizza, cola snack cakes, and scrambled eggs. And French fries, every now and again, just for the fibre. I love to drink too. I was in the habit of pouring whiskey on my Cap’n Crunch before Rachel came along. I smoke like a goddamn chimney, and I’m not just talking cigarettes.”
He has no idea how, after his wife Rachel left him and took their seven year old daughter Anna, he can be told by the courts that he is unable to have custody of his daughter “Something to do with my instability” , only to be told by those same courts just a couple months later that he is fit to adopt his nephew!
This is the story of the two of them both trying to cope with that “Every now and then I have to remind myself that he’s probably just as miserable with our arrangement as I am.”
This story is crass and definitely won’t be everyone’s cup of tea. It is rife with sexual innuendo, foul language and Uncle Terry is DEFINITELY not the role-model you want your child to grow up with… But, I LOVED THIS STORY!! I loved the characters from Uncle Terry, to Spencer, to Afton (the child/teen librarian who dislikes children), to Terry’s ex-wife Rachel “Yeah, sure, she’s a nagging, raging bitch most-all?-of the time, but I’m not going to lie. I kinda dig that.”
It’s definitely not the most moral story in the world but nothing says it better than Uncle Terry “Yeah, my nephew is an irritating little bastard, but he’s my irritating little…shit-box Kia.” Now, if THAT doesn’t say Love, I DON’T KNOW WHAT DOES!!
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Fantastic Review! I’m glad you enjoyed this one!😍 Sounds great and Southern Comfort is always a good choice!😘
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It sounds like a very interesting book all right.
Sounds like it would go well with a glass 🥃 of Southern Comfort but then again practically anything goes well with a glass of Southern Comfort.
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Damn straight! (same way I LIKE my southern comfort! Lol!)
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This is great, Nicole. Thank you! You’d said once you thought I should try writing a comedy. I wonder if this is what you had in mind! —Brent
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Wow, Nicole. That book sounds horrible and intriguing at the same time. How can anyone resist? Love doesn’t have to be perfect. 🙂
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Exactly!!
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Love the sound of the book, that SC needs ice!
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I actually wound up drinking it straight! Normally I would throw a couple rocks in there.. Guess I wasn’t in the mood for them. Lol!
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Nothing wrong with keeping it simple. I prefer Maker’ s Mark with water back myself when I’m simplifying my drinks. 🙂
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Well, I wouldn’t say no to that either! I just went with what I had in the house though. Lol!
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I feel the drink is something Uncle Jerry would offer, just the bottle and a glass “there, help yourself” hahaha!. Sounds like an interesting and funny (?) read, I like characters that don’t comply to social standards and are totally ok with it 😀
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That’s probably EXACTLY what Terry would do! Lol!! It was a funny read, but also had a lot of thought behind it as to how these two could maybe live together and the involvement of everyone else in there lives and how that would help or hinder. It was a lot crammed into a very short story! Lol! Definitely a great read!
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oh Terry! I just changed his name, lol, luckily this time it was a fictional character. I’ll add it to my TBR 😉
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Ha ha! I thought I was being subtle! 💖💖 you had such a great view on the story, who cares about a name. Your comment was fantastic! 😄
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To be fair, it could’ve just as easily been Jerry.
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