Distant Sons Book Preview

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Hello everyone! Today I am teaming up with Algonquin Books to bring you a book preview of Distant Sons by Time Johnston, which comes out in paperback on August 6, 2024.
My Thoughts:
Book: Distant Sons
Author: Tim Johnston
Rating: 4 Out of 5 Stars
I want to thank the publisher, Algonquin Books, for sending me an ARC. This is one of those books that pulled me in and made it hard to put down. I don’t know what it was about this book that made me feel that way, but it did.
This is a book about what would happen if this hadn’t happened and chances. Sam’s truck has broken down in a small town and he has to get fixed. He is a freelance contractor. While waiting for his truck to be fixed, he takes a job. The only thing is that this person ends up being the town outcast. You see many years ago, three young boys went missing and were never found. All of this is supposed to be linked to Sam’s new boss. Things are weird there, but it is a job. By chance, Sam ends up teaming up with Dan, who is a talented plumber. We don’t know what Dan’s deal is for sure, but he is a good plumber. Both of them are drawn to end other. Sam also meets Denise, who is a waitress and who he ends up accidentally punching in the face. It’s a complicated story. All of these characters are brought together by chance. They all discover that maybe they all have more in common than they thought.
I started by saying this is a book of what-ifs. All of these characters have been brought together by chance. They don’t have a lot in common and would have never met had they not been brought together by chance. They all have different backgrounds and different stories. Despite all of this, by being together they give each other different views on life. They have amazing backstories and character arcs. None of them are anything but ordinary people going about their ordinary lives. They are blue-collared and are just trying to get through the day-to-day. There is a mystery woven in, but, for the most part, it’s just a day-to-day book.
This mystery/thriller is a lot different from those that I normally read. What I read is pretty cliched and unbelievable most of the time. We have the mystery of the three boys and Sam’s new boss woven in. A lot of what is being said is small-town talk. There are whispers about the boys and what is believed to have happened, but there’s proof. Trouble seems to find Sam, which the local police pick up on. Dan is a character who we know nothing about. His backstory is kind of up in the air. We don’t think he is running from something, but we aren’t completely sure. We see what labels can do to people and whispers. We see how these things can divide people and not give others a fair chance.
The mystery elements are there, but they are not the sole focus of the book. We get to know our characters very well. We get to frown on our views of them. Like the town, we have what we think we know and what is presented on the outside. We have the stories and the whispers. However, we get to see the other side of our characters. We get the story, but, yet, we don’t have the whole story. We get to see and know our characters through their actions and behaviours. We see those little moments that make them who they are and that allow them to mould into the world.
I know my review was on the vague side. This is one of those books that it is hard to go into detail about without spoiling it. If you like mystery/thriller with more of a literary side to it, then I think you will enjoy this one a lot.
This book is out in hardcover now but will be out in paperback on August 6, 2024.
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