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Jun 16, 2011 Rochelle rated it really liked it

Shelves: museitup-publishing, horror, comedy, really-scary

Who or what is killing the seniors on Sunshine Boulevard? Jim and Gloria Hart are snowbirds who annually migrate to Florida for warm sunshine, fun, and golf with friends in snow-free winters. However this season, Jim Hart, a volunteer First Responder in his retirement community of Citrus Ridge, is drawn into the investigation of the mysterious deaths. Even in the midst of the unfortunate demise of the residents on Sunshine Boulevard, the Harts try to get together with friends. They don't realize Who or what is killing the seniors on Sunshine Boulevard? Jim and Gloria Hart are snowbirds who annually migrate to Florida for warm sunshine, fun, and golf with friends in snow-free winters. However this season, Jim Hart, a volunteer First Responder in his retirement community of Citrus Ridge, is drawn into the investigation of the mysterious deaths. Even in the midst of the unfortunate demise of the residents on Sunshine Boulevard, the Harts try to get together with friends. They don't realize that their friends are getting together for their own kinds of affairs with each other. The neighbors are in a dither over the deaths, but perhaps more intrigued by the gossip about the affairs and why the naked lady was found lying in the geranium bed.

J.Q. Rose’s writing is as “bad” as Steven King’s. When I read Salem’s Lot, I couldn’t put it down and I slept with a Bible, a Lutheran prayer book, and a Catholic prayer book for several weeks. I didn’t pick up another of his books for twenty years.

I read Sunshine Boulevard in bed and it’s a miracle I did not have nightmares. Somewhere in the horror, I missed the humor. If I were the naked lady in the geranium bush, I’d have been farther-gone—in Canada possibly North of the Arctic Circle still screaming. The fact that I read the whole book, however, is a testament to J.Q. Rose’s writing. She had me from the first truly weird death to the ominous ending. If I ever retire to a warmer climate, it won’t be Florida. I can’t even offer the caveat if you’re phobic about… Florida has plenty to be phobic about—roaches you can saddle and ride, alligators in your back yard, sharks at the beach, and seniors on the road who probably shouldn’t be driving any longer (see the trailer). All I can say is—if you’re prone to nightmares, I suggest you read it earlier in the day.

Me, I’m off to Wal-Mart to see if they have any caulk guns. I may live in Illinois, but I’m not taking any chances. Prayer books or pentacles and crystals won’t work against this foe, and I don’t have a blasting rod like Harry Dresden (of Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files) so I can’t just hold it out and yell “Forzare” if I see ‘em coming.
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