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Windfall
What do you do when the world gets bigger? Minor celebrities Max and Kylie have always fit together perfectly, both on the screen and behind the cameras. But it's not until their show is cancelled and they go their separate ways that they begin to wonder if they might have been more than just friends. Now, Kylie struggles to adjust to life in Windfall, the little New England town whose weird local legends inspired the show. When Max comes to visit for the summer, she strives to let him know how she feels about him—without exposing him to the chilling secrets she's begun to uncover in her new home. Cóyotl Award nominee for Best Novel of 2015. Ursa Major Award nominee for Best Novel of 2015. ~ ~ ~ Other books in the Windfall Sixes Manifest Destiny Set a century earlier, a hare gunslinger unravels conspiracy and mystery with the help of her beloved lawbat. Sixes Echoes A novelized anthology—the second book in the series. Sixes The Bluff A short supplemental comic.
334 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 28, 2016
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May 22, 2026
Max and Kylie were child actors. They grew up starring on Strangeville, a TV show written by Kylie's mother about eerie and occult happenings in a small town. Now grown up after the series ended, the two find their friendship flaring into a romance, while they are beginning to realize that the show may have been based on the all too true strange happenings in Kylie's hometown of Windfall and an evil that has been prowling around her family for generations.
If it sounds like "Windfall" is supernatural horror in the vein of "Eerie, Indiana," "Goosebumps," or "Gravity Falls," but with some romantic elements mixed in, then this book will actually be a bit of a mind flip. It's really centered on the romance between its two leads, with the weird goings-on more of an external motivator that helps push the pair together. The creeps are creepy and the danger plenty dangerous, but the mysteries aren't fully explained or resolved, because they aren't the central focus.
Instead, "Windfall" shines in its wide cast of larger-than-life characters and its setting. Windfall the town feels like some small towns I've been to, torn between appealing to tourists and trying to be true to themselves, with locals who are stuck in much the same predicament. Max is a husky whose pack was reticent to let him out to star in a TV show and now worries about letting his visit with Kylie becoming a permanent stay. Kylie is an otter with an appropriate passion for all things seafood and an agonizing worry that her family history has doomed her to madness. They have to deal with the usual young adult struggle to find their place in the world while there is a bunch of alien nonsense going on in their own backyard. That's all before I mention an overly enthusiastic fan, a mean girl coworker, and some strange inter-dimensional creature that keeps messing with the garbage.
All in all, I think this is a great book provided you approach it with the right perspective. "Windfall" doesn't take itself too seriously, and just wants to share a eerie good time. If that's what you are looking for, I think you'll have a great visit to town.
If it sounds like "Windfall" is supernatural horror in the vein of "Eerie, Indiana," "Goosebumps," or "Gravity Falls," but with some romantic elements mixed in, then this book will actually be a bit of a mind flip. It's really centered on the romance between its two leads, with the weird goings-on more of an external motivator that helps push the pair together. The creeps are creepy and the danger plenty dangerous, but the mysteries aren't fully explained or resolved, because they aren't the central focus.
Instead, "Windfall" shines in its wide cast of larger-than-life characters and its setting. Windfall the town feels like some small towns I've been to, torn between appealing to tourists and trying to be true to themselves, with locals who are stuck in much the same predicament. Max is a husky whose pack was reticent to let him out to star in a TV show and now worries about letting his visit with Kylie becoming a permanent stay. Kylie is an otter with an appropriate passion for all things seafood and an agonizing worry that her family history has doomed her to madness. They have to deal with the usual young adult struggle to find their place in the world while there is a bunch of alien nonsense going on in their own backyard. That's all before I mention an overly enthusiastic fan, a mean girl coworker, and some strange inter-dimensional creature that keeps messing with the garbage.
All in all, I think this is a great book provided you approach it with the right perspective. "Windfall" doesn't take itself too seriously, and just wants to share a eerie good time. If that's what you are looking for, I think you'll have a great visit to town.
June 18, 2022
Good story
I love the stories by Tempe. Hopefully he continues with the stories. The books do need some editing with spelling though. I can ignore that as I'm laughing through the funny scenes I look forward to. These stories are not for kids as they have sex scenes. I just have fun with these stories and have q habit to read them straight through. I usually read multiple books at once but I usually read these stories all the way without stopping. Look forward to more
I love the stories by Tempe. Hopefully he continues with the stories. The books do need some editing with spelling though. I can ignore that as I'm laughing through the funny scenes I look forward to. These stories are not for kids as they have sex scenes. I just have fun with these stories and have q habit to read them straight through. I usually read multiple books at once but I usually read these stories all the way without stopping. Look forward to more
December 11, 2024
A great teen mystery romance series gone IRL in fur.
This reminds me of the 1990s serial dramas on the WB Network that I have mostly forgotten.
Add to this that the characters are anthropomorphic and it is a must read for furry fans.
The lead characters are a teen otter and her costar from a a concluded TV series; little did the otter know she was acting out a dramatic version of her family history on the TV show, that re framed a family trait for obsessing over the supernatural.
The author does a great job putting canine and Lutrinae traits and vocalizations into the dialogue -- body language and noised that accentuate their emotions and punctuate their sentences.
The story is part Scooby Doo, part Haven, and part Supernatural.
This reminds me of the 1990s serial dramas on the WB Network that I have mostly forgotten.
Add to this that the characters are anthropomorphic and it is a must read for furry fans.
The lead characters are a teen otter and her costar from a a concluded TV series; little did the otter know she was acting out a dramatic version of her family history on the TV show, that re framed a family trait for obsessing over the supernatural.
The author does a great job putting canine and Lutrinae traits and vocalizations into the dialogue -- body language and noised that accentuate their emotions and punctuate their sentences.
The story is part Scooby Doo, part Haven, and part Supernatural.
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