The Bradford family made, lost, made, lost and made its fortune in bourbon, and there’s plenty of both liquor and money flowing throughout the book.
The action begins in Charlemont, KY at Easterly, the city-sized Bradford Family Estate. There is such a nonstop overload of it that I paused for a night and read another entire book because I needed a break. I don’t mean dramatic tension here, I mean circumstances, actions and reactions that are constantly and consistently going sideways. The book has a number of parallel story lines, all of which are loaded up with the same level of trainwreck. The character development is deeper than John Wick, but not by a wide margin. Constant crisis from every single direction: sickness!, scheming women!, lies!, fraud!, sex!, backstabbing!, sex!, with few breathers. The Bourbon Kings reads like the nighttime soap version of John Wick. The pauses from the gunjitsu were pretty minimal in terms of character development. It was somewhat entertaining on a slow Saturday night, with a never-ageing Keanu Reeves who has very few breathers between 20 minute + action sequences. John Wick was one never-ending action sequence. It is hidden, so unhide at your own risk*Īfter reading the first two chapters of The Bourbon Kings, I was going to go with relating the book to the grandmamma of all catfights, but about 60% into the book I realized this was more like John Wick than Dynasty. *There is a spoiler at the end of this review. Shuzluva C- Reviews Contemporary / Fiction 22 Comments
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