Full Beaver Moon

Once I got into it, I really enjoyed this book. Some quirky characters, social commentary, and a well paced plot kept me reading straight through in one setting. The author's writing style took me a bit to get into, Things were happening that weren't fully explained until later, so I felt like I was always playing catch up. Once I settled into that rhythm, I found the book entrancing. Strongly recommended

Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced reader copy.

Challenging to describe this lovely book. Insightful, descriptive, entertaining. I loved it and would definitely recommend reading it.

4.5 stars more accurate! I really liked this, & it was the 1st time I'd read anything from this author.....I'll definitely be looking for more from him! Initially the 'slang' manner of writing/speaking kind of challenged me.....but once I adjusted to that, I found it quite hard to put down, & wanted to read on .......although some of the situations presented were tougher than the 'slang' to deal with....violence, beatings....'what people do to others when no one is looking'.... The book is set in 1950's, much of it occurring in the deep South, dealing with a racial aspect....whew....very sad.........& yet, Skinner tells a story of real goodness among people too.....the reader has to weather through some of the storms though! Skinner really does a very good job of writing/describing, so that the reader feels the tension/anxiety......& the goodness too, of the situation.... A very good read....maybe not the easiest of reads, but very, very good!
I received an e-ARC from BooksGoSocial via NetGalley for review purposes. These are my own honest opinions.

This is not my usual cup of tea as they say. But once I started reading Full Beaver Moon I found it hard to put down.
There are some quirky slang words in there that I thoroughly enjoyed.
The premise of the story follows eighteen year old Willie Greeves on a road trip around the Deep South in America based in the 1950's.
Willie is trying to look for his friend and encounters some very disturbing experiences along the way.

Using the slang that was popular at the time added authenticity to the story line. Set in the 1950s when the line between black and white was drawn clearly and enforced violently, one young man would risk his life to find his missing friend. Peter Skinner has done an excellent job of portraying how hard life could be when you do not fit in.

This book had my heart wrenching so many times. There were times in this book that you wanted to just help the MMC so much and want someone to just give him a break!! This is a story about a young biracial man that takes over his mother's "business" and every road block that he would endure to find a long lost friend. The journey that Willie takes to come out from under racial divide just makes you wish that it doesn't happen unfortunately we know that it still exists. Willie tries to do the right thing and make a better life for himself and for his girls. He tries to find the right in a whole lot of wrong.

“Full Beaver Moon” by Peter Skinner is a compelling historical novel set in the 1950s South, following the journey of an eighteen-year-old biracial boy named Willie Greeves. After his mother’s death, Willie inherits a list of influential men who visited her Virginia bordello and some money, which he plans to use to attend university and restore his mother’s home. The novel explores themes of kinship, compassion, and faith, with Willie navigating a landscape fraught with racial tensions and personal dangers