Dementia Adventure and Seaweed In My Hair

Dementia Adventure and Seaweed In My Hair by Miller Caldwell

Release: September 3rd 2021
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Beul Aithris Publishing
Source: LoveBook Tours
Find it at: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle

Dementia Adventure

Retired Postman Ronnie Jackson suffers from Dementia. He retains a very early hour of rising and on several occasions sees something suspicious at the Blackwaterfoot slipway. He does not believe. Can Ronnie make sense of what has happened to him and can he settle happily after his traumatic experiences?

Seaweed In My Hair

Central London gets Kate and Greg Bailey down. The skills of a hair stylist and a health club manager seem transferable to the Scottish Isle of Arran. But the move turns out to be a disaster for them both. As their relationship tears apart, Kate must survive traumatic events. Can she turn her world around on her own? Can she possibly find contentment in her life as the wild sea churns over and the fresh sea breezes blow in her direction?

About the Author:

Educated at the Reform Street, Primary school, Kirriemuir, Angus; Shawlands Primary Glasgow; The Glasgow Academy; Edinburgh University, London University and Glasgow University.

Miller’s first post was in Tema in Ghana as a Church of Scotland Missionary.After six years abroad he was appointed as an educational social worker in Stirling at St Modan’s Roman Catholic Secondary School.

In 2003 he became a full time author.

In 2006 he was appointed the Camp Manager at Mundihar, NWFP Pakistan, following the South East Asian Earthquake.

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Dementia Adventure and Seaweed In My Hair Review:

While I have not read the first book in “The Arran Trilogy,” “Murders at Blackwaterfoot,” I had no trouble reading these stories as a standalone. Below is my review of each tale.

Dementia Adventure was an exciting story, and I liked Ronnie in the lead. As Ronnie has dementia, I was curious to see how people perceived what he witnessed. While Ronnie is fascinating, I found it a bit odd how calm he appeared, especially in the Kilmarnock prison scenes. Nevertheless, the story is exciting because quite a lot happens to Ronnie in the short story, and I found the concept unique. I also liked John and Ranald and felt there could have more scenes with John.

Similarly, Seaweed in my Hair was also an entertaining read, where we follow Kate and her move to Arran that changes her life. I adored Kate as she went through a divorce, as well as a new relationship, along with some surprising moments revolving around Amal Zaidi. However, I felt that her relationship with Burce moved too fast, and I didn’t feel it was realistic for anyone to move into a relationship quickly.

As I mentioned earlier, the only criticism I have is that both the stories felt rushed. It would have been nice for the author to add more details to the plot and the characters and publish this as two separate books, rather than clubbing it into one. Nevertheless, I liked how the author described the quaint setting of Arran yet gave it a dark side with the mysteries that take place in it.

Overall, if you are looking for a short set of stories to read, do check out “Dementia Adventure and Seaweed In My Hair: Omnibus.”