Adventures of the Moment: The Mystery Tour

By: November, Golden

Reviewed by Readers' Favorite

"Adventures of the Moment: The Mystery Tour by Golden November starts with a mystery trip won by Dave and paid for by Flower Rose, where passengers engage in plenty of conversations and activities. It only goes up from there. Rodney expresses frustrations over acting pay, leading to confrontations with Heather. Tour guide Claire organizes team-building games and challenges. As the trip progresses, the characters bond through shared experiences like a competition for vintage wine, complete with vehicles and map-reading. G and JBT undertake a rescue during a hurricane. There are gas station landings, picnic lunches, poolside chats, a waterfall race, an encounter with a bear, and a TV show party where Rodney shows off his new superhero abilities as Jump It Man, and everything that you can and cannot possibly think of happening in between. "Evairyone, can ai 'ave your attenshe-on?" There's no need to ask this when it's a Golden November book, but Adventures of the Moment is unique for more than just the usual reasons. I think out of all the books that I have read in this series; this feels like the first time that the storyline running through was the same for everyone. Yes, there are different characters and scenes, but most November tales are not connected in quite such a linear way, and around the same central storyline. I really enjoyed it and had the bonus of meeting some new characters. The scene that had me laughing the loudest is one in which JBT inquiries about a woman's relationship status, inviting her outside when she tells him she's been divorced for four months. Patience has never been a JBT quality. November's intelligent wit is on full display, which is always beneficial when the lines are acted out, and we had a fantastic time as a family playing with the book's crossover chaos. Perfection.

"Adventures of the Moment: The Mystery Tour is a work of fiction in the interpersonal drama, humor, and adventure genres, and is part of the world of works including the Characters of Milestoneville and the extended universe by author Golden November. The book is best suited to the general adult reading audience. In this fascinating new addition to the author's world of storytelling, two different casts of characters converge as the Adventures of the Moment Mystery Travel Club takes them all on a whirlwind journey to discover new truths about one another. Author Golden November has crafted another exciting adventure with a vibrant and varied cast of characters that's so easy to read, thanks to its script-like formatting. There's never a missed opportunity for drama in these works, whether it's G with his matter-of-fact tone in the hilarious job interview scene or the absolute chaos with the wine barrel at the waterfall that will have readers in stitches. The characterization is spot on and formed entirely by the art of dialogue, which is a powerful skill when you consider that there are more than a dozen central characters in this book, all distinctly developed with different parlances and attitudes. I always enjoy the scene-setting elements with the imagery that accompanies the top of every page, and I was very amused by the sudden inclusion of a very furry friend later on in the twisting plot. Overall, I would certainly recommend Adventures of the Moment: The Mystery Tour to fans who've experienced Golden November's story world before, but it's also a great place to be introduced to a lot of characters if you've never embarked on this mysterious adventure series."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0D3YGWHWC
• ISBN13: 9798325446504
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"