The Water Lord – My Book Review

The Water Lord – My Book Review

“Life rarely introduces itself or sends a calling card in advance, and when it does, it’s rare that we realize it.”

Yes – the Texas State Capital Building is immense. Often the best way to navigate it is by asking the Texas Department of State Troopers for directions. 

Yes – there are places in East Texas where you can drive through a pine forest on both sides of the road.

Yes – a wife can have second thoughts about her marriage.

I thoroughly enjoyed and loved this book for many reasons.

First, notable reason was the detailed accuracies Matt references are dead on like referencing barbeque legend, C.B. Stubb, to the Driskill Hotel in Austin, and the never-ending Texas State Capital Building. Of course, any book that references Joy Division one of my favorite Goth bands is a winner.

Second, and this is the best part – it is one of the most relatable human books I’ve read in a long time. The story is suspenseful because of the murders and political intrigue of both local and state politics but it so much more. It is the dialogue, language, and emotions Matt uses to tell this story is what makes it so real and ultimately relatable.

It is a book you can knock out on a cold or sunny weekend or on a trip across the country. It grabbed me at the beginning and kept my attention until the very end. There was never a break in the flow of the story even between the main characters telling of their stories back and forth. Everything flows perfectly. Just when I thought I figured out who killed who that’s when the story really turned into deeper intrigue.

You will not be disappointed with this book. Matt has a talent for writing true human emotions to carry his characters. Plus, his gift of incorporating true Texas accuracies makes his stories even more real.

Thanks, Matt!

“A man is what he does, Tryphena. Not what he says, not what he feels, and certainly not how he looks, but what he does!”