{"id":666,"date":"2020-01-13T22:58:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T14:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/charlesray-author.com\/?p=666"},"modified":"2019-12-31T01:40:37","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T17:40:37","slug":"review-of-the-waters-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/charlesray-author.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/13\/review-of-the-waters-fine\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of &#8216;The Water&#8217;s Fine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charlesray-author.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Water%E2%80%99s-Fine-300x150.jpg?resize=300%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charlesray-author.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Water%E2%80%99s-Fine.jpg?resize=300%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charlesray-author.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Water%E2%80%99s-Fine.jpg?w=600 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"> Excerpt From The Water\u2019s Fine <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPolo likes to tell stories about the Sea of Cortez. His favorite is about El Lavadero, Las Animas. Las Animas is named after the church bells which ring to summon the lost souls, and El Lavadero means the washing machine. The dive site is often referred to as the washing machine of lost souls.Before we dove at El Lavadero one morning, I overheard Polo telling Bertie that the thousands of silver jacks schooling in the water are the lost souls. She twisted her ring and looked spooked while our group waited its turn to descend at the site. I thought maybe she wouldn\u2019t come, but she did. Afterwards, she told me that when she saw the mass of circling jacks and thought of them as lost souls, she felt more sad than scared. I knew what she meant. I always say a prayer when I see the swirling fish, the sun glinting on their silver scales.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignleft columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charlesray-author.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Janice-Coy.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"669\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/charlesray-author.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Janice-Coy.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/charlesray-author.com\/?attachment_id=669\" class=\"wp-image-669\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charlesray-author.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Waters-Fine.jpg?resize=200%2C302&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"668\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/charlesray-author.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Waters-Fine.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/charlesray-author.com\/?attachment_id=668\" class=\"wp-image-668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charlesray-author.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Waters-Fine.jpg?w=200 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/charlesray-author.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Waters-Fine.jpg?resize=199%2C300 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.virtualauthorbooktours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Waters-Fine.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.virtualauthorbooktours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Waters-Fine.jpg?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Water\u2019s Fine: Suspense Novel by Janice Coy\" class=\"wp-image-7831\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water\u2019s Fine: Suspense Novel by Janice Coy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/isbn\/ 9781795669047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"25\" width=\"70\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goodreads.com\/images\/atmb_add_book-70x25.png?resize=70%2C25&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Waters Fine\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Publisher: &nbsp;Independently Published (April 22, 2019)<br>\nCategory: Suspense, Family Fiction, Women\u2019s Fiction<br>\nTour dates: January\/February, 2020<br>\nISBN: 9781795669047<br>\nAvailable in Print and ebook, 312 pages<br>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Description Water\u2019s Fine: Suspense Novel by Janice Coy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bertie Clark is excited for a week-long scuba trip with her husband exploring the underwater wonders of an ocean teeming with life \u2013 the Sea of Cortez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But a tragedy on their dive boat sends both women into uncharted territory, questioning what they\u2019ve always thought to be true, and fostering an unlikely friendship. Will either trust the invitation to \u201ccome on in, the water\u2019s fine\u201d again?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Praise Water\u2019s Fine: Suspense Novel by Janice Coy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI just finished The Water&#8217;s Fine by Janice Coy which means I am must bid farewell to the characters I have become attached to and I must close the cover on a plot that kept a firm grasp on my attention and continued to surprise. The act of reading this book can cause laundry to pile up, dust to gather and dirty dishes to dry crusty because one cannot stop reading from chapter to chapter &#8211; &#8211; from scuba action, to mystery, heartache, friendship, suspense and self discovery.<br>\nThe author is artfully descriptive in all areas of scene and character development which draws you in and holds you! In fact, I would like to invite you to do a little scuba diving and not get wet? Slip on those fins, adjust your mask, get your regulator set and start reading The Water&#8217;s Fine.\u201d- <strong>Kjans, Amazon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOh wow, what a well written book! Being someone who thinks that scuba diving is too scary to try I was drawn in by the author\u2019s imagery. It captured all the anxiety of \u201cbreathing underwater\u201d, the suspense of what dangerous creatures you could encounter as well as the absolute beauty and serenity you could feel while exploring the deep blue sea. I fell in love with her characters and was sucked into the mystery and suspense and enjoyed joining them on their journeys of self discovery, life and loss. I really enjoyed this book.\u201d-<strong>Amazon Customer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Praise Smallest of Waves by Janice Coy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Thanks to Coy&#8217;s descriptive, immersive world, the waves of Agave Beach leave a distinct impact in&nbsp;<em>The Smallest of Waves<\/em>. &#8211; <strong>Indie Reader<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;A seaside mystery with an appealing heroine\u2026Coy uses her beachside setting well, contrasting Agave Beach&#8217;s innocent sand castles and clueless tourists with the mysterious ocean &#8211; so foreign with its dark depths, sharks, kelp forests, and sea caves.&#8221; <strong>Kirkus Reviews<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2017 Finalist San Diego Book Awards Association<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Janice Coy<a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtualauthorbooktours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Janice-Coy.jpg\"><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Award winning Janice Coy is the author of five suspense novels. Her work is also published in four anthologies. She was a finalist at the <strong>San Diego Book Awards Association<\/strong> annual contest. She\u2019s received the <strong>IndieReader Seal of Approval<\/strong>. A former journalist, Ms. Coy has received several awards for her reporting including a <strong>national award<\/strong> for best feature story in a community newspaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ms. Coy is an advanced certified scuba diver; she\u2019s run five half-marathons and summited Mt. Kilimanjaro. She lives in Southern California with her husband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/janicecoy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/janicecoy.com\/<\/a><br>\nFacebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Janice-Coy-182435188445057\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Janice-Coy-182435188445057\/<\/a><br>\nInstagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/janicecoyauthor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/janicecoyauthor\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Buy Water\u2019s Fine: Suspense Novel by Janice Coy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Waters-Fine-Novel-Janice-Coy\/dp\/1795669047\/ref\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781795669047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IndieBound<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Giveaway Water\u2019s Fine: Suspense Novel by Janice Coy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This giveaway is for the winner\u2019s choice of one print or ebook copy of the book. Print is open to Canada and the U.S. only and ebook is available<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/e23ee71d1331\/\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Follow Water\u2019s Fine: Suspense Novel by Janice Coy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theteddyrosebookreviewsplusmore.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teddy Rose Book Reviews Plus<\/a> Jan 6 Kickoff &amp; Interview<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Catherine&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cuzinlogic.com\/\">Cuzinlogic<\/a> Jan 8 Guest review &amp; Excerpt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Katy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/45308965-the-water-s-fine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodreads<\/a> Jan 9 Review<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lu Ann <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockinbookreviews.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rockin&#8217; Book Reviews<\/a> Jan 10 Review &amp; Guest Post<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charlieray45.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charles Ray&#8217;s Ramblings<\/a> Jan 13 Review &amp; Excerpt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michael <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Waters-Fine-Novel-Janice-Coy\/dp\/1795669047\/ref\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a> Jan 14 Review<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Becky <a href=\"https:\/\/whatutalkingboutwillis.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What U Talking Bout Willis<\/a> Jan 15 Review &amp; Excerpt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donadees.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donadee&#8217;s Corner<\/a> Jan 16 Review<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theteddyrosebookreviewsplusmore.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teddy Rose Book Reviews Plus<\/a> Jan 17 Review<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ruth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Waters-Fine-Novel-Janice-Coy\/dp\/1795669047\/ref\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a> Jan 20 Review<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisaswritopia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lisa&#8217;s Writopia<\/a> Jan 21 Review<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisaswritopia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lisa&#8217;s Writopia<\/a> Jan 21 Guest Post<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avonnalovesgenres.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Avonna Loves Genres<\/a> Jan 22 Review &amp; Interview<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dawn <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bound4escape.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bound 4 Escape<\/a> Feb 6 Guest Review<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jas <a href=\"https:\/\/internationalbookpromotion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Book Reviews<\/a> Feb 11 Review<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kathleen <a href=\"http:\/\/www.celticladysreviews.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Celticlady&#8217;s Reviews<\/a> Feb 14 Review<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DTChantel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Waters-Fine-Novel-Janice-Coy\/dp\/1795669047\/ref\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a> Feb 21 Review<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Infantina <a href=\"http:\/\/theperiodicalgazette.blogspot.in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Periodical Gazette<\/a> Feb 26 Review<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtualauthorbooktours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Water\u2019s-Fine.jpg\">&lt;img class=&#8221;ali<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My Review of &#8216;The Water&#8217;s Fine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Catalina\nRodriguez and Bertie Clark have nothing in common but a love of scuba diving\nwhen they meet on the <em>Calypso<\/em> for a diving trip in the Sea of Cortez,\nbut a tragedy during the trip, when another member of the party, Gordon Baker,\non the trip with his wife and two daughters, dies during their last dive. As\nthe dive master, Catalina feels responsible for his death, even though she\nlearns later that he was suffering from a terminal disease, and chose to die. A\ncertified rescue diver, Bertie also feels a sense of guilt for not doing\nsomething to prevent the tragedy. The two women have bonded during the trip,\nand even after Catalina gives up diving and returns to her home in San Diego,\nthey stay in touch by phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Shortly after returning home, Catalina\nbegins to suffer a string of seemingly unrelated catastrophes, but attributes\nthem at first to stress as she tries to cope with the <em>Calypso <\/em>incident.\nBut Bertie thinks otherwise, and is determined to help her get to the bottom of\nwhat\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <em>The Water\u2019s Fine<\/em> by Janice\nCoy is a subtle, but intriguing story that defies neat categorization. The\nauthor moves readers slowly through a chain of events that become more deadly\nwith each occurrence, weaving a deft mystery that will keep the reader guessing\nuntil the startling climax. I was put off at first by the switch from first\nperson point of view (Catalina) to second person (Bertie), but as I continued\nto read, I discovered that this only heightened the tension, as I tried to\nsolve the mystery ahead of the author\u2019s disclosure. I failed, and the author\nsucceeded. The answer to Catalina\u2019s problems came as a surprise\u2014a delightful,\nand skillfully-done surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I received an advance review copy of\nthis book, and I recommend it highly, even if you\u2019re not a mystery fan. A true\npage-turner, it will grab your attention and hold it until the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I give Coy four stars for an\nentertaining read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Excerpt From The Water\u2019s Fine \u201cPolo likes to tell stories about the Sea of Cortez. His favorite is about El Lavadero, Las Animas. Las Animas is named after the church bells which ring to summon the lost souls, and El Lavadero means the washing machine. 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