The Right Kind of Fool by Sarah Loudin Thomas is a sweet read with mystery, drama and a young man's story of coming of age.

Loyal Raines is a young teen who is supposed to stay close to home while his mother is at a meeting. Instead, he decides to visit a nearby swimming hole on a hot day--and gets more than a cool dip in the stream. He finds a dead body. This not only shakes him up, but it shakes up his dysfunctional family life more, even than the fact that he became deaf after an illness as a young boy.

The Right Kind of Fool is a historical fiction book set in the 1930s. This book has a lot to offer the reader in that it has a murder mystery with a few twists and turns. Then there is the drama of a family that has struggled since Loyal became deaf. Finally, it is a coming of age story that is sweet to read about a young man learning to make his own way in the world. I enjoyed learning about each of the characters. The plot was also interesting and moved steadily along. All in all, it is a good read that I enjoyed for all of these aspects. I also liked the spiritual messages that were subtley woven in throughout the story.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions within this review are my own.

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