Lizzie St. Laurent is dealing with many of the struggles of young life. She lost her
grandmother, and her living arrangements. Her new roommate abandoned her, and she’s working multiple jobs just to keep her head above water.
She inherits an old hat from her grandmother’s estate, but it belonged to her grandfather. This is no ordinary hat, but a being from an alternate dimension. One with special powers.
Lizzie and the hat don’t exactly hit it off right away, but when her best friend’s newborn is kidnapped by a ring of baby traffickers, Lizzie turns to the hat for help. This leads her deep into her family history and a world she’s never known.
Lizzie gives up everything to rescue the babies. She loses her jobs, and may wind up in jail before it’s over. Along the way, she and the hat may have a new way of making ends meet.
Humorous and fun, The Hat is novella length. Wonderful escapism for an afternoon. – Goodreads.com
I’ve read a few of this author’s books, and after Clovis from The Playground, the Hat is probably my favorite character. I think the two of them would really hit it off if they ever got together – in fact, I feel like they’re destined to meet.
Action, adventure, humor – they all reside within this unique novella. It’s such a fun read, and I chuckled my way through it. Boyack is a talented storyteller, and as demonstrated with Patty in his novel Will O’ the Wisp, also excels at creating believable female characters. Lizzie has some fantastic, badass moments, and the Hat’s struggles to learn modern technology are especially comical.
I’d recommend this to anyone who wants to escape for a couple of hours and immerse themselves in a thoroughly enjoyable, original novella.
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I loved this story, too. And I can only imagine Hat meeting Clovis! Talk about a fun dynamic!
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Maybe we should start a petition – get some t-shirts made?
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Hmm… if we could get Lisa on the tee-shirts, they’d probably sell better than a hat and a thug.
Now there’s a trio I’d like to hang out with!
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I accept your challenge. I already have an outline that will bring those three and more together. I’ll start it after I finish my pirate story.
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YAY!!!!!
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Woo-hoo!!!
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I enjoyed this one, too. Craig really creates some unique and memorable characters!
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He certainly does, Mae.
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Thanks, Mae.
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Reblogged this on Entertaining Stories and commented:
A little more love for The Hat. Stop by Teri Polen’s site and check it out. Teri is an author and a reviewer. She’s someone you ought to get to know.
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Just got The Enhanced League but have had this one for a bit. Need to get on with it, FFS. 😉 Looking forward to them both. Really liked Craig’s writing in Swift Wings (Quantum Wanderlust).
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I’ve had The Enhanced League since it came out, but haven’t gotten to it yet. The glass of red wine on this cover was calling to me.
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Indeed. And why wouldn’t it? It’s an admirable marketing ploy–red wine. 🙂
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Note to self. Add red wine to all my covers.
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So glad you enjoyed Swift Wings. Hope the other two hold up for you.
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I think I’ll really enjoy them. And red wine is always a good option. (Someone should write a series of red wine themed books… Hmm. I’m serously thinking about this now.) Anyway… Congrats on another fab review.🍷 Cheers!
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Could make a great series.
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Teri Polen’s review of C.S. Boyack’s speculative action/adventure novella, The Hat!
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Thank you, Jan. Really appreciate it.
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Thanks for the reblog, Jan!
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I loved reading this book, The Hat.
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So did I – such a humorous read. Have a great week, Gracie!
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Thank you, Gracie.
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Thanks for sharing this post.
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Thanks for sharing!
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Excellent review, Teri. I read The Hat and have to agree wholeheartedly with your observations. It was a very fun read.
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Thanks, John.
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Thanks, John!
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Awesome review, Teri. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Bravo to Craig!
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Craig definitely has a winner with The Hat. Thanks, Natalie – have a great week!
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Thanks, Natalie.
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I also found this book to be thoroughly entertaining, Teri. Craig is a great writer.
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Couldn’t agree more, Robbie.
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Really appreciate it, thank you.
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