Honey Creek Treasure Hunt

By: Dana Mentink

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

In 1978, the tiny town gold rush town of Honey Creek tucked in California's Sierra foothills is a throwback to a simpler time.

When former world class pianist Alexi Quinn arrives, he intends to stay no longer than it takes to save up bus fare to escape, taking the only job he can find, writing crossword puzzles for The Mountain Holler newspaper. What's a five letter word for failure? A-l-e-x-i.

When an earthquake strikes the town, the church’s historic statue, the Hope Angel, falls and loses her head. Inside the statue is a clue to a treasure hidden decades before. The find sets off a treasure hunt with people flocking into Honey Creek to discover where the cache of gold nuggets is hidden. Townspeople come out of the woodwork with their own theories about where to find the stash.

The stage is set for a hilarious, heartwarming adventure that could only take place in the odd little town of Honey Creek, the perfect place for not so simple folk who long for small town life and big time miracles. If you love the Mitford series, you’ll enjoy your time in Honey Creek.

Perfection Ruins the Soul

This book is about a town of imperfect people. Thise who strive for perfection make themselves and others miserable, while others give up on the idea perfection, choosing rather to accept themselves and others and live in joy, helpfulness, and love.

The quirky characters and situations are genuinely funny and endearing. The writing is poetic at times but also rather intelligent. Alexi writes crossword puzzles and uses a lot of vocabulary words I have never heard of.

I listened to Virtual Voice while working so I appreciate the narration, but it would be better if a real narrator would preform. In this case, a little more perfection in performance is warranted! The book is excellent, but the VV narrator is definitely not.

The narrator voice is horriable

Computer generated voice loses a lot of the story. It was hard to try and listen to.