Book a week:Week 20

Oh yeah! 

My 20th book is finished!!!!! "Long Bright River" by Liz Moore is the 20th book. 

I got this book because my friend Vivian recommended it. I always trust her recommendations. 

The book is based on substance addiction. Two sisters, grown up in the same house, turned to live very different lives. One, became a cop and the other, a substance abuser. 

Mickey is a cop and a single mom. She has her own problems with life. Her sister Kacey lives on the street. Her ex boyfriend is not paying child support. Her son is only four years old! She needs a reliable babysitter too. 

Mickey is awkward in social situations. Their mother killed herself, when Mickey and Kacey were little. They were brought up by the grandmother, a very cold woman, who was traumatized by the overdose and eventual death of her own daughter. Their father left them too. The family didn't really care about education or being on the right side of the law. 

Kacey is missing. Even though Mickey is not on speaking terms with Kacey, she wants to find Kacey. 

Being born when mother was addicted to drugs, Kacy had withdrawal symptoms at birth. No one really knew about it then. Mickey's search for her sister made her realize how their mother's addiction might be the root cause of Kacey's fate. She also finds out where their father is living now. 

The novel taught me a lot about why people cannot get out of addiction. I didn't know a baby born to a woman who is a drug addict, needed to be held, and given medication to  help them from withdrawal symptoms. 

This tells the story of the strength and vulnerability of women.

A good read indeed. 

Any suggestions for my next read?

Book a week: week 16

 

I finished reading "Tear Me Apart" by J.T. Ellison. Actually I was trying to find "Lie to Me" on the library. I saw my friend Vivian was reading it one time. I needed to place hold and wait for that. I found "Tear me Apart" is  available to borrow. So, started reading. I got hooked on the novel. 

That smart teenage skier is not really the kid of her dad and mom. Things went on fire, when the mom and dad were not matched for bone marrow transplant for her. 

a very twisted story indeed! How Mindy ended with her current parents?

It all started with the friendship of two mentally disturbed girls. 

We think, we can predict how it is going to turn. But, not till the end. The author gets our full attention all the time. 

When I finished it, I felt so great that I chose the book to read. 

How the author think and bring the story to make an experience!

I suggest, you read it. 

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Book A week: Week 15

Last week I fnished the book, "A week to Midnight" by David Baldacci. I didn't know it was second in Atley Pine series. 

I loved the beginning and thought to give it a try. 

 The beginning is a bit confusing. Agent Pine beating the crap out of a pedophile, her supervisor let her to go and find who is responsible for the disappearance of her sister Mercy.

When her investigation regarding Mercy was going on, the story turns around. there were several other murders happening in the small town. When Pine solved the case and still cannot find the key information about Mercy's disappearance, I did a Google search. That is when I understood that it is part of a series. 

Now, am I going to find the next one and read it???? Good question: not right away. It has to wait. The writing style is not that great.  

There are some flows: especially the way FBI handles their agents! Why Pine was not given any punishment for beating the pedophile? It can be justified, yet, not believable. That is the fault of the author. 

Bindu

Book A Week: Week 12

I can't believe, I am reading a LOT now a days. 

This  last week I finished "Camino Island" By John Grisham. It is not a legal thriller, like most of Grisham's novels. This one deals with rare books. 

There was a theft in Princeton library. Thieves took the precious manuscript by F. Scott Fitsgerald. FBI is involved in the case. Princeton will pay any thing for the safe return of the book. 

A private investigative team is also trying to get the book back. 

In the beautiful Camino Island, there is a thriving book store. Do the book store owner know about the manuscript? 

The private investigator team think so. Then will they get the manuscript back? If so how?

Grisham keeps us on the edge with his narration. 

I love reading Grisham's thrillers. 

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Bindu