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knightedbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Won an autographed copy from shelfawareness.com. :)
wisbeth's review against another edition
4.0
This is the first book I have read by Lisa Tucker but won't be my last. The first part of the book caught my attention and demanded that I read on. Kyra and David Winter experience one of the the worst nightmares a parent can experience, their son, Michael is abducted. We get a glimpse of what they are going through in the beginning and also get a glimpse of Michael and his abductor although the abductor's identity remains a mystery.
The book then goes into the past lives of Kyra and David. We learn how they got to be where they are today and the many people who have been a part of their lives, from Michael's ex-wife to Kyra's estranged sister to their parents. All of the people involved are very interesting characters. They are all very flawed and dysfunctional. This part of the book, while very informative, drove me crazy! It did not move fast enough for me. I wanted to know who had this young boy and why!
It felt like it took forever to get Part 3 of the book where we finally learn who took Michael. Part 3 made up for the all the aggravation I felt reading the previous two parts. The suspense was intense until the end. The story is full of twists and turns that keep the reader guessing until the very end.
If you like a good story about a dysfunctional family that is character driven, you may like this book. The story does bounce around a bit but if you have some patience, the ending is worth the wait.
The book then goes into the past lives of Kyra and David. We learn how they got to be where they are today and the many people who have been a part of their lives, from Michael's ex-wife to Kyra's estranged sister to their parents. All of the people involved are very interesting characters. They are all very flawed and dysfunctional. This part of the book, while very informative, drove me crazy! It did not move fast enough for me. I wanted to know who had this young boy and why!
It felt like it took forever to get Part 3 of the book where we finally learn who took Michael. Part 3 made up for the all the aggravation I felt reading the previous two parts. The suspense was intense until the end. The story is full of twists and turns that keep the reader guessing until the very end.
If you like a good story about a dysfunctional family that is character driven, you may like this book. The story does bounce around a bit but if you have some patience, the ending is worth the wait.
nbrickman's review against another edition
5.0
I loved it. It just kept me turning pages and I felt connected to the characters.
marryallthepeople's review against another edition
3.0
Started off with a hiss and a roar but then faded throughout the book when the various subjects were exhausted. Ended a bit flat.
thebfry's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
kikathewordnerd's review against another edition
1.0
This book sounded promising, but I couldn't get into it after the first chapter. Like someone else said in their review, there was too much telling about what happened ala "this happened, and then this happened" and not enough active story. Maybe I should have stuck with it through the back story, but I just wasn't interested enough.
caitlinxmartin's review against another edition
1.0
I tried and tried and tried again to read this because its blurb was so good - the book not so much for me. Ultimately it's all hat and no cattle - where hat is exposition and cattle is ... hell, I don't know what it is, but never you mind. Not for me.
hcothran's review against another edition
5.0
I really liked how this book explored the themes of how much we are responsible for someone else's fate, how forgiving we should be, and when it's ok to let go and reach for your own happy ending. Oh, and what constitutes a good parent as well. Rather heady stuff for what is also quite a thrilling page-turner to boot, and the author's ability to successfully interwine multiple character's pov's Is quite impressive as well.
nutti72's review against another edition
3.0
I really like Lisa Tucker, but this book was hard to get into.