Having thoroughly enjoyed If I Run, I went ahead and ordered the next two in the series, reading other books in the meantime. After all, they were pubHaving thoroughly enjoyed If I Run, I went ahead and ordered the next two in the series, reading other books in the meantime. After all, they were published a year apart. With sequels from other authors, I’ve never had difficulty picking back up with the next book a year later. However, now that I have received If I’m Found (and If I Live), I’ve discovered If I’m Found very difficult to get back into the storyline. For at least the first fourth of the book, I was struggling to remember who this or that character is and what is their backstory – or why is she running and why is he having nightmares and so forth. It took me fully 50% before I felt like I had a grasp on this plot.
Once I had a grasp on who was who and what was going on, it was simply an endless chase scene. Well, maybe ramped up a bit, but still a 200 page chase scene.
I hope Book 3 will be as enjoyable as Book 1. ...more
Whew! That was exhausting! 3 books totaling something over 1,000 pages of murder, mayhem and chases. Throughout all of that I couldn’t help but think Whew! That was exhausting! 3 books totaling something over 1,000 pages of murder, mayhem and chases. Throughout all of that I couldn’t help but think of the movie, The Fugitive, and tried to decide who Tommy Lee Jones would play in the book series. Then, in the author’s note at the end of the 3rd book, I see that she was inspired to write a story of a female fugitive based (not on the movie) on the TV series, The Fugitive. So I guess that’s the reason it went on for 3 books rather than just the 2 hours of the movie.
I’m wondering just how many cellphones were purchased and destroyed by Casey and Dylan in those 1,000 pages. I’m also wondering just how many cars were purchased and/or leased by Casey with all of them being abandoned. In fact I have a lot of questions about the actions and content of the 3 books, but I think I’ll just take a nap and read something a little less draining.
It was quite the whirlwind of a story. This was my introduction to Terri Blackstock. ...more
Looks like I've found another new author! Well written story. I can't wait to get the sequel - already ordered!Looks like I've found another new author! Well written story. I can't wait to get the sequel - already ordered!...more
This was a very sweet and heartwarming story set in Donegal, Ireland, centered on 3 teenagers. It was a character driven story about choices that we mThis was a very sweet and heartwarming story set in Donegal, Ireland, centered on 3 teenagers. It was a character driven story about choices that we make and their consequences. It was about kindness in the midst of despair. It was about being so determined not to hurt others with critical decisions, that that’s exactly what happened. It was about stubbornness. It was about wanting to do what was right. It was about being a parent. It was about being a teen. It was about figuring out life.
I loved the story, but more than that, loved the manner in which it was presented. It was beautifully and sensitively written. I will definitely look forward to additional offerings from Sally Hanan.
I received this ARC from NetGalley and the publisher, Fire Drinkers Publishing, in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. ...more
I received this ARC from Bookouture in exchange for an honest review.
After a beginning that immediately pulls the reader in, the plot is beset with muI received this ARC from Bookouture in exchange for an honest review.
After a beginning that immediately pulls the reader in, the plot is beset with multiple long and boring scenes. To call it a mystery or a thriller is definitely misleading.
Women’s fiction? Sure. Yes, it has all the marks of chic-lit, but I would put it in the category of Christian lit as ultimately the story is about guilt and atonement and forgiveness. ...more
Gosh, I hate to be the naysayer here, but this was very shallow. The female protagonist, Edie, was totally into herself and very, very annoying. The hGosh, I hate to be the naysayer here, but this was very shallow. The female protagonist, Edie, was totally into herself and very, very annoying. The husband’s misadventure was prior to their marriage and during a summer after they had broken up with each other. For 20 years there was no known sequelae nor reason to think there was. The whole basis for this story was just … unrealistic. And yet Edie blew the whole thing out of proportion making a volcano out of a sand dune.
And then there was the wife’s interior decorating skills and job in a firm. Whine, whine, whine.
I received this as an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher, Thomas Nelson. Needless to say, all opinions are my own. ...more
This story started out in 1860, moved onto 1946 and then into the “current day”, bouncing back and forth between 1946 and today, with references to thThis story started out in 1860, moved onto 1946 and then into the “current day”, bouncing back and forth between 1946 and today, with references to the 1800s. Whew. Sadly, this was way too convoluted for me to follow. After 26% I was tired of going back, re-reading chapters just to figure out what year we were in and who these people were – I’m still not sure about most of them. I’m sure it would have all come together at some point.
Best wishes to this author, Ashley Clark, and her new series. Many thanks to Net Galley and Bethany House Publishers for an ARC of this book. ...more
In all honesty, I didn’t see a lot of similarity to “Huckeberry Finn,” but I saw a LOT of similarity to “Stars of Alabama” which was published severalIn all honesty, I didn’t see a lot of similarity to “Huckeberry Finn,” but I saw a LOT of similarity to “Stars of Alabama” which was published several months prior to this book. And quite frankly, I found “Stars of Alabama” much more readable, much more enjoyable, and much more enlightening.
This story got bogged down in the middle of Minnesota after the children escaped and then just went round and round in circles for another 300 pages re-treading the same turf and regurgitating the same story. Then when we finally got to the great reveal, it was pretty ho-hum – or maybe I was just brain dead by then.
I realize I’m one of the very few not loving this book, but it simply doesn’t live up to the hype. I’m glad so many others enjoyed it. ...more
This was my first book by T. Davis Bunn. When I saw that it was the first of a series featuring a lawyer, I really wanted to like it even though it waThis was my first book by T. Davis Bunn. When I saw that it was the first of a series featuring a lawyer, I really wanted to like it even though it was written 20 years ago. However, all the scenes were so very over played, I put it down at about ¼ of the way through. It was not just that some of the characters wore sparkling clean white hats and others wore dirty black ones, but I almost felt like the white hats had signs on them saying “Good Guy, Good Guy, REALLY Good Guy” and the black hats had the opposite signs.
Because of the over played scenes and descriptions, credibility was completely denied. ...more
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