ReadingNook Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
This book was my first novel by Sara Shepard that i've read, and was really excited to read it, but was let down. I felt that the storyline was all over the place and wish it focused on one main issue instead of having a million different issues being highlighted.
Sylvie Bates-McAllister is a recent widow with two sons, one of which is biological (Charlie) while the other is a mixed boy that was adopted (Scott). Sylvie recieves a phone call from the well-known prep school that her grandfather founded that a boy was found dead and they believed it was a suicide due to hazing being comminted by members of the school wrestling team, which her adopted son, Scott coaches.
This book focuses on many issues, and many of which are important issues, but personally I wish the story focused more on the hazing and assumed suicide of the student, which is what I thought the book was primarly about, but so many more issues are involved in this book, adultery, racial issues, secret pasts, etc. It was a decent story, but just a bit of a miss for me. I felt like nothing was coming to play because the story was all over the place and so many smaller issues were being discussed rather then that main issue at hand.
I'm interested to read Sara Shepard's YA series, Pretty Little Liars and the Lying Games, and because I've heard so many good things about this series, I think maybe Sara Shepard's voice is that of a YA author and less of an Adult Fiction writer, and maybe her YA books will be more enjoyed by me!
Because this is my 100th post, and because I didn't LOVE this book, i'm going to be giving away my ARC copy to one follower of my blog!! (this is my ARC that I read so it's not in perfect condition)
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*Please leave email address in a comment below, and telling me what you'd like to see on my blog or that you think i should change!
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*Winner will be chosen on Oct 31st at Midnight EST using Random.org
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I love your blog! The only thing I could think of is maybe having some kind of organization for the books that you have reviewed so that we can quickly scan and click on a link for a book. Otherwise it's great!
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