Review: Becoming Jolie
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 25, 2012
When Jolie decides to complete her thesis by investigating the disappearances of children and sightings of ghosts in the town of Folette, Louisianna, she hasn't a clue the effects this small town will have on her.  As she gets further embroiled in the quest to find out what happened to the children, Jolie then discovers a horrendous situation involving her family.  Add in brothers Hutch and Tucker, and Jolie discovers that not everything or everyone is what they seem.  Will Jolie get the answers she's looking for before the nightmare consumes her?This is a very intense novel.  What starts off as a quest to complete her thesis turns into a life altering experience.  Jolie discovers secrets in Folette that has her questioning her life, her parents, and her past.Someone in Folette is kidnapping children and has been for years.  The local police and other law enforcement agents don't seem to be taking the disappearances seriously.  Only when Jolie starts questioning the disappearances do people start talking.  And when she stumbles upon information that leads back to an old family friend of her parents' she's shocked to learn that her perfect little life isn't so perfect.Jolie is a strong main character that really gets put through the wringer in this novel.  She has to absorb a lot of life changing information regarding her beliefs, morals, and history.  As her world crumbles, she's forced to stare these issues in the face and demand the truth, which gets pretty scary at times.  Her quasi-relationship with Hutch seems quite off-balance but when she discovers Tucker, her feeling of rightness with the world settle around her.There are many key players in "Becoming Jolie" that have important roles to play within the pages of the novel.  Each has a link to the missing children and some links are more sinister than others.Very Intriguing Novel!**Review copy courtesy of Original Publisher CHBB.