Review: Exceptional writer that understands the human heart
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 19, 2012
Just finished The Volunteer.  This is a great story of our time and yet tells the tale of many of our pasts.  It is a great story that puts the topic of captial punishment, addiction and how we are all attached by that red string.  Our actions and decisions we may make certainly can cause a ripple effect that costs not only ourselves but those we love and even those we don't know.  It is a story about learning to live with what we may have done and going on.The actual story of the Codex itself is very small and is not a starring implement in the story which was okay with this reader.  It was almost a prop that was handed to a character to describe his/her role in the story.While reading, my heart hurt for Jarret and especially the children who are many times only a passenger on the roller coaster of life, hoping sometimes against all hope, that those with the power will make the right decision.Another great story for book clubs and discussions.Thank you Ms. Sissel for another magically introspective read that will stay with me for years to come.