Review: Any Day Now
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 5, 2011
I received this book in exchange for a review.  This book was written well. I like all the characters in the book and how they were portrayed with the exception of Emily, the daughter of Deborah. I didn't like how the author had Emily calling her mother by her first name throughout the book.  It didn't seem natural, regardless that there was some animosity toward her mother through most of the book. i don't know of any teenager that calls their mother by their first name. Some of the ideas of the story weren't fully developed and could have used a little more, but didn't take away from the story.  The story kept my interest throughout but I would have liked the author to expand on how Leon, after he was left behind in Vietnam, how he recovered from his injuries and who was involved in that and a little more on his story meeting his wife etc. That would have been a interesting part of the ending of the book during the reunion with his family and friend. The ending left me wondering about those years of him staying in Vietnam and how he came to that decision and why he didn't attempt to leave with his family or even not contacting his parents in the United States at anytime. A lot of unanswered questions for me.