Review: Odd Story and Romance
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 04 13, 2014
Just the beginning, though long and mostly complete, the story does not end in this book. It stops at a resting place but not an ending. I revisited my review after reading book two and reduced the rating because the issues I found disturbing in the first book become magnified and worse in the second. It is unreasonable to believe that a 12 year old boy was left in a position to care for his older developmentally challenged brother. There are other unreasonable situations. Ellis always worries because Rudy drops things and breaks plates and glasses, etc. And they have a very tight budget, yet there is no one to suggest that Ellis should purchase plastic glasses and plates or use paper plates? Ellis drops out of school at 12 years old and no one ever cares? Just because an author can make anything happen regardless of reason does not mean it is a good way to craft a story.