Review: Right Side Talking
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2011
As I began reading this book, I was drawn to the plight of Anna.  Anna is a fifteen year old girl who suffers from epilepsy.  She is unable to live a normal life due to the severity of her seizures.  Unfortunately, as I continued reading, a feeling of undeveloped characters distracted me from Anna's situation.  Her family members are not realistically described, nor were other characters in the story.  The killer in the story was a disappointment, as it seemed his thoughts and action were not given enough attention by the author.  It almost felt like the writer didn't want to delve too deeply into her characters, which caused me to be unable to develop any feelings about them.  I felt that the description of the surgery to separate the two halves of Anna's brain was descriptive and it is obvious the author did her research.  However, although the story line was fast paced, the situations were not transitioned into well.  The love interest between (nope, won't spoil it) seemed to be added on to the story as an afterthought.  I received a free copy of this book so I could review it.  I would not recommend it to other readers who enjoy getting drawn into a book and becoming emeshed in the characters and story line.