Review: A Thrilling Read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 9, 2013
I received a complimentary copy of Love,Life&Everything; Else from the author, but this does not affect my honest review!I was so excited when receiving an advanced review copy of Love,Life&Everything; Else! I loved the cover and was anxious to see what was inside:) The book is actually a compilation of four stories:Abandoned in the AlleyFootsteps in the AtticThe NovelistThe Ribbon Cutting CeremonyI enjoyed all of the stories, but due to the book has not been released as of yet, I will discuss only one story in detail summary as to limit the amount of spoilers:)Abandoned in the Alley, follows socially conscious Alice Mayberry, who is the Founder and owner of Mayberry Foster Care. The story opens with Alice awaiting a unknown, although from the description unsavory character, in the dank, roughest part of town. So of course my first thought was, wow. Why was she really there and what could she have to do with such a character? But it is shown to be kismet when Alice, tired of waiting for the no show appointment; prepared to leave but stopped when she heard the cries of the a child. She followed the cries of what sounded like a small infant. She soon sees a small child on a heap of garbage, with rodents and such attempting to chew on the blanket!Immediately Alice takes the child back to her center and cares for her for four years! Soon the child Sarah grows and is adopted, but her new adopted parents are wonderful to Sarah, and she loves them completely as well. But the family's fragile happiness is threaten as the dark details surrounding Sarah's past comes to the present, and threatens to take Sarah away from the only family she knows!I loved this story because it had the suspenseful elements I am attracted to when reading a story. My thoughts ran rampant from oh my goodness, who would put a small child on a garbage heap?! Was there something wrong with those in the child's life? Or was it the child? I was stumped! The book's darker tinged theme surprised me when I began reading. I believed the book would be geared more towards aiding the young adult with daily life and emotional challenges, which they all faced.So when I began reading I was really surprised! I mean, I would have enjoyed either way, but the author's ability to keep me on edge, and surprise me while reading...well, that thrilled me! Awesome job:)I will not go into full detail regarding the other stories so as to not spoil them....but I will say that overall the book was well written, pace was perfect...loved the suspense, I believe Ms. Javed has a real niche in the suspense genre!I recommend this book for all ages, and I look forward to Ms. Javed's future work!