Review: A dilemma with some added truth!
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 25, 2014
To be honest I was very disappointed with this book. After reading the synopsis I was excited and just knew the author was going to tell a gripping heart felt story that would take us readers on a journey through Hydeia's troubled life, but the problem came when I realized that the story was coming straight from the authors head and not her heart. And it was obvious.The storyline was constantly falling flat and at times had no direction that I found myself getting bored with it and couldn't wait till I was finished. The characters display of emotions were very redundant and I found the actions of these 9 year olds a bit unbelievable and far fetched. This book was like 2 stories in one, the first was Hydeia's dilemma which she talked about her life from her point of view and the second was Zelil's truth. Zelil was Hydeia's best friend and this was her outlook on life from her point of view. I thought the split between the 2 was pointless.Both short stories ended abruptly leaving you with a complete void.I wanted to feel this story all the way through, but it failed to deliver. I would advise the author to next time show her story and not just tell it, because if you don't feel it then your readers won't!  2.5 stars