Review: Beginnings is Truth Telling
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 18, 2013
I've been hooked on Jacqueline Druga's books for a few months now, and started with The Silent Victor.  While I love dystopian tales I admit that my focus is more on HOW they survive vs. what actually happened to bring the world to an end.  Ms. Druga tells the story of this group of people, really a family, and she gives us the truth for each one of the characters.  The reactions and behaviors of these people propel the story to "must find out what happens next" status.  I couldn't put them down.  I've read all of them, up to The Ripple.  I gave this series 5 stars because I love the characters, BUT I will say by the Ripple I was getting disappointed by two key things.  Ellen's back and forth relationships, and the trying to "fix events" from the past. I've come to see Ellen as sort of a slut, and I don't understand why Frank and Dean continue to want her at all. I think she betrayed both of them over and over again.  Needless to say she is not one of my favorite.  And the time travel is just too weird.  It went from an end of the world story to a sci-fi tale.  I'll see what the next book brings because I'm invested in their outcome.  I just hope we don't continue to stray to far from reality, and that Frank and Dean meet real women who they can love and trust forever.