Review: If you love a good story that is not predictable, buy this book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 31, 2013
In the opening scenes of Finding Jayda I was nervous it was going to be a clichéd "woman fakes death to escape abusive boyfriend but intrepid cop and abusive boyfriend know she's faked her death and then find her in new life". Wow, that is so not this book. Finding Jayda is a compelling story with real characters and more twists and turns than one would think possible but it's all presented in a way that is credible. Samantha Johns does a wonderful job of weaving a story about the main character Jayda but also weaving a cast of characters and locales into the plot and sub-plots that demonstrate how good of a storyteller Johns truly is. Johns' ability to go deep into detail about the places Jayda finds herself moving through shows the depth of not only the work but the environment that Jayda finds herself in and - in turn - we find ourselves in.  Plenty of drama without being melodramatic and an ending that allows no loose ends.  Enjoyed this book tremendously!