Review: Three and a half for real, but I rounded to 4 stars.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 15, 2013
I enjoyed this book for the most part, but there were places where it dragged. There was even one point I almost put it down and didn't pick it up again. I am glad I finished it though. I'd give it a 3 and a half if possible, but I'll round up to 4. Most of the story was important, but I think there could have been some cutting to speed things up. But at the same time, just when I was starting to get really into something, the author jumped to a different scene making me wish for more development in the places I was enjoying. I also found myself confused at times on who's point of view we were in. If the author would have stayed with maybe 2 or 3 viewpoints instead of giving me every person's thoughts, the story could have been faster and more engaging.Now that I've complained about it, let me tell you what I liked. The characters were pretty well developed. There were some I really liked and others that I loved to hate because the author knew how to show me things about them that built a relationship through their actions.I wanted to have the evil plans of the bad guy thwarted, but people still died and people still got hurt, and people still suffered, but that is what happens in real life. Though there were many sad things that happened to this family, there were also good things. It was fun to see the family relationships of these people, and to see how fun it was when cars and phones were introduced to their household. It was great to see how they rose above the hardships and came together to support each other.