Review: Intense but worth it
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 28, 2014
I have read all of the Tales of Foster High Series and enjoyed each one. This last tome is epic. It is long, intense, and richly woven. I have so much respect for Mr. Goode's ability as an author to bring to life a time and a place so vividly. It took me three days to read this book. I had to put it aside several times, reading it in chunks, in order to process my own feelings in relation to the story.  Scenes from the previous books in the series were revisited in such a way as to give the reader a greater understanding of the characters, settings and events in the previous books.  Even writing this review has taken me a couple of days in order to really let the book settle in. The author's note at the end sheds light on why this series (and particularly this book) have been so emotional and real.  Thank you for your candour, Mr. Goode.  While this is the end of the tales of Foster High since the book culminates in the graduation of the two main characters, Brad and Kyle, we are left with the notion that the place has changed for the better thanks to them.  Also with the knowledge that we haven't heard the last of all of the characters, though we will no longer hang out in the halls of Foster High as readers. I look forward to more tales about Brad and Kyle and any of the other characters that that the author might want to share with his readers.