Review: Spellbound and Speechless
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 20, 2012
Author Brian W. Smith has managed to write about one of the most "taboo" subjects in our time; child molestation amongst boys.  Brian introduces you to Josh and Stevie, two eleven year olds that have had their innocence taken away from them.  Even though they come from different economic backgrounds and different races, Josh is white and Stevie is black, their sad common bond of being molested brings the two to the trees as a safe haven.  At the trees, they plot to kill their abusers.As I continue to read the heart wrenching abuse, I was completely brought in to this story by hearing the voice of the children and their pain.  The empathy you are made to feel as you read the children's story make you want to intervene if you could possibly could.As a Brian W. Smith fan, I know Brian will always have twists and turns in his stories and you never see the ending coming and I definitely did not see this. Brian attention to every detail for every chapter manages to bring out emotions in his readers and when you get to the end, you have been on a roller coaster.Definitely a great read and a must talk conversation that is needed in the community.  Job well done Mr. Smith.  I look forward to reading more by this author.