Review: Spectacular! Heart Wrenching! Haunting! Riveting!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 17, 2012
Wow is all I can say. I am going to try to get through his review. It will be hard since I just finished the book and have not had time to let it all sink in. This book captivated me, broke my heart, and now haunts me.The story, or should say stories were amazing. There was so much going on in this book and I really didn't know what I was being thrown into. This is what I knew of the story... There was a girl, kidnapped, lived a life in isolation. The girl is almost grown when she found. Can she live a normal life? The story sounds pretty intense just from what I knew form the summary. The book is so much more!!! There are so many issues going around in this book, I felt that with almost every page my heart was being wrenched out of my chest. I am not going to give away any spoilers, so you will just have to read the book and I strongly recommend it.The writing style is amazing. There are 3 parts to the story, the present, Sophie's past and the beginning before she was born. The book does flash back and forth but in an amazing way. When it flashes fits so well that it's hard to even notice the interruption. The biggest issue with the flipping back and forth, I wanted more of the story and had to continue reading. It was hard to put the book the down. I wanted to shut the world completely out and read. Warning: Do not read this book on lunch or breaks at work may cause tardiness and distractions for regularly performed duties.Sophie was an amazing character. She is so smart, kind hearted, and very brave. She was told that she was cursed and at the cost of her happiness she would do what must be done to keep other safe. I adored her from beginning to end. I could not imaging going through what she went through and then try to live a normal life. Everything she was told growing up is different what she is told now. She loses the one person she knew growing up and she still embraced a new family.Another great character that I have to mention is her cousin Stephanie. Stephanie is in your face, say it like it is, kind of girl. She takes Sophie in under her wing first thing and stays loyal to her till the end. She was an amazing supporting character and made the story that much better.All the characters were strong. The good I loved, the evil I hated, and the ones that were in between I just felt sorry for. The story is focused around relationships, family, romantic, and friendship. I felt that each one was very real, vivid, and raw. Each character developed so well that I knew their reactions and actions before the story did.I really think this is a must read book. It is definitely one that will leave you thinking about it long after it's done. I dove deep into my soul and I am not sure I will ever full recover. Amazing, I look forward to more of Brenda Stanley's books.