Review: What a journey!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2014
What a journey between the fence and trees of the prison and the fence and trees of the cemetery! Don't fret none of the main characters or any of the 'good guys' die in this story. This is the first book I've read by this author and I was impressed. JF Smith is a skillful story teller and no, even though we share the same very uncommon last name, I am not a family member! This story portrays one of the best character development I've seen in a while. There was a bit of retrospection, which I'm not very fond of but to get a better picture of why the main characters were where they were both physically and emotionally, I get that it was necessary. It was often dark and difficult to read but anyone reading a prison story not anticipating this is naive. To me it was essentially a story about human nature, the instinct to survive, the need to be touched by another human being and the ability to love that often times transcends even the worst emotional pain of our past. I fell for Adder. I could feel his actions coming from a deep well of pain and I was rooting for him to find his second chance in Jack. Jack was a lost soul whose ability to love surprised even him I think and who needed to find his direction in life. His life up until that point (in prison) had been directed by his need to avenge his parents deaths, which he believed was indirectly caused by the harsh treatment of insurance companies. That Adder became his compass was a sweet sweet HEA that both MC's deserved. I recommend this book without hesitation. To the author: now that was a dumb move to sell that to him getting you the opportunity to get personally acquainted with litter along the highway! LOL