Review: In The Blood
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 10, 2013
Jed Franklin's life is destroyed when his father is arrested and charged with murder. He is a pedophile who tortured and killed young boys. Jed's once happy and stable family is gone. He is taunted by classmates and each day is unbearable torture. He doubts his own self worth. Is he like his father? Is this madness truly in his blood? Will he become a monster? His mother can't cope. She has given up on life. Now he is the primary caregiver for his little sister, Amy. Does his life have any meaning? Is there hope? Sara Hantz's writing draws a stark picture of a life carelessly destroyed by someone who is loved and trusted. She gives us a different perspective of how a crime devastates the family of the murderer. This book grabs you from page one and draws you into the emotions of a teenage boy who is forced to face a overwhelming reality. This book is definitely not light reading, but I found it a very compelling work.