Review: WOW!!!  Pleasantly surprised!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 13, 2013
WOW!  The author did an excellent job writing this story. Never having dealt with mental illness I was shocked and perturbed that these poor children had to run away at such a turbulent young age to survive.  To think that they preferred running away to put up with their home life is so very sad.  Definitely failed by society.  I love books that have true life plots and this is a very good example of one, addressing mental illness and the affects it could have on a family.  What takes it over the top for me is the reincarnation part of the book.  That blew me away.  Again, very well written.  I don't know that I totally buy into it but hey - it is fiction after all.  I'm there living vicariously through these characters.Speaking of characters Ms. Silver did a great job developing the characters. Jessie got on my nerves more than once through the book but as other reviews state once you get deeper into the book you understand the reasoning behind her 'learned behavior'. Lex also had his faults but again Ms. Silver did an excellent job of developing the story line well enough that the reader is able to understand every characters reasoning for their behavior.Lots of angst and drama. I wholeheartedly recommend this very enjoyable read.