Peter Gilboy

This was just not the book I thought it was going to be. It is told by the boy who knew what happened to Madeleine in a journal of sorts.. I wanted to like it, I tried my best to like it but I really just did not care for this book like so many others did. I don't know maybe if I read this again with a different outlook, it may be a very good book, but I can not say that it was the book for me because it was not. I am going to give it four stars but I don't feel that what I read deserves the four stars I am giving it. I requested this book from the publisher through NetGalley for an honest review.… (mais)

This was just not the book I thought it was going to be. It is told by the boy who knew what happened to Madeleine in a journal of sorts.. I wanted to like it, I tried my best to like it but I really just did not care for this book like so many others did. I don't know maybe if I read this again with a different outlook, it may be a very good book, but I can not say that it was the book for me because it was not. I am going to give it four stars but I don't feel that what I read deserves the four stars I am giving it. I requested this book from the publisher through NetGalley for an honest review.… (mais)

This was another enjoyable quick read, which I probably would have finished sooner if I hadn't wiped out and ate it on the pavement earlier in the week. (Side note: I'm a klutz and should be encased in bubble wrap at all times!)

The story is told from the point of view of Annie, the daughter of Sunny and Simon Taylor and begins after her father is charged with the murder of her mother. I enjoyed that Annie seemed to be aware of her audience (the reader) as she wrote and the book was written as basically a journal or diary as Annie remembers the events leading up to the trial of her father. It was refreshing to read a book that was written in this way and I found it easier to become engrossed in the plot.

I wish the author had spent a little less time focusing on Annie's father's profession as I felt it added little to the plot and this space could have been better used on character development or expanding on the courtroom procedural side of the story.

Overall, I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys a good plot twist. The author did a great job of keeping me guessing throughout and any time I would think I'd know what was going on, my head would again be filled with doubts.

Sorry for the shorter review on this one, but I'm trying not to give too much away!!!

Disclaimer: I received this book from NetGalley in return for my honest and unbiased opinion.… (mais)