spoiler alert - this book has a happy ending. it isn't the steven stayner story.mitchard left several questions unanswered at the end of the first book, namely what happened to each member of the family? did they have happy endings, at least bearable ones?the comparisons to stayner's story are ...
This sequel to The Deep End of the Ocean (which I haven’t read), picks up the story of the Cappodora family 22 years after the kidnapping of Pat & Beth’s younger son, Sam/Ben, almost destroys them. After older son Vincent’s documentary on kidnappings wins an Oscar, Sam/Ben’s 6 month old daughter...
I felt like this book started off strong and then got progressively more confusing and stilted. The ending was really disappointing and frustrating to me. I realize that there is a sequel, but instead of feeling like a cliffhanger, it felt like the author just randomly stopped writing. I actua...
What a depressing book! I could actually say I have a lot in common with this book being#1 a bereaved parent (although my child died, he did not disappear)#2 being an adopted child who found and contacted the birth family as an adult and made an effort to fit into that family and have two familie...
2.5 STARS"Gordon McKenna is a handsome 24-year-old science teacher who thought life was as tough as it could get when his only sister, Georgia, was diagnosed with cancer. Then she and her husband die in a car crash, leaving behind their one-year-old daughter, Keefer. Gordon willingly gives up his...
I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/12548981Another case where I am not sure if my negative feelings are about the book or how it's read. The author reads the book. She writes about a family in Wisconsin, and she lives in Wisconsin. Her voice has an unmista...
When I listen to an audiobook, I have found that I really need all elements to work together in harmony for me to stay focused on the story. Still Summer fit the bill perfectly for me as it had elements of romance, action, and an emotional storyline that had my eyes tearing up at the end. The s...
I've only read 25 pages of the book, but I don't think I can stomach any more. I picked this one up because my book club is reading it, so maybe I'll decide to finish it. But the writing is bad and while the non-Mormon author is respectful of Mormon beliefs, she gets so much of it wrong. The w...
Only on page 121 after 13 years, the shiny black & gold cover and, especially, the title of Jacquelyn Mitchard’s novel still speaks to me. So to keep the love idea alive, sometimes I’ll set ‘The Most Wanted’ on my nightstand, or beside my reading chair. Distilled down to its purest essence, the ...
Sinto que trouxe gato por lebre. Vejamos; quando num ataque de insanidade decidi pesquisar no site da biblioteca livros cujo titulo tivesse a palavra Natal, estava à espera de histórias alusivas à época, à semelhança daqueles filmes que vemos por estes dias, enrolados no sofá com uma manta e um g...