Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Review of "Let Me Die in His Footsteps" by Lori Roy
This book takes place in Kentucky in the early half of the twentieth century. There's a belief in certain people having a gift of "know-how" and superstitious beliefs about good and evil. It's a slow revealing of what happened between the Hollerans and the Baines families. The story goes back and forth between 1936 when Sarah and Juna were teenagers and 1952 when Annie and Carolyn are teenagers. Annie calls Sarah 'mama' but has been told that her Aunt Juna is her real mother. Annie thinks that her Aunt Juna will return someday from where ever shes gone off to. The author portrays life in rural Kentucky in the last century well. The many people in the story convey a sense of what life was like then with the willingness to help each other when necessary but staying away from some because of superstitious fears. The ending was a surprise for me. I didn't see it coming at all. But the details all fall into place in the end making for a powerful story.
Review of "Girl Underwater" by Claire Kells
This story kept me riveted. The story of the plane crash and its
aftermath were interwoven with scenes of Avery before the crash and
after she is rescued. It described her relationship with her family,
especially her father, an emergency room doctor who taught all his
children survival skills on their camping trips. Avery must come to
terms with what happened during the five days surviving in the
wilderness through several snowstorms. Her relationship with her family,
her boyfriend, Lee and her teammate, Colin change as she learns to cope
with her feelings about the plane crash and swimming in the freezing
cold lake.
Review of "Last Man Off' by Matt Lewis
Matt Lewis is a very good writer. The pacing of his story was excellent.
The account of his time as an observer on a fishing boat in the
southern ocean around South Georgia Island and the subsequent abandonment of it in a very bad
storm was filled with detail. The days fighting for survival in the life
raft were gripping. This is a book that will keep you reading through
the night.
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