Four lives intersect when Celeste Vanek leaves her husband, Adam. His compulsive gambling and physical threats have poisoned their marriage and emotionally damaged their young son. Celeste moves to a small rental across town, works to gain financial security, and helps her son navigate his fantasy life.
But she quickly finds that starting over is not easy.
Adam demands his family back, and things get out of control. Jake, who witnesses a violent struggle between Celeste and her husband, becomes Celeste’s ally and friend, while struggling with his own emotional and ethical issues. Jake carries a history of failed relationships—one of them with Sara, a married and childless police detective who has a private agenda to pursue when a crime is committed that links these four characters together and changes their lives forever.
At times the book lost my interest. I did not care for the addition of Sara and Jake as they distracted me from Adam and Celeste's story that I thought was more compelling by itself without adding the additional conflicts, which caused me to feel the ending was a bit too contrived. Not bad, but not great.Author: David Klein
Published: June 2012
Pages: 384
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
Source: Crown Publishing/Broadway Paperbacks
Finished: 8/9/12
This complimentary review copy was received thankfully from Jonathan Lazzara and Crown Publishing/Broadway Paperbacks and in no way influenced my review of this book. These are my personal thoughts and reactions to the reading of the book.
3 comments:
It has such a good premise - sorry to see it wasn't terrific.
Thanks for the review.
Just checking back for any new posts you may have written.
I’ve been a follower on your blog for a while now and would like to invite you to visit and perhaps follow me back. Sorry I took so long for the invitation.
Too bad...not often do you read a book that just didn't make it.
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