Despite the overwhelmingly negative review given by a PBS reader, I gave this book a try and found that just as in all of my previous experiences with Lisa Scottoline books, I couldn't put this one down. The story pace is rapid and the characters so believable that you will want to stand up and cheer for the heroine and give a comforting hug to the little boy whose life has been so disrupted. The information about the court system in regard to an orphaned child was presented in a way that was very enlightening but did not detract from the pace of the story. The twists and turns kept me riveted from the inviting beginning through to the satisfying ending. Five stars and then some! (Actually, after finishing this book and re-reading the previous review, I have my doubts that the reviewer even read "the last five chapters!")
SIGH! I don't read many of her books anymore but I wanted to like this book, however, and here you might not want to read more--SPOILERS
The main story of the boy and the grandfather being sued gets lost in another storyline of grandfather dying and losing all his money in a Ponzi scheme, hence leaving the boy alone with no relatives, sooooooo--lawyer takes him on as temporary guardian? don't think that would happen would it? then it goes on into murder etc etc, so in the meantime lawyer is trying to plan her big big wedding and there you have pages and pages of descriptions that isn't about the main story AT ALL, instead there is one whole chapter about hair, yes hair, and she doesn't want extensions and on and on for a whole chapter---boring! Then you'll have the boring task of reading on how this is all interfering with the relationship of lawyer and fiancé--boring--but fiancé is very understanding--gag!
I just skipped and skipped in this one and it didn't matter, just go to the last couple of chapters and you have the whole story, oh by the way you'll also have the wedding and who cares? also her entire family must scream all the time because nearly conversation is in CAPITAL LETTERS
To other reviewer that liked this book---I'm glad you liked it and I've always said 'everyone has the right to their opinion', so keep that in mind when you refer to others that have reviewed a book that doesn't agree with you, again I'm glad you liked the book but I didn't
The main story of the boy and the grandfather being sued gets lost in another storyline of grandfather dying and losing all his money in a Ponzi scheme, hence leaving the boy alone with no relatives, sooooooo--lawyer takes him on as temporary guardian? don't think that would happen would it? then it goes on into murder etc etc, so in the meantime lawyer is trying to plan her big big wedding and there you have pages and pages of descriptions that isn't about the main story AT ALL, instead there is one whole chapter about hair, yes hair, and she doesn't want extensions and on and on for a whole chapter---boring! Then you'll have the boring task of reading on how this is all interfering with the relationship of lawyer and fiancé--boring--but fiancé is very understanding--gag!
I just skipped and skipped in this one and it didn't matter, just go to the last couple of chapters and you have the whole story, oh by the way you'll also have the wedding and who cares? also her entire family must scream all the time because nearly conversation is in CAPITAL LETTERS
To other reviewer that liked this book---I'm glad you liked it and I've always said 'everyone has the right to their opinion', so keep that in mind when you refer to others that have reviewed a book that doesn't agree with you, again I'm glad you liked the book but I didn't
