Jolie Bourque is trying
to finish her thesis and get on with her life. She wanders into
Folette, Louisiana, a place plagued by ghost sightings, convinced the
residents are all crazy. No one wants to help her, no one except, Hutch
Landry and his brother, Tucker.
Will she find the monster that is preying on the town's children? Can she stay sane surrounded by madness? What are her ties to the small town? How will she choose between the brothers?
This is the nightmare that is her life and all just a part of Becoming Jolie.
Will she find the monster that is preying on the town's children? Can she stay sane surrounded by madness? What are her ties to the small town? How will she choose between the brothers?
This is the nightmare that is her life and all just a part of Becoming Jolie.
My review:
There are some really great things about this book. It has a twisty-turny plot which keeps your interest. It has emotion. It has some interesting characters.
But there were a few little things I didn't enjoy. It was well written for the most part, but I felt like if it had an editor the editor fell asleep a couple of times and missed a few things. This paragraph is an example:
Jolie pushed away from Hutch and took a deep breath. Hutch watched her as she carefully searching for the signs; she was about to go off the deep end, but she didn't crack. Instead she said, "I'm sorry. I just saw her, and then I thought we hit her. Why can't they go home?"
I think you can see my point.
Additionally, ****SPOILER ALERT*** there is a plot twist wherein Jolie falls for one of the other characters who has a past including drug use and animal cruelty for which he apparently never received any kind of treatment - he just grew out of it? And she just accepts that he is no longer that person. I'm still scratching my head over that one.
But overall a really creative story, although a few things are never quite explained. I enjoyed this one a lot.
About the author:
Very insightful and fair review. Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteAw thank you David. I think you are the only one who reads my blog. ;)
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