Genre: Literary Fiction
Description:
“Shattered trust. Buried secrets. A friendship on the brink.
In a small town where everyone knows everyone's business, Jordie and
Hannah share an unbreakable bond—until tragedy rips their world apart. As grief
consumes him, Jordie embarks on a desperate search for answers, uncovering a
web of lies that shatter his understanding of the past and force him to
question the people he trusts and the memories he once clung to.
With guilt, betrayal, and long-buried secrets rising to the surface,
Jordie must confront a devastating truth: Can he ever truly move forward, or
has the past already shaped his future beyond repair?
A gripping novel of love, dedication, and redemption, perfect for fans
of emotional suspense and small-town mysteries.”
Author:
Jordan Gray says he’s always been a reader of a wide variety of books
and a lifelong desire to write stories himself. The free time after retiring
from the corporate world is finally allowing him to do this. This is his second
book.
Appraisal:
I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book and now that I’ve finished
it, I’m not sure how to describe it. You’ve got mystery, coming-of-age, and
even a bit of paranormal thrown in to the story of two kids Jordie and Hannah,
who are “soulmates.” That’s their term, not mine, but I agree, they are. They
live in a small town and struggle with the difficulties of fitting in that many
kids experience. Then disaster strikes. What that means and how it shakes out,
I won’t say. What I will say is that once I got drawn into their story I
couldn’t stop reading, having no idea where the story that turns out to be a
fairly long one, was going to go, and never being quite sure, but definitely
caring what the answer was.
If you like coming-of-age kinds of stories, you ought to like this
one. If you’re a big fan of the classic novels “To Kill a Mockingbird” and
“Catcher in the Rye” which are two of Hannah and Jordie’s favorite books,
they’re your kind of people and you should be able to relate to them and their
story too.
Buy now
from: Amazon US Amazon UK
FYI:
From the information available it isn’t clear what country the author
lives in or where the story takes place, but you’ll spot spelling conventions
and word choices at least some of the time that appear to indicate the answer
is the UK.
Format/Typo
Issues:
Review is based on an ARC (advance review copy) so I can’t gauge the
final product in this area.
Rating: *****
Five Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 155-160,000 words
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