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A review by betasbooknook
Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry
4.0
Short review : All in all, it's a very interesting book. Short and fast-paced read that will keep you engaged theoughout. Lacks in thriller but hits in psychological.
My detailed review:
This is my first Lucinda Berry book. It was going to be a 3 star read for me, but I don't think I can justify that with the fact that I read it in less than 4 hours. Clearly, something peeked and kept my interest. I did find this book underwhelming in the thriller department. I just didn't find myself *gasping* or having my typical reactions to a thriller. However, I do feel Berry accurately represented the psychological aspect of it. Having worked in an all-male facility that houses people who commit the crimes depicted in this book, I've seen firsthand the effects these situations take on families. In my opinion, she is not far off from being correct on the bias that typically it's a mother or female within the perpetrators' life that continues to hold out hope of change. Also, the naivety and innocence of the younger siblings or children in their life that do not fully understand the issue at hand and still love them with all their heart.
I don't think I felt the feels that most people did. Was the book sad and disheartening, yes, but I fully understood the path that young Noah was going on. Again, having witnessed what can happen to perpetrators in a locked setting isn't anything I'd wish on anyone. The most emotion I felt while reading was in the very last chapter of this book. It changed the trajectory of the book for me. I expected a twist but not the exact one that happened at the end.
Also, the amount of typos throughout the books did annoy me. There were at least 8 that I can remember.
My detailed review:
This is my first Lucinda Berry book. It was going to be a 3 star read for me, but I don't think I can justify that with the fact that I read it in less than 4 hours. Clearly, something peeked and kept my interest. I did find this book underwhelming in the thriller department. I just didn't find myself *gasping* or having my typical reactions to a thriller. However, I do feel Berry accurately represented the psychological aspect of it. Having worked in an all-male facility that houses people who commit the crimes depicted in this book, I've seen firsthand the effects these situations take on families. In my opinion, she is not far off from being correct on the bias that typically it's a mother or female within the perpetrators' life that continues to hold out hope of change. Also, the naivety and innocence of the younger siblings or children in their life that do not fully understand the issue at hand and still love them with all their heart.
I don't think I felt the feels that most people did. Was the book sad and disheartening, yes, but I fully understood the path that young Noah was going on. Again, having witnessed what can happen to perpetrators in a locked setting isn't anything I'd wish on anyone. The most emotion I felt while reading was in the very last chapter of this book. It changed the trajectory of the book for me. I expected a twist but not the exact one that happened at the end.
Spoiler
Noah's entire fate could have been changed had his father just been honest and let him know he wasn't alone in this. Is that disturbing, yes, but it's true. His father failed him completely in his refarmation all due to his own selfishness.Also, the amount of typos throughout the books did annoy me. There were at least 8 that I can remember.