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A review by bookworm_mommy
Hiding Places by Erin Healy
1.0
When I saw that Erin Healy had a new book out, I was thrilled. I enjoyed her previous books written with Ted Dekker. But I believe that might have set me up for some disappointment.
This is the story of a young girl, Kate, who lives with her very dysfunctional, multi-generational family in their historic hotel. And also the story of Charlie and his search for freedom and family. Let’s also throw in the story of Fox, bent on revenge. And we can throw in a pawn shop murder and a swindler for good measure. Basically, there’s a lot going on in this book. Too much to make it truly believable or enjoyable.
Kate is more precocious than your typical 11-year old; her character felt a bit over the top. As did most of the characters and a lot of the situations and events they found themselves in. It was just too much.
I think the book would appeal to more YA readers than it did to me. However, a caution would be there is some drinking/drug use referred to, gang activity, and violence including murder. None of it was over the top descriptive though.
Overall, I was disappointed in the read.
I received this book as an Advanced Reader Copy via the publisher at NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
***This review is also posted on The Christian Manifesto and at http://bookmarks-of-my-life.blogspot.com/2015/09/hiding-places-erin-healy.html
Pros:
• Easy and fast paced read
Cons:
• Caricatures more than characters
• Too much going on to fully develop anything or anyone
My Rating: 1.5 out of 5 (poor)
This is the story of a young girl, Kate, who lives with her very dysfunctional, multi-generational family in their historic hotel. And also the story of Charlie and his search for freedom and family. Let’s also throw in the story of Fox, bent on revenge. And we can throw in a pawn shop murder and a swindler for good measure. Basically, there’s a lot going on in this book. Too much to make it truly believable or enjoyable.
Kate is more precocious than your typical 11-year old; her character felt a bit over the top. As did most of the characters and a lot of the situations and events they found themselves in. It was just too much.
I think the book would appeal to more YA readers than it did to me. However, a caution would be there is some drinking/drug use referred to, gang activity, and violence including murder. None of it was over the top descriptive though.
Overall, I was disappointed in the read.
I received this book as an Advanced Reader Copy via the publisher at NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
***This review is also posted on The Christian Manifesto and at http://bookmarks-of-my-life.blogspot.com/2015/09/hiding-places-erin-healy.html
Pros:
• Easy and fast paced read
Cons:
• Caricatures more than characters
• Too much going on to fully develop anything or anyone
My Rating: 1.5 out of 5 (poor)