chelz286 's review for:

A Token of Love by Carrie Turansky

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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This story is so good! I learned so much in this novel and although it is a tough, heartbreaking subject to read about, the author did an amazing job weaving this all into a story that I could not put down. Lillian gets word that her sister is severely ill and wants to see her, she confesses what she did with her daughter years ago when she felt she had no other option and asks for Lillian's help in finding Alice. With the help of an investigative report they uncover something more sinister than they could have imaged and are now on the hunt to find Alice before something worse happens. Janelle has the huge undertaking task of keeping things running at the Foundling Museum, while her manager is out on a medical leave. Bound to keep things as normal as possible, she agrees to continue with the gala event that was already scheduled as well as the filming of the museum's history to help drum up donations to keep the museum up and running. As her and Jonas dig through the museums past, they uncover that a few children had gone missing from there and were connected to a terrible scandal of one man. But is this true? What if this gets out, could it be the demise of the Foundling Museum? With the help of Jonas, they come up with a plan and Janelle is putting everything on the line for what she believes is right and unfortunately it is still happening today. I really loved this story, the characters, how everything unfolded and the dual time line to reveal it all. Thank you to the author for allowing me to be a part of the launch team and for the complementary novel. This review is of my own opinion and accord.