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Watch Over Me
by Jane Renshaw
Suspenseful, edgy, thrilling and a little creepy in places this book kept me on my toes!
The story follows Beckie (or Bekki depending on who is telling the story), a young child, who has been taken from her birth family who have a history of criminal and violent behaviour and who is adopted by Flora and Neil who appear to be the perfect parents. Her birth family, particularly her grandmother, are desperate to get her back and goes to some amazing lengths to get what she wants.
The story is told from both sides, from Bekki’s Grandmother, Lorraine who plots to get her back through to Flora, Beckie’s adoptive mother and her panic and need to protect Becki. Both fiercely love this little girl.
There are plenty of twists and turns and, in some ways, you want to hate Lorraine and her family, but their commitment is admirable, and you can’t help but feel for them as well. There is a lot of Scottish slang which was initially difficult to read but became natural very quickly (there is also a glossary at the back if you need it but I didn’t find that I did!)
A great ending!
The story follows Beckie (or Bekki depending on who is telling the story), a young child, who has been taken from her birth family who have a history of criminal and violent behaviour and who is adopted by Flora and Neil who appear to be the perfect parents. Her birth family, particularly her grandmother, are desperate to get her back and goes to some amazing lengths to get what she wants.
The story is told from both sides, from Bekki’s Grandmother, Lorraine who plots to get her back through to Flora, Beckie’s adoptive mother and her panic and need to protect Becki. Both fiercely love this little girl.
There are plenty of twists and turns and, in some ways, you want to hate Lorraine and her family, but their commitment is admirable, and you can’t help but feel for them as well. There is a lot of Scottish slang which was initially difficult to read but became natural very quickly (there is also a glossary at the back if you need it but I didn’t find that I did!)
A great ending!