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whybee 's review for:
The Kindness of Strangers
by Katrina Kittle
This was such an intense book. The subject of it is so sensitive and fragile, yet so destructive, that I can understand that for some people (or maybe even most people) this book is too hard to handle. I do have to give credit to the author for handling the subject with utmost care.
Even though I gave this book 5 stars, I'll never read it again or recommend it to anyone. This has nothing to do with the writing style, nor with the storyline. It was just an extremely emotional challenge to read it.
At one point - not even halfway through - a certain thing was described in detail and it almost made me want to stop reading. I'm really glad I didn't, but just to give you an idea of how intense this book was: it was on my mind 24/7 from the day I started until the day I finished and I even got a headache sometimes because I was thinking about it so much.
I have to say when I read the synopsis I was thinking about something completely different when they mentioned 'a shocking revelation'. This was the last thing I expected to be reading about, so they were right for it to be 'shocking' to me. I'm not even sure if that's the right word for it. It almost feels like an understatement.
You get to know all of the characters pretty well since the story's been told out of 4 different perspectives (Sarah, Jordan, Nate, Danny) and the story is build up in a good and clear way. It's both a good and a bad thing that you get sucked into the story because it keeps your interest throughout the whole book, but it can make you feel like you're in too deep, the way I was. Initially, I wanted to write a review more focused on the story itself, but I'm kind of at a loss for words.
Even though I gave this book 5 stars, I'll never read it again or recommend it to anyone. This has nothing to do with the writing style, nor with the storyline. It was just an extremely emotional challenge to read it.
At one point - not even halfway through - a certain thing was described in detail and it almost made me want to stop reading. I'm really glad I didn't, but just to give you an idea of how intense this book was: it was on my mind 24/7 from the day I started until the day I finished and I even got a headache sometimes because I was thinking about it so much.
I have to say when I read the synopsis I was thinking about something completely different when they mentioned 'a shocking revelation'. This was the last thing I expected to be reading about, so they were right for it to be 'shocking' to me. I'm not even sure if that's the right word for it. It almost feels like an understatement.
You get to know all of the characters pretty well since the story's been told out of 4 different perspectives (Sarah, Jordan, Nate, Danny) and the story is build up in a good and clear way. It's both a good and a bad thing that you get sucked into the story because it keeps your interest throughout the whole book, but it can make you feel like you're in too deep, the way I was. Initially, I wanted to write a review more focused on the story itself, but I'm kind of at a loss for words.