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A review by klherring
Stolen Child by Laura Elliot
3.0
Thanks to Netgalley and publisher for this book!
Stolen Child follows the various people involved in a kidnapped child's life. The reader is privileged to the thoughts of child's biological parents as well as the family that raises her. Having read books on similar premises, I was intrigued by this one. I was also excited by the setting because I've been on an Irish kick this year...
The storyline was okay, though fairly predictable. It really read like chick lit, which I tend to criticize a little harshly. I wasn't crazy about the structure of it either. I felt like the story would have been more powerful with only one or two first person (or even third person) narrators. Elliot went with a mixture of points of view that felt very unbalanced and awkward. However, about 65% of the way through the book, the pace picked up and I felt very attached to the story. I wish Elliot had ended the story a chapter before she actually did because that would have been a very dramatic and powerful ending. As it was, the ending felt superfluous and I felt my eyes rolling.
Despite my criticism, I truly did enjoy the concept of the book and some of the writing was done well. Not a strong three, but not a waste of time either!
Stolen Child follows the various people involved in a kidnapped child's life. The reader is privileged to the thoughts of child's biological parents as well as the family that raises her. Having read books on similar premises, I was intrigued by this one. I was also excited by the setting because I've been on an Irish kick this year...
The storyline was okay, though fairly predictable. It really read like chick lit, which I tend to criticize a little harshly. I wasn't crazy about the structure of it either. I felt like the story would have been more powerful with only one or two first person (or even third person) narrators. Elliot went with a mixture of points of view that felt very unbalanced and awkward. However, about 65% of the way through the book, the pace picked up and I felt very attached to the story. I wish Elliot had ended the story a chapter before she actually did because that would have been a very dramatic and powerful ending. As it was, the ending felt superfluous and I felt my eyes rolling.
Despite my criticism, I truly did enjoy the concept of the book and some of the writing was done well. Not a strong three, but not a waste of time either!