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Saving Ruby King
by Catherine Adel West
Thanks to Park Row Books and Book Clubbish for the gifted book in exchange for an honest review.
This book was amazing, a wonderful debut! Very timely for our world right now and all that's in the news.
After Ruby's mother is killed, her friend Layla knows how much danger she will now be in. I'm so glad they they had each other to protect. Layla's father, Jackson, the local pastor at Calvary Hope Christian Church warns her to stay away from Ruby and her father.
Lebanon has a strong hold over Jackson... Something that happened over 30 years ago. No one knows why they have remained "friends".
I love the difference in the friendships of the girls and their dads. The girls friendship was based on protection and self-preservation. The fathers were built on lies.
I love getting the multiple viewpoints. It really shows the nature of each character. I also loved that the church got a say and let us know what it saw inside its walls.
Trigger: abuse
This book was amazing, a wonderful debut! Very timely for our world right now and all that's in the news.
After Ruby's mother is killed, her friend Layla knows how much danger she will now be in. I'm so glad they they had each other to protect. Layla's father, Jackson, the local pastor at Calvary Hope Christian Church warns her to stay away from Ruby and her father.
Lebanon has a strong hold over Jackson... Something that happened over 30 years ago. No one knows why they have remained "friends".
I love the difference in the friendships of the girls and their dads. The girls friendship was based on protection and self-preservation. The fathers were built on lies.
I love getting the multiple viewpoints. It really shows the nature of each character. I also loved that the church got a say and let us know what it saw inside its walls.
Trigger: abuse