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Broken Branches
by M. Jonathan Lee
I loved the setting for this story. Who doesn’t dream of a lovely home out in the country? Sadly though every family that has lived there has suffered a tragedy.
The story jumps from past, to Ian’s childhood, to present day. Even though this was kind of done by each chapter alternating, there was nothing actually stating that it was past and present and personally I think it may have been better if there was some sort of header just to say as it was slightly confusing to begin with.
To start with everything is seemingly good for Ian and his family. Him and his wife are very much in love and they have the most adorable little boy, then we start to see cracks and that actually things arn’t as great as what they first seem. Ian begins trying to make sense of what is going on in his life in the hope of making things better for him and his family.
This isn’t some gripping suspense novel, which I don’t mean that in a bad way. The story is set at a slower pace so that you really get a sense of Ian and what is going on in his life. It’s almost like watching a car crash in slow motion. You know that something is going to happen and that the author is waiting until the end to deliver it to you. I have to admit that half way through though I knew what would be in store for me at the end. Sadly this kind of let it down for me as there was no shocks or surprises, just confirmation of what I already knew.
Broken Branches is a suspenseful read that I think a lot of readers will enjoy. There’s plenty going on in the story to keep the reader engaged and I look forward to reading more by the author.
My thanks to Hideaway Fall for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own and not biased in anyway.
The story jumps from past, to Ian’s childhood, to present day. Even though this was kind of done by each chapter alternating, there was nothing actually stating that it was past and present and personally I think it may have been better if there was some sort of header just to say as it was slightly confusing to begin with.
To start with everything is seemingly good for Ian and his family. Him and his wife are very much in love and they have the most adorable little boy, then we start to see cracks and that actually things arn’t as great as what they first seem. Ian begins trying to make sense of what is going on in his life in the hope of making things better for him and his family.
This isn’t some gripping suspense novel, which I don’t mean that in a bad way. The story is set at a slower pace so that you really get a sense of Ian and what is going on in his life. It’s almost like watching a car crash in slow motion. You know that something is going to happen and that the author is waiting until the end to deliver it to you. I have to admit that half way through though I knew what would be in store for me at the end. Sadly this kind of let it down for me as there was no shocks or surprises, just confirmation of what I already knew.
Broken Branches is a suspenseful read that I think a lot of readers will enjoy. There’s plenty going on in the story to keep the reader engaged and I look forward to reading more by the author.
My thanks to Hideaway Fall for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own and not biased in anyway.