I (and a number of other people) loved the protagonist in Stone's last novel, Jane Doe. Alas, the main character in this one is no Jane Doe. We spend the entire book in Veronica's head and I didn't find that very enjoyable. Veronica got pregnant at a young age and married Johnny, the father. They've struggled financially, mostly because Johnny is an overgrown adolescent, albeit one who adores his daughter. Johnny becomes a local hero when he finds a missing 3 year old boy while hiking. Except that it turns out the boy wasn't missing per se, but had been kidnapped and his family paid the ransom, without informing the police, a couple of days before he's found. Johnny is immediately under suspicion. Veronica suspects him too--of having another affair. She's still mad at him about the first one and yet, she's got her own secret affair going on. Veronica is not happy with her life or anyone in it but she is not a strong enough character to make the decisions she needs to make. It was clear to me from the beginning who was behind the kidnapping, but Veronica remains selfish and clueless until the very end. If you have a choice, I recommend reading Jane Doe over this one.
Saturday, October 19, 2019
False Step/ Victoria Helen Stone/ 268 pgs
I (and a number of other people) loved the protagonist in Stone's last novel, Jane Doe. Alas, the main character in this one is no Jane Doe. We spend the entire book in Veronica's head and I didn't find that very enjoyable. Veronica got pregnant at a young age and married Johnny, the father. They've struggled financially, mostly because Johnny is an overgrown adolescent, albeit one who adores his daughter. Johnny becomes a local hero when he finds a missing 3 year old boy while hiking. Except that it turns out the boy wasn't missing per se, but had been kidnapped and his family paid the ransom, without informing the police, a couple of days before he's found. Johnny is immediately under suspicion. Veronica suspects him too--of having another affair. She's still mad at him about the first one and yet, she's got her own secret affair going on. Veronica is not happy with her life or anyone in it but she is not a strong enough character to make the decisions she needs to make. It was clear to me from the beginning who was behind the kidnapping, but Veronica remains selfish and clueless until the very end. If you have a choice, I recommend reading Jane Doe over this one.
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