Abandoned Heart

Rating:
Summary: heartbreak
Review: a collision of two grim yet important topical subjects-child molestation and troubled youth. halfway through the narrative, the grayness between justice and law wells up. choppy pacing,melodramatic,teary tone and irish catholic religiosity.

Rating:
Summary: heartbreak
Review: a collision of two grim yet important topical subjects-child molestation and troubled youth. halfway through the narrative, the grayness between justice and law wells up. choppy pacing,melodramatic,teary tone and irish catholic religiosity.

Rating:
Summary: Unrealistic characters, crass dialogue, good court drama
Review: I only finished this book because it was for a book club--otherwise I would have set it aside for good during the first 10 pages! The character development is extremely weak in the book. The characters are either too good to be true or the scum of the earth--absolutely no subtlety here. Also, the author seems to have an adolescent male view of women's sexuality--in other words, he is totally unrealistic and it reads like a cheap, sleazy romance novel at times! Our book club was uniformily unimpressed by the book and agreed we wouldn't read any more of his works. The second half of the book improves as the author enters his element--the justice system. But, overall, the book is unrealistic and very predictable. Thumbs down here!

Rating:
Summary: Written like a true story
Review: I thought the book was fantastic and I could not put the book down. The story was definitely unpredictable with it's many twists and turns. I recommended the book highly to others to read. The book was not only written well, the author used his knowledge on the law to make the book even more realistic. I felt like the story was told through the eyes of the lawyer. How often does one experience the emotions of a lawyer? The book let one view the inner thoughts and emotions of a lawyer as he is thinking quickly on his feet with the knowledge of so much at stake. I found it easy to compare this story to a real life situation. One could relate to how the world responds emotionally or to the power of money... I recommend you read the book and decide for yourself.