Bought to release.

RELEASE NOTES:

Gave to Secretariat.

Given to me by ds3233 when we met in Arizona. I'm attracted to the interesting subjects Picoult chooses, but have not read any of her books. Since no others in my group wanted it first I guess I'll start with this one.

What a tremendous disappointment. Given the subject matter of euthanasia, I expected Picoult to to examine the many very complex issues. What I got was a soap opera. Since I've never been interested in soaps I gave it up after 150 pages. Picoult does have the writing ability for a page turner, so I was interested enough to flip to the end to see if Jamie was acquitted. Unfortunately, I also discovered the ending of the soap. I definitely made the right decision to quit.

I'll offer this up at the next meet up. Hopefully it will find a more sympathetic reader.

Picked up at today's meetup

I enjoyed this read. I liked the combination of the heavier topic and the lighter side (the soap so to speak).

Reserving for my birthday exchange partner over on bookobsessed.com

I'm a sucker for a Jodi Picoult book. I received this in my birthday package today from the lovely Alsgal. Thanks so much!! :)

When the cousin of the police chief Cam McDonald drives in to town with his dead wife beside him, he confesses to murdering her. Jaime McDonald's wife had stage 4 breast cancer and was deteriorating every day. She asked Jamie to kill her and because of his deep love for her, he obliged. Some people are touched by what he did, others think he should go to jail. Cam's wife Allie is one that thinks Jamie did the right thing, but she too has a deep devotion for her husband. When Cam's attentions waiver as a new girl comes in to town, their relationship is put to test over the duration of the trial.

This book has two parts: the murder of a terminally ill wife and the affair of a somewhat distant husband. The first part is good but not very suspenseful although I'm sure it's supposed to be. The second part is awful. Cam doesn't treat his wife that well to start with, then starts a relationship with a new girl and within 3 days is in love with her. It's not that plausible and fairly annoying. I agree with Secretariat, I expected more from Picoult than this trashy book.

To the finder of this book: I hope you enjoy reading this book. Please keep it or set it free when you're done. If the book is of no interest to you, please release it into the wild for someone else to find and enjoy. I hope you will make a journal entry so its journey can be tracked and to let me know the book has been found. You can remain anonymous if you wish, but if you join BookCrossing, you are in for a great experience.