Journal Entry 1 by chucklesthescot from Paisley, Scotland United Kingdom on Tuesday, April 14, 2009

When Nina realises that her 5 year old son has been sexually abused, her anger and determination for revenge threatens to tear her family apart. 

Journal Entry 2 by chucklesthescot at Richmond, Texas USA on Thursday, April 16, 2009

Released 3 yrs ago (4/20/2009 UTC) at Richmond, Texas USA

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This book is travelling to a new life in Texas as a surprise rabck for a lovely lady! I really hope that you enjoy this book as much as I enjoy sending it to you. Big hugs to you from Scotland! xx 

Journal Entry 3 by MyssCyn from San Antonio, Texas USA on Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Oh my gosh, you sent me a book I REALLY want to read and that I'm too cheap to buy! Thank you SO much!
I promise to read it soon and then make into a ray because so many people want to read this one.
You are an angel. 

Journal Entry 4 by MyssCyn at Fellow Bookcrosser, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, May 16, 2009

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I enjoyed this book but as usual with this author, the ending made me a bit crazy. I anticipated it but prayed I was wrong.
Lots of twists and turns.

I am sending off to the first reader of a ray, lisabb2. I do request that the last person on the ray keep this book moving forward. Thanks.

http://bookcrossing.com/forum/20/6248390/4

Shipping order:

lisabb2 US shipping
dabercro US shipping
NMReader US shipping
sarradee US shipping
nancynova Will ship anywhere (thank you)
luckof Canadian shipping
Kayjay Will ship anywhere (thank you!)
penelopewanders European shipping
Alienagr European shipping
BOKWORMY Will ship anywhere (thank you)
top-tappser asked to be last on ray (US) 

Journal Entry 5 by lisabb2 from Grimes, Iowa USA on Thursday, May 21, 2009

Got in the mail today...along will some neat labels!!! Thanks!!!

Will read shortly!!! 

Journal Entry 6 by lisabb2 from Grimes, Iowa USA on Wednesday, May 27, 2009

This was a great read!!! Like other Picoult books, she explored the subject from multiple sides and I'm not sure how I really wanted this to end after hearing it all...won't spoil it for anyone else though.

This book will be off to the next person once I get the mailing info. Thanks for including me on this ray!!! 

Journal Entry 7 by dabercro from Clinton, Utah USA on Saturday, June 13, 2009

Received in yesterday's mail. Picoult is one of my favorite authors and I can't wait to start reading this book. This book is up next. 

Journal Entry 8 by dabercro from Clinton, Utah USA on Tuesday, June 23, 2009

As typical of a Picoult novel, I was sucked in within a few pages. Picoult takes a subject out of the headlines and writes a fictional story showing all the sides. It makes the reader question how they would react in the same situation. I'm not sure if I liked the way the story ended. As a mother, I can understand Nina wanting to protect her child and avenge the person who hurt him. I'm not sure that I agree with the way she went about it. I could say alot more but don't want to spoil it for future readers.

Thanks MyssCyn for sharing! 

Journal Entry 9 by dabercro at bookray, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (6/23/2009 UTC) at bookray, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA

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Sending to the next participant, NMReader, in NM 

Journal Entry 10 by NMReader from Herndon, Virginia USA on Thursday, July 02, 2009

It has arrived. I am looking forward to reading but will have to work on lowering Mount TBR to it 

Journal Entry 11 by NMReader from Herndon, Virginia USA on Friday, July 31, 2009

I am running behind on rays/rings - was flooded with books and am working out from under.

I should start this book tonight or tomorrow. I hope to finish quickly and send on its way. 

Journal Entry 12 by NMReader from Herndon, Virginia USA on Friday, August 14, 2009

This is a late journal entry. I completed the book last Thursday August 6 but was traveling and haven't been online since. I asked my sister to mail this for me and it went out last Sat Aug 8.

I enjoyed the book very much. I have only read The Pact by this author before but I agree she helps you explore many angles of the plot.

I can understand Nina's actions but do not necessarily condone them. I also empathized with many characters. 

Journal Entry 13 by NMReader at by mail, a fellow bookcrosser -- Controlled Releases on Friday, August 14, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (8/8/2009 UTC) at by mail, a fellow bookcrosser -- Controlled Releases

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My sister mailed from the Annapolis area last week. 

Journal Entry 14 by sarradee from Dallas, Texas USA on Monday, August 17, 2009

Arrived safely today, will be adding into my reading rotation.

(Note: Physically the book is in somewhat poor shape, the spine is cracked in several places and some of the pages are coming loose) 

Journal Entry 15 by sarradee from Dallas, Texas USA on Friday, August 28, 2009

Another interesting read from Jodi Picoult, this time she deals with the sexual abuse of a child and what lengths the parents might go to to protect him from the accused abuser. I figured out the twist ending, except that I thought it was someone else.

Sending to nancynova in tomorrow's mail.

 

Journal Entry 16 by NancyNova from Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA on Tuesday, September 08, 2009

rec'd today. Already finishing up another ray, then will get to this one. Packing in the suitcase for the 2 weeks at the Florida house (home maintenance work!) 

Journal Entry 17 by NancyNova from Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA on Friday, September 25, 2009

Started this yesterday - about 1/2 way done. Good, but not as good as some of her other work thus far. Wondering where else she can take this story...and only 1/2 done the book. 

Journal Entry 18 by NancyNova from Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA on Tuesday, September 29, 2009

It got better in the second half of the book. A prosecutor for the state, Nina really knows the legal system. But when her 5 yo son is raped, she takes the law into her own hands, shooting the accused priest….but he was innocent. Now, Nina's family, her close family friend Patrick, Nina's prosecutor for the murder of the priest and Nina's own lawyer become part of the narration of the book. And we are dragged into a word of grey - and what will happen to the family. And what is wrong or right?

Not quite as good as some of her books, but better than I expected. 

Journal Entry 19 by NancyNova at Barrie, Ontario Canada on Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (10/1/2009 UTC) at Barrie, Ontario Canada

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sending on to the next reader in the ray. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 20 by luckof from Barrie, Ontario Canada on Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Received this yesterday from Nancynova -- THANKS!! She is correct -- it is a well travelled book -- and unfortunately it needs some TLC -- and I am not the right person to do this as I am sure I will mess it up -- have three ahead of this one -- hopefully I won't delay and stall too long -- and when it travells it will stay in the little ziplock baggie that Nancy provided 

Journal Entry 21 by luckof at Bookring/Bookray, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- Canada on Friday, November 27, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (11/27/2009 UTC) at Bookring/Bookray, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- Canada

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This book is now travelling on to the next person on the list.

As with all of Jodi Picoult's books I found myself thinking about book after it ended.

Thanks for sharing...safe journey... 

Journal Entry 22 by kayjay33 from Langley, British Columbia Canada on Friday, December 04, 2009

The book is here,tucked into a zip lock bag.I am tempted to stick a bit of scotch tape onto it but I would probably make it worse.
I am between books right now so it couldn't have arrived at a better time. 

Journal Entry 23 by kayjay33 from Langley, British Columbia Canada on Monday, December 07, 2009

This book certainly gives you plenty to think about. I am still not sure if I liked the ending. It could have gone in many different directions.Thank you MyssCyn for including me.
I am waiting for an address to send the book on. Penelopewanders has asked to be skipped and I haven't heard back from the next one in line. With the cold snap we are having, I don't want to walk down to the Post Office anyway. 

Journal Entry 24 by kayjay33 at Langley, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, December 10, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (12/10/2009 UTC) at Langley, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases

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I sent the book off to The Netherlands today by Canada Post, so that it can continue it's journey . 

Journal Entry 25 by Alienagr from Θεσσαλονίκη, Thessaloniki Greece on Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Received it yesterday!!!!thank you MyssCyn for the ray and kayjay33 for sending it on! 

Journal Entry 26 by Alienagr at Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant Netherlands on Wednesday, May 26, 2010

An interesting book, that kept me reading it. The truth is that I did not enjoy the ending.Despite this however, it was a book that made you think and this is something that I liked.

After finalizing the book, I decided to keep this ray going!!! The new list of participants is the following:
jujuks (EU-EU)( to be skipped, not answering to pms)
souram (EU-INTL)<---------- traveling here
Rrrcaron (USA -USA)
easterngirl71(USA-USA)
sromano93(USA-INTL)
nat4lee(USA-INTL)
bekoh(AUS-AUS)
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In case someone is still interested in joining, just pm me! 

Journal Entry 27 by Alienagr at Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant Netherlands on Friday, July 02, 2010

The book is on its way to souram!!! 

Journal Entry 28 by souram at Genève, Genève Switzerland on Thursday, July 08, 2010

I found the book today in my letter box, thanks. 

Journal Entry 29 by souram at Genève, Genève Switzerland on Tuesday, August 24, 2010

I liked the book. I will send it to the next reader. 

Journal Entry 30 by souram at Genève, Genève Switzerland on Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Rrrcaron ? I couldn't find using "Search" member names.  

Journal Entry 31 by souram at ***, a fellow bookcrosser -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, August 26, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (8/27/2010 UTC) at ***, a fellow bookcrosser -- Controlled Releases

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Bienvenue dans le bookcrossing !
Welcome to bookcrossing !

Bookcrossing=faire voyager des livres. Gratuit et anonyme.
Bookcrossing=make the whole world a library, help books to travel. Free and anonymous.

Ouvert à tout le monde / open to everyone.

Donnez votre avis, écrivez une entrée-journal en entrant le code BCID du livre sur www.bookcrossing.com.
Tell your opinion, write a journal entry; to do it, enter BCID code of the book on www.bookcrossing.com.

Pour libérer vos livres, rejoignez "join" le bookcrossing, enregistrez votre livre, il recevra un BCID, et libérez-le ensuite.
To release your own books, join bookcrossing, register the book you want to release, it will automatically get a BCID, and release the book afterwards.

See the books I've set free at:
http://bookcrossing.com/referral/souram
Voyez les livres que j'ai libérés à l'adresse ci-dessus

Merci, thanks, thank you
souram 

Journal Entry 32 by Rrrcaron at Lancaster, New Hampshire USA on Friday, September 24, 2010

Received this in the mail last week, but haven't had computer access until now. ( The book is in three pieces I must say- well traveled and read I see)I will get a new copy if there are more participants. I have one book to read beforehand, but this is next!
Ruth 

Journal Entry 33 by Rrrcaron at Lancaster, New Hampshire USA on Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Another Picoult book that completely engrossed me, along with a surprising ending that was never expected, loved it! I bought a new copy, will put this BCID number on it, and send it on. Thanks so much for sharing!!!