Review by Maggie:Never Knowing by Chevy Stevens is a good read but not as enjoyable as her first novel Still Missing. However, I have heard from many people that they liked it better than her first. I would be interested in hearing your opinion. I thought it could use some editing and that it went on for about 100 pages too long. Telling the story through her therapy sessions she is able to convey a sense of stress. This is an effective story telling method that worked well in her first novel. Sara, her character, is an adoptee who is eager to find her birth parents. When she does find them it is a disaster. Her mother wants nothing to do with her and Sara does not want her father to know her. Character development is nil so there is no one that we like. The character we learn the most about is the serial killer father and we end up finding him sympathetic. This book lacks suspense and is bit predictable.
As she did in Still Missing she has the surprise fiend at the end. As I mentioned before, some patrons are telling me they liked it better than her first novel---what do you think?
~Maggie
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