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Book Review of Jewel

Jewel
Jewel
Author: Bret Lott
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Religion & Spirituality
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 1


For some reason it took me awhile to get into this book. I really struggled through the first 40 pages, then it started getting better. By page 75 I was hooked. That seems like a lot of pages to struggle through but I am sooo glad I did. I loved this story. The characters and emotions became so real. It was almost like they were real people.
There is one scene that sticks in my mind and my heart... On Christmas Day, Brenda Kay is a few months old and Jewel (her mother) describes how she went out and bought "the most ridiculous red outfit" to dress up Breda Kay for Christmas. For some reason this scene really touched my heart because you could feel the love of a mother for her daugther. Also, by that time they weren't sure if anything was wrong with Brenda Kay besides her sleeping alot. This scene kind of gave me the feeling like something bad is brewing in the background, but you knew that Jewel would love her through and through no matter what happens.
This was such a beautiful, touching story.