Sue B. reviewed on 6/28/2015 + 2 more book reviews

Second time I've tried Diane Fanning and, well, fool me twice ...

It's BORING. Fanning puts no life whatsoever into her writing. There is no sense that the people we are reading about are alive, reacting, mourning, scheming, lying, weeping, whatever. It's like reading an insurance report. In fact, I stopped reading the book before its 'super-duper' finale, and I figure I'll live without looking at it. If you are into reading novels that go down like laundry lists, please be my guest.

I learned this same lesson with the Olsen authors, who are brothers: no matter what the title or how interesting it sounds, you always read Jack Olsen and never Gregg Olsen. There's just no comparison. Jack's gifted and Gregg just flails about.

In summation, don't waste your time on this flat and disappointing attempt of Fanning's to cover what should have been a very poignant, emotional story. It's like chewing on cardboard; it ain't never gonna be Chateaubriand.

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