‘You Dont Want to Know’ is about the pain of a mother who losses her son but believes that he is still alive. Ava Garrison’s son disappears one night and everyone believes that he was swallowed by the waves. Everyone, except Ava. She has a breakdown and is taken for special medical attention; after which she returns back to her home, Neptune’s Gate. She is the sole owner of the property that sits on an island; except for her paralyzed cousin Jewel-Anne. At first look it appears as if Ava has not recovered completely as one day she plunges in the icy cold water because she thinks she sees her son Noah.
Austin Dern, the newly appointed help realizes that something is strange about the people around her. With his help, Ava starts peeling layers of the mystery. They soon realize that not only is someone wanting to harm Ava mentally; but the truth maybe that Noah is still out there – ALIVE!
The story is very interesting and even painful. You could relate to Ava as a mother and the pain that she goes through rips your heart. Most of the characters appeared as suspects to me; specially her husband. The character development that the author adopted was good. Yes, the book did have too many characters than I would have liked, but they managed to keep the story going in a good pace. The one thing I did not like about the book was the length. I felt that the story could have been told effectively in a much more effective way if the author did not attempt to build the pages of the book. The descriptions were very lengthy and at one point I felt that even if I missed through a few chapters, I would have survived just fine and not missed the essence of the book.
‘You Dont Want to Know’ is a one of the good books by Lisa Jackson. A captivating read that you cannot put down and for that – four smiley faces:
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“The Death of the Bees” caught my eye because it had a fascinating cover. I knew it was the author’s debut novel but nothing more than that. The story is about two sisters Marnie and Nellie. Marnie finds the dead body of her parents and convinces her sister to bury it in their garden so that they are not placed in foster care. When someone questions them about their parents, they simply tell them that they have gone on a long trip. No one doubts them as their parents are perceived as irresponsible adults in the society. The children are haunted by the past and have issues but their neighbor Lennie, steps in and takes care of them as his own. Over a period of time, he gets to know about their parents death but decides to act ignorant. The story takes a twist when their grand-father visits and wants to take care of them.
It is no secret that I am a fan of James Patterson. I like the books because they are quick reads and manage to be fairly entertaining without taking too much of your time. ‘Zoo’ was obviously a book I did not want to miss; it has all the elements that you would expect from Patterson … simple writing, short chapters, no major character developments and a different storyline. Though I must agree that this one was slightly tough to read specially because I am an animal lover.
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