Another great read! A Life Interrupted by Kristi Loucks is....is....too much for words.
Jared
and Sara are in love but their team of agents don't realize they are a
couple. Just when they are about to announce it, Jared is kidnapped.
Soon afterwards, Sara discovers she is pregnant with his child. For 2
years, his brother, his girl, and his team wonder where he is. They keep
the hope that he is alive. What they don't realize is the hell he is
going through being tortured beyond what any man could bear. But this
man has a woman he loves more than life itself to come back to. His
captors make one mistake then. They let him know he has a daughter. All
bets are off then.
I started tearing up again just writing that
synopsis. This is one of the most emotional reads I have ever read. The
description of his torture is next excessively graphic, but enough to
make you pause and reconsider continuing for a spell. I found that this
book took me a long time to read because I had to stop often to compose
myself. I am a very emotional reader when it is a good book because the
author has now brought me into her world. Kristi Loucks did that and
more.
Ms. Loucks character development is amazing. I generally
call well developed characters as being full of depth. These go to
depths rarely seen in most books presented to me. You don't just know
these characters. You become these characters. Her writing is so
artfully presented that you feel the pain, joy, and fear almost as much
as the characters do. I was bawling before the end of chapter 3 and had
to stop reading for the rest of the day. She packs so much in just a few
words.
You will read of torture scenes as Jared bares his soul
to the shrink and those closest to him. You will read of the pain of
being alone not knowing what day it is and how long it has been since
you last ate. You will read of the agony of those left behind trying to
continue on with only hope that he is alive.
A truly amazing and
emotional book. You cannot and will not read this one in a day. It will
take you many along with dozens of boxes of tissue. Ms. Loucks is a
genius with words and emotions. I have yet to see one other than
Danielle Steele who has made me feel so much with just words.
You have to check this book out. Trust me!
Note: This book was given as part of a book tour with no expectation of a positive
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Life Interrupted, August 19, 2012
This review is from: A Life Interrupted (Kindle Edition)
I was simply spellbound with this novel by author Kristi Loucks. It's a
very emotional and personal read, with a bit of everything from suspense
and intrigue to romance and passion. Loucks writes with such a clear,
distinct voice, that I was immediately drawn into the story. The plot
and character development is excelllent, and the farther I read into the
book, the more the characters became real to me- I felt like an
eavesdroppers moreso than a reader, the proverbial "fly on the wall"
watching as this excellent story moved along. The dialog is great- its
written the way people actually talk- and this helped drive the
narrative and keep me turning page after page in my eagerness to find
out what would happen next. Well-written and very entertaining, I highly
recommend this book.
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