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I liked this one MUCH better than Running With Scissors (which I thought was way too out in left field for me – sorry, I don’t buy all of it). ANYWAY. This book was really well done, written from the heart and I believed every single word of it. Very well written, I laughed and I cried. I’m anxious to get to the next one!

I didn’t care for this book much. I loved the characters, but the story was weak. I had it figured out half way through, both things that happen at the end, so it was kind of a yawner for me. I only finished it because I kept thinking that something big was going to happen, a twist that would make me laugh at myself for thinking I was so smart to figure it out. Nay, that did not happen. yawn

How well do you know your child? How many parents knew their child was suicidal before they killed themselves? As parents, we like to believe we know our children, that we are close to them and that they tell us everything. Those of that remember being teenagers ourselves, know that isn’t actually true ;)

I was up until 3am finishing this book. I could not put it down. In typical Picoult style, there’s the “shocking twist”, but the deeper levels of the book – how much you really know about your kids – is what kept me interested. I have a 4 and 6 year old. The fact that they will one day be teenagers scares the heck out of me.

Review at my blog http://myraves.blogspot.com

Meh. I can honestly say that I didn’t like any of the characters, none of them made me feel anything for them. I didn’t even dislike them. They just were. The story was way to think for such a long book. Anyone with half of a brain could easily have figured out the “big mystery” – yuck. I didn’t like this book. No sir. Didn’t like it. Book club is on Sunday… I wonder if anyone else liked it? Perhaps I’ll update this with their thoughts later… someone had to have liked it, right?

I am almost embarrassed to say that I’m just getting around to reading this book. It’s one of the most popular books for/by Virtual Assistants on the market today. I found a few things that apply to me now, but the book is written mainly for those that are just looking at getting started as a Virtual Assistant. Extraordinarily valuable for those that are thinking about starting a practice or are just taking those first few steps. A must read for that group. Well done, Ms. Ennen and Poelker!