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The Moonlight Child
by Karen McQuestion
I grabbed the Kindle copy via Amazon Prime, and the audio was on Hoopla. This story kept me engaged and yet ... the "evil stepmother" character was SO over the top it pretty much spoiled the whole thing. I understand the concept of "suspension of disbelief" but Suzette was unreal. I don't think anyone could be that mentally unstable and still pull off normal (even successful) to the outside world.
One thing I struggled with was the multiple POVs. Not so much that there were multiple perspectives, but couldn't the author give a header indicating who's POV it is that chapter? Yes, the reader can figure it out, but why can't it just be listed, and then listed in the Table of Contents too? Often times I want to go back and review things, and if I know what I'm looking for is during a chapter with a specific POV, then this helps find it more easily than randomly flipping through the entire book. Looking at a TOC with headers/POVs prepares me so I know what to expect (that there will be shifts, that there are several POVS). Chap1 - Wendy, Chap2,3,4 - Sharon, Chap5 - Mia, Chap9 - Niki ... we also get Jacob and Suzanne. The Wendy chapters were confusing, as they didn't seem to have anything to do with the main storyline (yes, there was eventually a connection).
3rd person/Past tense. Definitely NOT horror (one of the genres listed on Goodreads), really not even thriller. Suspense ... okay.
The interaction of Sharon/Amy/Niki was a refreshing change to so many foster stories ... hopefully there really are good people out there (both adults helping kids, and kids in the system). Amy's "I thought you two would be good for each other, not get into so much trouble together" (my paraphrasing, I didn't go look to find her exact quote) made me laugh.
I had to wonder at Mia too ... could/would a child be so "perfect" at that age? Even with fear and intimidation? At what point is taking in a child to be a servant more work than it's worth? Wouldn't they have had to care FOR her for quite a while before making her Cinderella?
I think I liked the book more while I was still in it ... the more I think back on it, the more unsatisfied I become.
Content - clean, no proFanity or sex.
One thing I struggled with was the multiple POVs. Not so much that there were multiple perspectives, but couldn't the author give a header indicating who's POV it is that chapter? Yes, the reader can figure it out, but why can't it just be listed, and then listed in the Table of Contents too? Often times I want to go back and review things, and if I know what I'm looking for is during a chapter with a specific POV, then this helps find it more easily than randomly flipping through the entire book. Looking at a TOC with headers/POVs prepares me so I know what to expect (that there will be shifts, that there are several POVS). Chap1 - Wendy, Chap2,3,4 - Sharon, Chap5 - Mia, Chap9 - Niki ... we also get Jacob and Suzanne. The Wendy chapters were confusing, as they didn't seem to have anything to do with the main storyline (yes, there was eventually a connection).
3rd person/Past tense. Definitely NOT horror (one of the genres listed on Goodreads), really not even thriller. Suspense ... okay.
The interaction of Sharon/Amy/Niki was a refreshing change to so many foster stories ... hopefully there really are good people out there (both adults helping kids, and kids in the system). Amy's "I thought you two would be good for each other, not get into so much trouble together" (my paraphrasing, I didn't go look to find her exact quote) made me laugh.
I had to wonder at Mia too ... could/would a child be so "perfect" at that age? Even with fear and intimidation? At what point is taking in a child to be a servant more work than it's worth? Wouldn't they have had to care FOR her for quite a while before making her Cinderella?
I think I liked the book more while I was still in it ... the more I think back on it, the more unsatisfied I become.
Content - clean, no proFanity or sex.