Review -- Never Let You Go by Erin Healy

Never Let You Go

by Erin Healy

Nelson, Thomas Inc., 2010

344 pages

*I received a review copy from Amy at Phenix & Phenix Literary Publicists. Thanks Amy!

Summary: Lexi is a just a woman who is trying to pay the bills and raise her daughter the best she can. But when her estranged husband returns to reclaim his family, he brings heap loads of trouble with him. Lexi fights to keep her daughter safe from their terrible past as well as the supernatural forces working against them.

Review: Erin Healy writes an intense read that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. The plot is fast paced, although it can be overwhelming at times. There is a lot of action and emotion but also a touch of supernatural and spirituality at the core of this tale. The characters are flawed with buckets of secrets and misunderstandings between them that lead to unlikely choices. At the heart, a novel about forgiveness and redemption that I recommend. Rating: ***1/2 out of 5.

3 W Wednesdays -- 5/19

This meme is hosted by Should Be Reading.

What are you currently reading? Right now, I am reading The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (very cute and fun) and Never Let You Go by Erin Healy (really creepy and intense so far).

What have you recently finished reading? I recently finished The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard (review to come) and Paper Towns by John Green (click on title to read my review).

What are you reading next? Well, I need to read Shanghai Girls by Lisa See for book club and I am also hoping to crack open The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart.

What are you reading?

Friday Finds -- 5/14

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Happy Friday! My find this week is Never Let You Go by Erin Healy. I received a review copy this week and it sounds fantastic. Take a look at the Barnes and Noble description:

Lexi lives in the shadow of choices her husband made. Especially Grant's choice to leave seven years ago, without a word. Her relationship with their daughter, Molly, is now the most important thing in her life. Lexi will do anything-work grueling hours, attend church on her only day off, sacrifice financially-just to see Molly smile. When Grant shows up declaring his intent to re-enter their daughter's life, Lexi is skeptical of his motives. She soon determines not to let him near Molly. Then a drug dealer named Warden arrives on Lexi's doorstep, demanding payment of Grant's old debts. But that's just the earthly perspective. Staggering supernatural events are spilling into her world in real and shocking ways. Hell's fury is great, but Heaven's power is greater still. In a novel that defies easy categorization, this has all the early buzz of the breakthrough book of 2010.

It sounds intense and really creepy. I can't wait to read it! What did you find this week?