Review -- No One You Know

No One You Know
by Michelle Richmond
Bantam Books, 2009
352 pages

Summary: Twenty years after the death of her sister Lila, Ellie comes face-to-face with her sister's lover, the man she believes killed Lila. After their brief encounter, Ellie begins to investigate what really happened to Lila on that fateful night.

Review: An interesting look at how traumatic events can change the life of those left behind, No One You Know is an engaging read. Michelle Richmond describes the very different lives of two sisters. Lila, a mathematical genius, whose life is taken away too soon and Ellie, an average girl whose life is scarred by the death of her sister. The novel is part character piece and part mystery as Ellie looks for her sister's killer more than twenty years later. The murder and it's outcome are strongly written and the ending was satisfying for this reader. I was struck by the intensity of Ellie's perceptions of herself and her place in the world, which are questioned and altered due to the death of her sister. The only difficultly I had with this book was the mathematical puzzles presented, not being interested in math I had a hard time understanding and concentrating on those sections. Rating: **** out of 5.

It's Monday! What are you reading? -- 8/10

This a meme that is hosted by J. Kaye. It's Monday! What are you reading this week? is a weekly event to celebrate what we are reading for the week as well as books completed the previous week.

Sorry I am late with my post but I have the day off of work and have been sleeping and reading and laying around most of the day. It has been fabulous!

Currently Reading:

No One You Know by Michelle Richmond (very good, for book club)
Persuading Annie by Melissa Nathan (just started)

Read / Reviewed / Reviews To Come:

Montana Rose by Mary Connealy -- review to come

Evermore by Alyson Noel -- review to come

Glitter Baby by Susan Elizabeth Phillips -- review to come

Already Dead by Charlie Huston -- review to come

The Bronte Project by Jennifer Vandever -- review

The Lost Recipe for Happiness by Barbara O'Neal -- review

What are you reading this week?

Friday Finds -- 6/26

For my Friday Finds this week, I am featuring my book club's selections for July and August.

At our July meeting, we will be discussing The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davis. The Welsh Girl takes place in Wales at the end of World War II and is the story of a young Welsh woman who falls in love with a German soldier stationed at a POW camp on the outskirts of town.
Our August selection is No One You Know by Michelle Richmond. No One You Know is a mystery about two sisters, one of them murdered and the other seeking the answers to her sister's death 20 years later.

What did you find this week? (Want to play along? Go to Should Be Reading.)