Review - His Kidnapper's Shoes by Maggie James
Genre: Psychological suspense
Release Date: 15 November 2016 (republication)
Publisher: Lake Union
Daniel is my son. He has always been mine. And he always will be.
On some level deep inside, Laura Bateman knows something is wrong. That her relationship with her son is not what it should be. That it is based on lies.
But bad things have happened to Laura. Things that change a person. Forever.
For 26-year-old Daniel, the discovery that his mother is not whom he thought comes close to destroying him. As his world turns upside-down, he searches for sanity in the madness that has become his life. But he is left with nothing but questions. Why did Laura do something so terrible? Can he move past the demons of his childhood?
And the biggest question of all: can he ever forgive Laura?
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Review
Through first person point of view you are introduced to the story by Laura. Immediately you are drawn into the situation and want to find out more. Has she really done what she's been accused of and more importantly - why?
Daniel, for once, is at a happy stage in his life. Having met the person he can finally connect with and envisage a future with, he begins to question his past. Deep down he's always felt as though something wasn't quite right. And he's soon to find that to be true. What he discovers changes everything.
At first I thought the author had revealed too much too soon. Except there were further twists to be revealed. Through Daniel's third person POV you discover why his childhood was difficult and you begin to sympathise with him. How can Laura redeem herself after everything she's done? Aren't her actions unforgiveable? But then when you get deeper into Laura's story you begin to understand her actions more.
This is one story that doesn't really have a happy ending. It's about forgiveness, acceptance and moving forward. The last chapters have all the emotion and the author really moves you with this thought provoking read.
4 Butterfly Rating
ABOUT MAGGIE JAMES
Maggie James is a British author who lives in Bristol. She writes psychological suspense novels.
Before turning her hand to writing, Maggie worked mainly as an accountant, with a diversion into practising as a nutritional therapist. Diet and health remain high on her list of interests, along with travel. Accountancy does not, but then it never did. The urge to pack a bag and go off travelling is always lurking in the background! When not writing, going to the gym, practising yoga or travelling, Maggie can be found seeking new four-legged friends to pet; animals are a lifelong love!
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