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The Drifter

I just finished The Drifter by Christine Lennon. This was an advanced copy that I received from William Morrow. The book is set to come out in a couple of weeks. I'm a little mixed on my feelings about my book. I was really hooked on it from the beginning and enjoyed the characters and the story development. Something happened in the middle that made it all see a bit tedious though. I started to wonder how the relationship between the main character and her husband was even working out with the way that she was handling life. She was on a very destructive path that really didn't seem to let up for 20 years. The character was obviously changed by this major event that happened in her life and she just couldn't seem to let it go. In holding on to this tragedy she could not seem to live her life. I did however like that the book came around in the end to give a little closure. I really liked the way that it ended and that things worked out but it seemed like it took a long time to get there.


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