Tammy H. (bluesooner) reviewed on 5/19/2009

Helpful Score: 1

This was my first Picoult book. Her subject matter has always turned me off previously, I couldn't imagine how she could take such taboo subjects and make them interesting beyond just headine news. And now I understand what the attraction is. Her writing is smart, involved, and intelligent. We think a boy is molested by his priest, and his mother does murder the priest. But as the story unfolds, there is mystery about who the offender really is, the guilt of the mother, and even our own sensibilities about this type of crime are challenged. Picoult handles the subject with a few twists a turns I hadn't expected, adds a couple of characters that really make it interesting, and gives an ending that I never saw coming. I look forwand to reading more of her books.

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