Part 2 & 3

Today I couldn't put down the book and had to finish it before breakfast!! The next part reflects on what Luke found when he finally got settled into his new life in New Orleans and the process of trying to find someone without communications or resources, and all the death and destruction that was unimaginable for anyone to ever forget. As Luke continued to look for his father a unique twist occurred when he started looking over the pictures of his mission. He realized the funeral procession that he had seen when he arrived was his father's and that he finally had to come to terms that his father was dead. Which in it's own means is horrible, but the fact that everyone had been lying to him from Day 1, in my opinion put him over the edge. So he had to get out a place and away from people he thought were in a sense "family" only to find out that he was completely and totally betrayed.

Unfortunately in real life situations things like this happen everyday, people try to make things better and only cause pain and more suffering in most cases. They thought they were doing the right thing by allowing Luke to think his Father was still alive, but in the end they realized they should of told him the truth and allowed him to make the decision to find out about the last years of his life after Luke had cut him off. Being in their situation and I am sure that I have been in a sense, we all try to make things better than it really is because knowing the truth in some cases can be impossible to deal with, and as human beings we cope with what we think is the best.

I definitely recommend this book for many reasons, first because it was a really good read that was easy to follow and brought you into many people's lives in a way I never expected. I felt like I was on the streets in New Orleans after the storm, and I wanted to cry with the people and it broke my heart the way these people were treated and in a sense forgotten. It also brought out a lot of personal issues that I could relate with Luke and other characters. All of these things are what I look for in a book and get me to start thinking about my life too. If you are looking for a book that is almost impossible to put down and one with a unique twist, this is the book for you!

Until our next book find!!!

Happy Reading!!