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A review by teabr
Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry
4.0
If you want your heart to break 100 times then read this, as a mother this hit me even harder. I could not imagine what I would do in this situation….
It’s so hard to rate the book based on the actual book itself and the story rather than my personal feelings about the situation in the book, which I think a lot of people did.
Book and story wise… I give this book a 4.5! It was a great read about real life situations that DO HAPPEN! (Well maybe not so much the end result lol) .. it keeps you wanting to read more, wanting to know what this mother does to help her son… wanting to know what happens to her son. And wanting to know about the family and how they will ever over come such a tragic event by their sons actions… The start was a bit slow and I didn’t care to much when she talked about herself personally and her past life .. how her and husband met etc… those scenes I could live without. I like the POV style writing how it showed the mother’s perspective and Noah himself so that we could see both sides and thoughts of the story. Putting Lucas opinion in there too at the end was a good choice for this book too and I will just say .. I knew it and I wish Adrienne and Noah knew. I had read another review saying the ending sort of felt rushed and I somewhat agree with that …. the end result kept me wondering what else happened during… how and why? What happened next. It just jumped to the future right away.
The mother is loving and refuses to give up on her son no matter what. She knows deep down inside that her son is sick. At times her character was super in denial but who wouldn’t be ? You want the best for your child and sometimes try your best to think that things aren’t wrong .. personally it made me furious when she was acting like it wasn’t a big deal at first (ohhhh it wasn’t that bad).
Now, if I’m going to talk about the my personal feelings that this book gave me … it gave them all, all the emotions… mad , frustrated, overwhelmed , heart broken.. empathy ..anger especially at Lucas and the community (but if this happened to my kid how would I feel) as I was reading I couldn’t stop thinking what would I do if this was me! The mother’s choice got me sooo soo mad ! I could never make thar decision! I also empathized with Noah himself …how much mental exhaustion and hurt he endured for something he could not help. As for Lucas, this character pissed me off .. but I liked that his side was included in the book because in real life you also have a parent who would do the same… sometimes both who want nothing to do with you after such a disgusting crime.
Overall I would say I did enjoy this book. The sad reality that unfortunately some people just have to face. A unique and sensitive read that connected me to the characters in an emotional way and gave me a sad truth perspective of the real world. Pain from tragic events will always be there and last your life time for both the people involved and the one who is guilty. It is an interesting read on a challenging topic for sure!!
Check the triggers before you read.
It’s so hard to rate the book based on the actual book itself and the story rather than my personal feelings about the situation in the book, which I think a lot of people did.
Book and story wise… I give this book a 4.5! It was a great read about real life situations that DO HAPPEN! (Well maybe not so much the end result lol) .. it keeps you wanting to read more, wanting to know what this mother does to help her son… wanting to know what happens to her son. And wanting to know about the family and how they will ever over come such a tragic event by their sons actions… The start was a bit slow and I didn’t care to much when she talked about herself personally and her past life .. how her and husband met etc… those scenes I could live without. I like the POV style writing how it showed the mother’s perspective and Noah himself so that we could see both sides and thoughts of the story. Putting Lucas opinion in there too at the end was a good choice for this book too and I will just say .. I knew it and I wish Adrienne and Noah knew. I had read another review saying the ending sort of felt rushed and I somewhat agree with that …. the end result kept me wondering what else happened during… how and why? What happened next. It just jumped to the future right away.
The mother is loving and refuses to give up on her son no matter what. She knows deep down inside that her son is sick. At times her character was super in denial but who wouldn’t be ? You want the best for your child and sometimes try your best to think that things aren’t wrong .. personally it made me furious when she was acting like it wasn’t a big deal at first (ohhhh it wasn’t that bad).
Now, if I’m going to talk about the my personal feelings that this book gave me … it gave them all, all the emotions… mad , frustrated, overwhelmed , heart broken.. empathy ..anger especially at Lucas and the community (but if this happened to my kid how would I feel) as I was reading I couldn’t stop thinking what would I do if this was me! The mother’s choice got me sooo soo mad ! I could never make thar decision! I also empathized with Noah himself …how much mental exhaustion and hurt he endured for something he could not help. As for Lucas, this character pissed me off .. but I liked that his side was included in the book because in real life you also have a parent who would do the same… sometimes both who want nothing to do with you after such a disgusting crime.
Overall I would say I did enjoy this book. The sad reality that unfortunately some people just have to face. A unique and sensitive read that connected me to the characters in an emotional way and gave me a sad truth perspective of the real world. Pain from tragic events will always be there and last your life time for both the people involved and the one who is guilty. It is an interesting read on a challenging topic for sure!!
Check the triggers before you read.