Stand Alone or Series: Second book in a planned series
How did I get this book: I received this book from Zondervan to review
Format: Print
Summary
Barbara Covington couldn’t wait for her daughter Emily to finally graduate from rehab and life to get back to ‘normal.’ Deep down she knew things would never be exactly as they had been over a year ago, but she never expected her fifteen-year-old son Lance to end up in prison.
When Lance heard that his pregnant friend Jordan had left rehab, he drives to her house to find out why. Upon arriving, he finds that not only has Jordan just given birth at home, but she is about to reluctantly hand her baby over to a couple of shady looking strangers. Forced by Jordan’s mother and brother to leave, Lance heads home disheartened and worried about what will become of his friend and her baby. A cry of a newborn emitted from the backseat soon spins Lance’s life into the path of the law when he is later accused by Jordan of kidnapping her baby.
Desperate to get her son out of jail in time for Emily’s graduation, Barbara calls on Detective Kent Harlan, an officer she met a year previously when Emily went missing amid accusations of murder. Kent flies to Jefferson City to help the woman he has grown to love over the past year and soon finds himself caught up in a case involving drug abuse and child trafficking.
Review
What I loved about this story was that it also showed how hard it is to deal with drug addiction for everyone involved. Not just the addict, but the family and the friends.You want to help but the addicted person need to want to be helped for it to make a difference. There is a fine line that often blurs between tough love and enabling.
Addiction is a complex issue. There is hope and anger, and the fear that families deal with as they try to support their recovering family member. Blackstock did a fantastic job of showing that. Now lets talk about awesome pacing, this was a page turner from the beginning. The plot kept thickening. The danger kept increasing. And I kept reading. I had to know what would happen. This author pulled no punches, making this one riveting story with a lot of substance to it. Awesome read! I highly recommend it.
Page Count: 333 pages
Starred Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Publisher: Zondervan
Buy the book: http://www.amazon.com/Vicious-Cycle-Intervention-Book-2/dp/B005HKQ0T8/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1424317749&sr=1-50
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Eas very hearty and detailed reveiw...will read this..and hoping for more book reviews....-kk
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