The most recent book I have read is "Bloodstream" by Tess Gerritsen. It is a medical mystery that really got my blood pumping! Her book formats are all the same starting out with about 3-7 small stories that go back and forth that finaly in the last chapter combine and the mystery is solved. Sometimes it is a little confusing though because of all of the main characters names and who is who.Basically in the book is about a widdowed wife (Claire Elliot) and her son (Noah)that move to a small town to escape the memories of their lives in chicago. When teens start becoming violent and a school shooting takes place, the town realizes that history is repeating its self as the same problems occured 50 years earlier. Bioluminecent earthworms, brain tumors, seizures and snot all become major factors in solving the case to make sure it never happens again. J.D is a boy who's younger sister likes Noah.In this excert ,J.D is yelling at his sister for giving Noah a peck on the cheek at school . J.D has lived with violence in his life so much that now he believes it is okay to hit and hurt others as in the excert below.
“J.D was jeering at her through her bedroom door calling her a slut, a cheap
lay, a whore. Amelia sat on the bed with her hands clapped over her ears, trying
to shut out her step brothers voice, knowing that if she yelled back at him, it
would only make things worse. J.D was mad at everyone these days , looking to
pick a fight with whoever was in reach.”
This makes me feel sad that such a nice girl would have to grow up in such a horrible enviroment, but at the same time it makes me pause and be thankful for my life I have been given.
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