Reviewer: Annie
I received a review copy
Dr. William Koval lives in a world that totally revolves around his job in the basement of Northwest Hospital, Washington. He is a pathologist that works many hours doing clinical research and biomedical analysis. After his wife; Kathleen, is shot to death this is the only place he finds solace. Outside of the facility he is often left confused, grieving and cannot fill the hole the death of Kathleen left. He was just existing, not truly living!
When the Human Resources Department calls to enforce the rule that he takes his two weeks’ vacation or lose it, he chooses to take the time off. He went from a staycation to a trip involving a group walking tour of England, because he found it on his wife’s laptop. They were planning a vacation prior to her death, so he thought this might do him some good…maybe make him feel closer to her.
He was always just going through the motions, and the writing really helped you understand his much understated sense of life and fun. It was odd to me how he fell in love with Annie, who was part of the group walking tour clan. JC Miller does not have them talk much; it was really just him checking her out, and others from the group feeling they liked each other. I wish JC dug deeper in to their connection, as I kind of did not get it. She did not elaborate on it much, and it really was the most important story in this book.
This story had a few twists that were SUPER SURPRISING! I never saw them coming. Those alone made this story worthwhile for me. Shock factor alone, made this story perfection! Brilliant! I am hard to trick, but JC Miller totally got me!
I felt that some parts of the story were left untied to anything…like the couple that argued outside of the hospital. I still don’t understand what they had to do with any of the story. If you figure it out, please let me know.
This is the perfect, quick read, that does not dig too deep…take it on your vacation or for a day at the beach or park! It was very enticing with an array of likable characters.
3.5 Stars
Author Bio:
JC (Jeanne) Miller, M.A., is an educator and founding member of JAM, an editorial-consultation team. An avid reader, aspiring traveler and table tennis enthusiast, she resides in Northern California.
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