Romance

This is a readable enough book, but while the hard things in the characters' lives are hard, everything else is easy and falls into place, so it doesn't really ring true. ( )

Typical Danielle. Nice story, happy ending. ( )

This was an interesting read. I don't often find a book with a weak story but impossible to put down. I was left with questions at the end so a sequel would be great. ( )

AUTHOR Steel, Danielle
TITLE: Blue
DATE READ 05/12/16
RATING 4,5./B+
GENRE/ PUB DATE/PUBLISHER / # OF PAGES Fiction/2016/322 pgs / Random House
SERIES/STAND-ALONE:
CHARACTERS Ginny Carter/ TV news reporter Blue/13-yr-old homeless boy
TIME/PLACE: Present/NYC
FIRST LINES The trip by jeep from the small village near Luena to Malanje in Angola, in southwest Africa, followed by a train ride to Luanda, the capital, had taken seven hours.
COMMENTS: I found this story very engaging and a quick read. Ginny was a rising star in the TV news industry in LA. She was married to the anchorman and they had a 3-yr old boy. Returning home from a Christmas party they were in a fatal car accident, Ginny survived but her husband and son did not. She survived by leaving her home and work and becoming involved in SOS/HR -- a private foundation centered in NY that sent workers all over the globe to assist w/ human rights issues. Many of her assignments were to Afghanistan, Syria -- far from safe areas. She felt she had nothing to live for and putting herself in danger was not important After 3 yrs she returned to NY at Christmas time and was very depressed on the anniversary of her husband & son's death. She was about to dive into the East River when she noticed a child entering a shed …. This was the pivotal moment for her. The child was Blue a homeless 13-yr-old boy. They were both in need of someone to care for … Blue has a lot of obstacles to overcome and Ginny is very persistent. ( )