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This was such a page turner of a book. Not based on a true story (as I had originally thought) this book follows a daughter's struggle to turn her father in after he escapes prison. Though the turmoil starts well before when she realizes that her father abducted her mother at 14 and she is a result of his holding her captive. Now married with two children of her own, what decisions will she make to keep her own family safe from her father? Her cunning and wilderness upbringing will be tested in everyway as she tracks her father and ultimately makes a decision on what to do!

I wanted to love this one more. There were many spots in the story that I connected with, but on the flip side I was never really grabbed by this book. I think my favorite part of this book was towards the end when the main character starts writing about her family's experiences, particularly with AIDS and the things that were unspoken of at that time. I wish that the writing was more fluid, but I found myself lost sometimes in what was currently happening and what was a flashback.

This book was great! Likely because it fell in my lap at a time when we have been digging into our family ancestry. The story focuses on a sister who is working as a fact checker at a magazine and has DNA tests done for a work project that say she is not her parents' daughter. It sends her into a deep dive trying to prove that the test was wrong, since her parents are both dead and she cannot ask them. As she delves further, she is contacted by the sister who has been searching for her since she was abducted as a child. The way these two instantly bond and fight, in my mind, further proved to me how they were cut from the same cloth. The twists come in when you finally learn the details of how the abduction happened, and who all knew and said nothing for years.

Good book.

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This book sang to me in more ways than one! The tempo of the audio version was as if you were at a slam poetry reading! A family from traditional Latin values, putting emphasis on God and good grades but diminishing the talent of their daughter who writes poetry. The drastic measures that the mom takes to steer X away from poetry was heart wrenching to me. Though in the end the way the daughter is able to bring her family to truly see her talent is endearing. Again, LOVED the audio version of this book!

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Wonderful

Fun and a little different—keeps kids curious! Have You Seen Dinosaurs? is an interesting and unique take on a favorite topic. It kept my toddler engaged with its playful tone and imaginative approach. A fun read for any dinosaur lover who enjoys something a little different!