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My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Wow, now that definitely hit me like a bad joke! All throughout the book, I got a feeling that this book is going to win over my heart and will be one of my favorite books. But alas the ending turns out to be such a joke! I almost laughed. Surprisingly, the complex ending didn't make me feel emotional at all.



But unfortunately, the book failed to spark up any interest in me! Last4-5 chapters were a complete disaster to such a great plot. When I started reading the book, I was so overwhelmed that immediately, I feel for the book, but it started to drag near the end, and the end totally left me disappointed.

It's about two sisters who are estranged due to a stupid circumstance or rather say due to unfortunate fate. And their mother, their only living parent is trying every end to patch them up, even if she had to kill herself.


What's the point of that Claudia and Kyle character or Miss Daisy character? They totally crowed the plot and I felt their presence was so pointless, I mean literally nothing came out of them.

Synopsis:
Emily and Rose had always been close, but when an alcoholic Rose goes to pick up Emily's fiancé, they meet with a deadly accident that leave Emily's fiancé as dead and Emily and Rose's relationship as estranged. Their real estate business mother, Josie is trying very hard to make things right between them, but with no luck. But when Josie passes away suddenly, and mentioning on her will about a treasure hunt, it seems that things started to look hopeful between Emily and Rose. But Rose is an alcoholic, who can't get a hold of herself. And Emily is the only one trying. But when Rose's 9year old son, Alex meets with an accident, Rose is accepting her guilt and is trying for forgiveness. But it sounds like it’s too late for forgiveness from anyone in her life.

Well the good thing is that the characters apart from that Miss Daisy and Claudia, everyone is so spunky and well-developed and is quite believable. The plot in the beginning is also quite solid. Even the flow of narration was fantastic. The author knows how to draw her readers in to the story. And also she has addressed many sensitive issues like addiction, stealing, dieting etc and she has handled them quite brilliantly. Have you ever heard of a priest who steals spoons? Yeah I know sounds fun and unusual! Well I felt that reading this story is quite important since it enlightens us about some great family values and at times, while I was reading about the bickering of the two sisters, I got emotional along that way. And also the mind-blowing twist that the author delivered at the end of the book was though not touching, but it was delivered with right pace and right momentum and just at the right moment.
PS: Mill River is a fictional town in a very real state, Vermont.

Verdict: Read it for the boy who will steal your heart with his wit and intelligence and innocence!

Courtesy: Thank you Darcie Chan for your book, The Mill River Redemption. 
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Author Info:
Darcie Chan is the author of THE MILL RIVER RECLUSE, an originally self-published debut novel that became a word-of-mouth e-book sensation. With more than 700,000 copies sold, THE MILL RIVER RECLUSE appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists for more than 30 weeks and became a heartwarming favorite of readers across the country. Ballantine Books will release THE MILL RIVER RECLUSE in print for the first time in the United States and Canada on June 17, 2014, and an updated e-book version of the novel will go on sale on that same date. Only two short months later, on August 26, 2014, Darcie's second novel, entitled THE MILL RIVER REDEMPTION, will be published in both print and electronic formats. Like her first novel, THE MILL RIVER REDEMPTION is set in the fictional town of Mill River, Vermont, and will be released by Ballantine Books. Currently, Darcie lives just north of New York City with her husband and son. She is hard at work on the third novel in the Mill River series.
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