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“A beautiful single mother who writes a controversial column for the Palm Beach Post, Charley Webb has spent years building an emotional wall against scathing critics, snooty neighbours and her disapproving family. But when she receives a letter from Jill Rohmer, a young woman serving time on Death Row for the murders of three small children, her wall slowly begins to crumble.
Carol T wrote this review Wednesday, November 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Joy Fielding writes an excellent suspense thriller and I always enjoy her books. The plot builds at an ever increasing pace to a strong finish and keeps one guessing right to the end.
Beneath the surface action is a more thought provoking theme which focuses on the effect the childhood environment has on a person and the different ways people cope with it.
Excerpt from book.
Jill.........We're products of our childhood. Everything we become springs from who we were as children, how we were treated, who and what shaped our ideas and values. We are who we are.
Jill sees herself as a victim and uses that mentality to justify what she did. She had no choice.......it's not her fault.
Charley........We may be shaped by our childhood but there is such a thing as choice. We are what we do.
Charley is successful and assumes she has overcome the influence of her dysfunctional family but she is to discover during her interaction with Jill that she has done this by creating a protective prison around herself..........now she must face the unresolved issues of the past.”“I read half and quit. This book was not up to her usual style. I have loved all the other books I read by her.”
Charly F wrote this review Monday, September 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Really enjoyed this story. Although I found Charlotte (Charley) to be sometimes unsympathetic, she is vividly drawn and all too human. The never-married mother of two (with two different fathers) is a journalist searching for her own true voice. She is offered a once in a lifetime chance to work with a convicted serial killer to tell the true story of the horrific murders committed by this woman. Along the way, she attempts to keep her younger brother sober and reunite all the siblings (said brother plus two siblings) with their biological mother who left when Charley was 8 - for another continent and another woman.
Jery O wrote this review Wednesday, June 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The book is longish for the typical 'thriller' but only feels slow a few times and not for long. If you are looking for a book to while away the time at the beach or lake this summer, you could do worse than to pick this one.”
“excellent, keeps you glued to your seat.”
zzzangel wrote this review Sunday, March 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Charley's Web was a suspenseful thriller that kept me turning the pages trying to figure out the ending. Don't you just love those kind of books once in awhile? Charlotte aka Charley is a single mother of two and a newspaper writer who writes a popular but controversial weekly newspaper column. Charley doesn't have many friends and grew up in a dsyfunctional family. She receives a letter in the mail from convicted child killer Jill Rhomer and her life begins to change in unexpected ways. All of a sudden there is someone threatening her and her children and she doesn't have anyone to count on.
Samantha A wrote this review Friday, December 12 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This was a quick and suspenseful read where I didn't see the ending coming. The question that was constantly in my head was was Jill really guilty and what kind of game was she playing with Charley? There were a lot of family issues with Charley's family and I was rooting for her the whole time. This was a great read and a new to me author which means I'm adding her other books to my TBR list.
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“This is my first book by Fielding and WOW it's a helluva read! The characters and plot are so intriguing and the book flows nicely. I highly recommend this to anyone!”
Icie wrote this review Thursday, September 18 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Full of twists and turns, humor, and emotion.
Marcy B wrote this review Saturday, August 23 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
A really good read.”“Exciting, suspensful, scary -- this Joy Fielding has it all. AND a kind of love story. AND child porn. AND psychopaths.
Linda S wrote this review Thursday, August 21 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Read it. You'll like it.”
“This could be the best suspense-thriller that I have read all summer. It is a gripping story - couldn't put it down!”
Sherrill M wrote this review Thursday, July 31 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Charley Webb writes a weekly column for a newspaper and her provacative subjects draws e-mails of delight and also not so complimentry ones. Her children are targeted as possible victims of a predator. The storyline will keep you guessing right up to the last chapter.”
Jan J wrote this review Thursday, June 19 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
