Once in a Blue Moon

I first heard of Eileen Gouge when I was asked to review Woman in Red two years ago (linked to my review). It was a great escapist read, so when I heard about her latest novel Once in a Blue Moon, I was interested to see what it would hold.

In short, I liked it. I was intrigued by the characters of Lindsay and Kerrie Ann, two sisters who have been estranged for over twenty years, ever since their mother was taken to jail and they both entered the foster system.

Lindsay was adopted by a couple, but Kerrie Ann bounced around from foster home to foster home. The instability of her upbringing led her to make bad choices, and she’s now her life is coming full circle as her own daughter is taken away from her. This leads her to try to find her sister.

Kerrie Ann with her wild past is not exactly what straight-laced Lindsay was expecting as she was searching for her baby sister. This novel shows both of them changing and growing as they each face the struggles that are blocking their paths.

This isn’t quite chick-lit, but it’s the kind of book that doesn’t take much brain power to read, and results in the reader getting lost in the story. Escapist literature is a category that I find myself returning to again and again to fill that niche.

Content: There is some strong language and sex.

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Jennifer Donovan is also a contributing reviewer at 5 Minutes for Mom and 5 Minutes for Giveaways. She blogs at Snapshot.

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