Stepping in the Write Direction

By publicly navigating her own personal struggles, Glennon Doyle becomes the voice for many in crisis who feel unheard. Understanding the emotional and psychological journey of others gives a courageous blueprint to those in similar circumstances. Doyle states, “Language is my favorite tool, so I use it to help people build a bridge from what’s in front of them and what’s inside them. I have learned that if we want to hear the voice of imagination, we must speak to it in a language it understands, if we want to know who we were meant to be before the world told us who to be, if we want to know where we were meant to go before we were put in our place. If we want to taste freedom instead of control, then we must relearn our soul’s native tongue...The truest and most beautiful life never promises to be an easy one. We need to let go of the lie that it’s supposed to be.” Doyle’s words, a refusal to go gently into that good night, become lifelines affirming the good fight. Doyle adds, “I l...

This was my first James Patterson book, and I liked it because it moved along quickly, had nonstop action, and almost every chapter ended with a cliffhanger compelling the reader to get to the next chapter ASAP (and there are 119 chapters)! I liked the irreverent, unfiltered wisecracks of “Harry,” aka Harriet Blue (some made me laugh out loud), and her partners in crime “Witt,” Tox Barnes, and “Pops” Morris. I also gravitate toward investigators who blur procedural protocols when exigent circumstances dictate (and they always do) to procure answers that save lives and apprehend bad actors, however, I totally get prosecutors don’t like that much. I also like the setting of Sidney, Australia and its environs, as it makes for a nice change of scene. This is the 4th book in the Harriet Blue series, and even though it’s the first I’ve read, I felt the characters and past history was brought up to speed, so it’s very much a stand alone book.