Be Still the Water by Karen Emilson

Be Still the Water by Karen Emilson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This story follows the life of Asta and her Icelandic immigrant family in a small community in Canada. It describes her in the last days of her life searching her memories to find a clue into her little sister's disappearance when they were teenagers.
I like how well the characters are described in this story. The story was well developed and a good pace between the present and past.


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Not Her Daughter by Rea Frey

Not Her Daughter by Rea Frey
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Sarah was raised by an abusive mother, so when she sees Emma being abused by her mother, Amy, one day at the airport the encounter sticks in her mind. Later, she sees Emma again and when she witnesses Amy strike the little girl across the face, Sarah makes a rash decision to save Emma by kidnapping her. And Amber Alert goes out, but the longer the search goes on, the more Amy's bad parenting and abuse point to murder... and she's the prime suspect!
This book jumped between past and present, showing the perspective of both Amy and Sarah. The farther I read, the more I was rooting for the kidnapper, Sarah, trying to save a little girl from the physical and psychological scars that she still suffers from her own horrible mother.


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