Tips for Tuesday - Books: Daughter and & Night Shift

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Books: Daughter and The Night Shift

Today we are recommending Daughter by Kate McLaughlin. Scarlet's life is uprooted when not only does she learn she is the daughter of a serial killer, but that he wants to see her before he dies, and he will only release the names of more of his victims directly to her. Therefore, if she wants to provide closure to murdered girls grieving families, she is going to have to face her evil father. This book is both chilling and heartbreaking. McLaughlin does an excellent job of personifying evil in the character of Jeffrey Robert Lake. He is every bit as horrifying as any real-life serial killer. It is also heartbreaking not only in the stories of the murdered girls but also in the way, his family gets caught up in the blame for his crimes even though they had nothing to do with them. It will remind you that we are not indeed our brother's keeper and we can neither control nor are we responsible for every action of anyone else. Finally, this book is a plea to glorify the victims of crime rather than the criminals, this is something that the world has yet to learn how to do, but definitely should. 

Today we are also recommending The Night Shift by Alex Finlay. This is another shocking tale. Fifteen years ago, four teenagers working the night shift at the Blockbuster video were attacked and only one survived. Now, history has repeated itself and there is a similar attack on an ice cream shop and again only one survivor. However, Jesse, the sole survivor of the most recent attack may not be as innocent as she seems, and the only one she'll talk to is Ella, the sole survivor of the first attack. There are an awful lot of characters in this book to keep track of and not all of them are as well delineated to be able to differentiate and keep track of them as you might like. However, the story is exciting, and it will keep you on the edge of your seat wanting to read and find out what is going to happen next. Plus the payoff is worth it as all the different parts of the story come together nicely in the end. 

And that's our view. Tune in tomorrow for Where-To-Go Wednesday.