Whisper Me This - Book Review

Whisper Me This
by Kerry Anne King

What is it about:
Single mother Maisey Addington has always fallen short of her own mother’s expectations—never married, a bit adrift, wasting her high IQ on dead-end jobs. The only thing Maisey’s sure she’s gotten right is her relationship with her twelve-year-old daughter, Elle...until a phone call blows apart the precarious balance of their lives. Maisey’s mother is in a coma, and her aging father faces charges of abuse and neglect.

Back at her childhood home, Maisey must make a heartrending life-or-death decision. Her confused father has destroyed family records, including her mother’s final wishes. Searching for answers, Maisey uncovers one unspeakable secret after another when she stumbles upon a shattering truth: a twin sister named Marley.

Maisey’s obsession with solving the mystery of her sister forces her to examine her darkest memories and triggers a custody battle with Elle’s father. Will Maisey’s love for her daughter be strong enough to break a cycle of abuse and create a new beginning for them all?

What did I think of it:
I don't read a lot of Contemporary Fiction/Women's Fiction, but Kerry Anne King also writes as Kerry Schafer, so as I love her UF books, I was sure I'd like her Contemporary Fiction as well.

And this book is beautiful, but difficult as well. It's the perfect example why I don't read these kinds of books often: It hits really close to home. Maisey tries to do her best, but everyone wants her to be someone she is not. The only one who seems to accept her as she is, is her daughter Elle.

Maisey struggles with who she is, who she wants to be, and how she thinks she must be. When dealing with her ailing parents she discovers the existence of a twin sister. Her world shifts on its axes and she has to figure out what to do with it.

I couldn't put this book down once I started it, and read until deep in the night to finish it. It was beautiful and heartbreaking. Some parts were difficult to read, but King tells the story in a way you want to go through the pain to get to the satisfying conclusion and feel it's all the more worth it because of the struggle the characters went through to get to it.

This won't be a book I'll reread easily or often, but I absolutely loved it. So it will go on my favorite shelf and be treasured, and I'll definitely read more books by King.

Why should you read it:
It's a beautiful and emotional Contemporary read.


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