Name: Stephanie Midolo's review of The Final Piece by Maggi Myers
Item: The Final Piece
Rating: 3
Author: Stephanie Midolo

Maggi Myers

Life shouldn't be about picking up the pieces. Beth Bradshaw has spent her life hiding from her tragic past. From the moment a trusted family friend steals her innocence until the moment another rescues her, she struggles to just survive. Surrounded by the comfort and protection of her extended family, Beth embarks on a journey of healing far from the horrors of her home. In her darkest moments, she meets a boy named Ryan. For one incredible summer, Ryan shows Beth what it's like to act her own age. To feel free and let go. If only for a while. Years later, another tragedy threatens to shatter the life Beth has carefully crafted. When faced, yet again, with more pieces to pick up, Beth begins to question what her choices have cost her. Leaving her old life behind, she sets forth on a pilgrimage that will bring her back to the boy she could never forget. He wants to help her pick up the pieces of her life, but is she willing to do what it takes to become whole again? Can she trust him with a piece of herself?

The Final Piece

Stephanie Midolo

I don't really know what to think about this one. I really wanted to like it, and I guess I did, but it didn't live up to it's potential. Myers tried really hard to make Beth and Ryan soulmates, but they both just seemed sad and hung up on that one kid they kissed one summer when they were teenagers. They were obsessed with each other, and why? Because they had teenage crushes on each other? 

The abuse aspect also left a bad taste in my mouth. We get a full physical account of a 10 year old being sexually assaulted, but very little into her psyche. When she finally explodes, it's more about Ryan than Drew. Basically, the abuse seemed like a subplot and, honestly it was kind of gimmicky. 

Both Ryan and Beth were likable characters, they just annoyed me a lot.

Christina Baltimore 

I’m a little unsure

The book starts out solid but it get off track somewhere after Beth’s move from Florida. Both sexual abuse and romance are themes in the book but neither feel right. There is so much I would have liked to read about and the story just turned choppy. A lot of what is there is irrelevant to either topic. It’s not a bad story but it’s not a great one either.

Stephanie Midolo &
The Final Piece by Maggi Myers

Reviews

Join the club

Stephanie Midolo &The Final Piece by Maggi Myers

Reviews

Join the club

Stephanie Midolo &
The Final Piece by Maggi Myers