The Lucky Ones
by Tiffany Reisz
Print Length: 368 pages
Publisher: MIRA (February 13, 2018)
They called themselves “the lucky ones”
They were seven children either orphaned or abandoned by their parents and chosen by legendary philanthropist and brain surgeon Dr. Vincent Capello to live in The Dragon, his almost magical beach house on the Oregon Coast. Allison was the youngest of the lucky ones living an idyllic life with her newfound family…until the night she almost died and was then whisked away from the house and her adopted family forever.
Now, thirteen years later, Allison receives a letter from Roland, Dr. Capello’s oldest son, warning her that their father is ill and in his final days. Allison determines she must go home again and confront the ghosts of her past. She’s determined to find out what really happened that fateful night — was it an accident or, as she’s always suspected, did one of her beloved family members try to kill her?
But digging into the past can reveal horrific truths, and when Allison pieces together the story of her life, she’ll learn the terrible secret at the heart of the family she once loved but never really knew.
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My Rating:
Favorite Quotes:
If I wanted to judge people all day I’d either be a priest or get a Facebook account…
Allison looked into his eyes. He didn’t have bedroom eyes, not like McQueen did. Roland had hallway eyes—labyrinthine hallways made of marble and lit by torches resting in iron sconces. She could wander those shadowy hallways forever and never once feel lost.
He buys his Catholic guilt in bulk at Costco…
You know what they say…ours is not to wonder why. Ours is but to drink bourbon and rye.
There aren’t a lot of them around. True psychopaths make up about two percent of the population. In prison it’s more like… fifty percent. In politics, maybe ninety percent.
My Review:
I don’t believe I know enough lofty adjectives or adverbs to fully extol the brilliance and craft of this spellbinding tale. I was consumed, enthralled, engrossed and embedded in this riveting tale from beginning to end. I was intrigued and beguiled by all the characters while also fearful I was going to learn something truly awful about them, which I did, but I still loved them anyway. The story was ingeniously crafted, cunningly paced, and loaded with all manner of itchy and twisty elements that squeezed my heart, set my brain on fire, and put a series of hot rocks in my throat. Tiffany Reisz is an evil genius and a clever wordsmith. I covet her mad skills and am wild with greed to amass and read every single thing she has and will ever write.
About Tiffany Reisz
Great review DJ! It has been forever since I’ve read a book by her!! I need to catch up for sure!
Awesome review. And yet another book to add to my ever-growing TBR. Thanks!
This sounds intriguing!
Great review, I heard a lot of amazing things about Tiffany Reisz books. And the all looks and sounds absolutely fantastic and utterly amazing. I so want to check out her books one day. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome post.
Great review for what sounds like a very interesting book.
Love reading your blogs
“This is a southern thing too.”
Wonderful review! I love the synopsis of this book, I’ll be adding it to my TBR list!
The quotes made me chuckle. I will get a FB account too!
I loved all your adjectives 🙂 And this sounds like a very intriguing book. Not my usual cup of tea but on the TBR now, nonetheless.