From the TBR Pile: Blog Tour: The Lucky Ones by Tiffany Reisz

Author; Tiffany Reisz

Publisher: MIRA

Date of publication: February 13, 2018

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 tog

ether the story of her life, she’ll learns the terrible secret at the heart of the family she once loved but never really knew.

The Lucky Ones is another book that I have recently finished that I needed to really think about before deciding if I like it or not. In the end, I did like some of the book. However there were parts that I thought unnecessary that kind of ruined the book for me. The story involves Allison, who was fostered by Dr. Capello for a few years when she was a child. After an accident, she went to live with her aunt. Now Dr. Capello is dying and she has been asked by her foster brother to return to the house to say her final goodbyes.

I did enjoy the mystery aspect of the book. The truth of what happened was kind of shocking yet interesting. I thought the reveals and twists were well planned out and the ending was a surprise. I actually liked Allison's character despite some of her choices. She was kind of apologetically a breath of fresh air.

What I didn't care for was the "romantic" part of the book. It's hard to talk about without giving away spoilers. I'll just say that two of the relationships in the book really didn't sit well with me. They made me really uncomfortable and had a certain "ick" factor that I couldn't dismiss. I'm not even sure they were necessary for the book at all. It would have been fine without them. So I'll chalk this one up to "liked it, but didn't love it".