Though “The Lives Between Us
But, what I got was a second rate romance between the main characters (Skylar and Mark) and laying the blame on the Republicans for the slow progress in stem cell research.
And to add to my annoyance, Skylar who is a journalist in this story is vindictive and childish. To describe her as a journalist is an insult to the profession. In fact, Anastasia Steele of “Fifty Shades of Grey” is better in being a journalist than Skylar in terms of striving to be objective when it came to her subject (Christian Grey).
Skylar had been warned several times by her editors; in fact, she was even put on administrative leave without pay for being unethical. But, instead of being an adult about it, she acted like a rebellious teenager. So, how can she be described as a formidable journalist?
For the record, I really don’t like giving bad reviews. I respect all authors and I know that when you write a book, you put yourself out there. Unfortunately, this book just rubbed me the wrong way. I apologize if I hurt anyone’s feelings.
Good thing about this book – it’s well edited even with annoying lead characters. The stem cell issue is explosive and straight out from the headlines. But blaming the Republicans and then championing Skylar, just because she is a liberal but a marginal journalist at best is not discussing the issue.
Though this is fiction, I expected a more objective point of view, not a biased one.
Remember, both Democrats and Republicans are POLITICIANS, hence trust is always an issue when dealing with them! It is up to us, the people to keep them honest. And Skylar being a journalist in this story is as dirty if not dirtier as the politicians she hated because she does not have a moral compass. Instead she is full of hate!
How far would you go to save the one you love?
Reporter Skylar Kendall has run from commitment all her life, pushing people away before they leave her, until her niece worms her way into Skye’s heart and settles in tight. Skye relaxes into a career she enjoys and relishes being a doting aunt.
Then her niece becomes gravely ill. Unable to bear yet another loss, Skye is determined to find a cure, but the girl’s only hope lies in the embryonic stem cell therapy Michigan Senator Edward Hastings repeatedly opposes. When Skye fails to find alternative treatment in time, she vows to end the senator’s political career.
Curious about the woman behind the scathing articles on his best friend, Mark Dutton pursues Skye. Dating Mark gives her access to Hastings’s life and secrets that would launch Skye’s career and satisfy her need for retribution… Only she hadn’t counted on falling in love.
Can she avenge the lives lost to politics at the expense of her new love and friends?
Notes– The Lives Between Us is about family and love. Fans of Jodi Picoult and Nicholas Sparks will enjoy this book.
