I bought a copy of
this book to support a fellow member of the internet support group I belong to
[Rave Reviews by Nonnie Jules http://tinyurl.com/mqo65sj ]
I found this book a
tightly written story of a 20 year old woman, Rebecca Francis, who decides to
play Russian roulette with unprotected sex during her first one-night stand and
then learns the guy sex is HIV positive; which has now left her waiting to learn
if she has indeed been exposed to the virus.
The vulgar language
used by the author at times is totally appropriate given the characters
involved in the story and adds to the reality of this fiction based on true
events. The author takes us into the main
character’s psyche as her thinks about the worst possible outcome of her
tests. As with anyone in 1995, when the
story is set, Rebecca thinks about the stigma associated with becoming HIV
positive, with entire spectrum of psychological conditions associated with this
coming to the surface.
The author ends the
story abruptly, and in the “Afterword” that follows tells us the outcome of the
story. In addition to this Mr. Bells tells us what went on in his mind as he
wrote this story as well as things he thought about including in it. The last
portion of this book is used by the author as a means to promote his first book.
I feel the author should have just ended his book by dramatically telling us
the outcome of Rebecca’s test.
I’m happy to give
this book 4 STARS.
PLEASE NOTE: The
book is actually shorter then it appears due to the promotional three chapters
at the end for another book written by the author.
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