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A review by lovesworldofbooks
The Drowning by J. P. Smith
5.0
Joey Proctor was an eight years old boy who was small and timid. It was his first and last time going to camp. On the last couple weeks of camp counselor Alex Mason wanted Joey to get over his fears of swimming. Even though Joey couldn't swim that didn't stop Alex from leaving him on a raft in the middle of the lake. Alex had completely forgotten about Joey on raft and Joey disappeared. Fast-forward twenty years later, Alex is a successful business man and has beautiful wife and daughter. Alex has everything going for him, until his past come to destroy him. Could it be Joey Proctor doings? Did he come back for revenge?
I couldn't imagine sending my child to camp for the summer and he went missing due to someone negligence or pride. Alex as his wife best describes him is "someone with no conscience, no hear or soul." Alex did something horrible and he was able to move on and never thought how his actions might’ve a domino effect. I think that he deserves to lose everything he loves and more.
Furthermore, I really love the flow of the authors storytelling. I couldn’t put the book down once I started and the more I read the more questions I had. One question I can't get out my mind is what really happened to Joey Proctor? If he was kidnap, who did it?
My favorite quote, “Sometime you don't have to do something to make it wrong. Sometimes you just have to not do something." (page 223)
I couldn't imagine sending my child to camp for the summer and he went missing due to someone negligence or pride. Alex as his wife best describes him is "someone with no conscience, no hear or soul." Alex did something horrible and he was able to move on and never thought how his actions might’ve a domino effect. I think that he deserves to lose everything he loves and more.
Furthermore, I really love the flow of the authors storytelling. I couldn’t put the book down once I started and the more I read the more questions I had. One question I can't get out my mind is what really happened to Joey Proctor? If he was kidnap, who did it?
My favorite quote, “Sometime you don't have to do something to make it wrong. Sometimes you just have to not do something." (page 223)