The Tenth Circle - Jodi Picoult

I have been a fan of Jodi Picoult's work ever since I read My Sister's Keeper a few years ago, so I had my name down on a pre-order for this. It has taken me absolutely ages to read this one because of my son not giving a minute to myself, but I have finally turned the last page and finished the book, so I thought I might as well review it! ~*The Author*~ Jodi Picoult has written many bestsellers, including the above mentioned My Sister's Keeper, Keeping Faith, Plain Truth, The Pact, Nineteen Minutes and Perfect Match. Her latest book Nineteen Minutes, debuted at Number 1 on the New York Times Bestseller list. She has a masters degree in education and is ...

***Background*** I was already a fan of Jodi Picoult's novels, having already read three of them including one which won the Richard & Judy Best Read of 2005. That was of course My Sister's Keeper. When I started reading this one I was expecting a courtroom drama that would surprise me at the end, but although a crime might or might not have taken place in this story, the format is a little bit different from her other books that I have read. ***The Story*** The Tenth Circle is a very clever book that tells the story of the love that a father has for his daughter and the lengths that he will go to protect her from harm. ...

I have been an avid fan of Jodi Picoult ever since I read her first book, and look forward immensely to reading them expecting to be totally immersed and absorbed from the first few pages. Therefore when I started to read 'The Tenth Circle' I was full of expectation. Sadly, as far as I am concerned as a reader, it did not live up to all the others I have read. I'm not quite sure why this was, as the storyline is a very good one, but perhaps the whole story meandered a little too much for my liking. I will attempt to explain... First, a little about the story. It is actually very harrowing as it deals with what happens when a teenaged girl, Trixie Stone, comes ...