I started this series in June and finished up in July. I was drawn in by the book's blurb and I also liked that I could listen to the audio for free through kindle unlimited. I even binged the first book in one sitting.
From the Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author comes the first book in a trilogy about love, betrayal, and the secrets families keep.
Josh has difficulty talking. He can’t read or write, but he’s a prolific artist, exhibiting skill beyond his age. His drawings are as detailed as they are horrific. Olivia soon realizes Josh’s artwork tells a story. There’s more to his arrival and to Lily’s untimely disappearance than it seems. Using the drawings as a road map, Olivia traces Josh’s path back to his mom. Each drawing sheds light on Lily’s past and reveals a darkness that forces Olivia to question everything she thought she knew about her family.My Review
No More Words by Kerry Lonsdale
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I read this in one sitting.
I could not put this down. And I'm so ready to jump into the next book.
Because I still have so many questions!
Many years ago, Olivia's younger sister left home, pregnant and sixteen. Every year since Olivia receives a letter with a picture of her nephew. There's never been a return address on the letters or any contact information, so she's never had a way to get a hold of her sister. But the betrayal she felt might have kept her from reaching out away.
When her young nephew shows up on her doorstep unexpectedly, she knows something has happened to her sister. But her nephew has trouble communicating making the task harder.
When she speaks to her doctor friend he mentions that drawing could be another way for her nephew to communicate and he happens to be a great artist.
His drawings offer clues to where they live, what might have happened and where she could have gone to.
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Jenna Mason’s life seems perfect: a successful career as an animator, a town house near the beach, and an adoring son, Josh, whose artistic talent looks as promising as his mother’s. But there’s something nobody realizes about Jenna. She used to be Lily Carson, a young mother on the run from a secret no one must ever know.
After years of constantly relocating, Jenna concedes to her son’s request to settle down. He wants to make friends. He wants some stability. He wants to feel normal. She convinces herself they’re safe. Until a reporter discovers who Jenna really is, bringing her estranged father to her doorstep. When he threatens to expose her carefully fabricated life for the lie that it is, Jenna has no choice but to run again.
But just as she’s about to go off the grid, Josh disappears, forcing Jenna to seek out the one person she never thought she’d see again: Josh’s father.
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No More Lies by Kerry LonsdaleMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
So many lies to unravel
Jenna Mason's life hasn't always been easy. But right now things are looking up, she's become a successful animator, and she's living near the beach with her son Josh. What no one knows is that she used to be Lily Carson.
She's been on the run since she fled her parents' house years ago. Constantly relocating when she gets the sense that she's being watched.
But Josh is looking for stability. So Jenna agrees to settle into their town, figuring their safe while the person after her is in jail. Until a reporter discovers her true identity, bringing her estranged father to her door.
He threatens to expose her secret leaving her no choice but to run again.
But just as she is about to go off the grid, Josh disappears forcing Jenna to turn to the people she's tried to keep at a distance. She'll even have to finally contact Josh's father.
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After serving six months in a juvenile detention center, Lucas Carson returns home irrevocably changed by what happened there. Traumatized, Lucas shuts himself out from everyone he loves, even his younger sister, Lily, who ran away from home when she was pregnant at sixteen. When Lily resurfaces years later, Lucas can’t cope with his guilt about not being there for her. He takes off, only to cross paths with Shiloh Bloom—fifteen, homeless, and, like Lucas, escaping the past.
All Lucas sees in her is the little sister he neglected. Believing this is his chance to absolve past mistakes, he takes Shiloh in. He gives her food and shelter. She gives him a purpose. Together they invent a background for her and form a bond. But the risk of discovery grows. Lucas’s sisters aren’t the only ones looking for him. So are Shiloh’s mother and the police. If Lucas wants to heal and have a future, he must stop running and face everything he’s left behind.
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Wraps up nicely
What a great conclusion to this trilogy. It was interesting to see how the past had affect Lucas. The heavy burdens he carried all because his parents selfishly didn't seek to get help for him. It was great to see that by slowly sharing those things he know he wanted to heal this part of his past in order to have a future.
After all these years Lucas Carson still lives with the guilt of not helping his baby sister the night she ran away from home. He was too scared to help and still hadn't dealt with the events that traumatized him. When Lily resurfaces Lucas takes off unable to face her.
When Lucas crosses paths with homeless teenager Shilol Bloom, all he sees is a chance to absolve his past mistakes. She reminds him of Lily and he's determined to keep her safe. They invent a cover story for her sudden appearance and begin to lean on each other.
But the arrival of a bounty hunter causes then both to panic, Lucas is sure that the law has finally caught up with him and Shilol is sure her mom's shady boyfriend hired this person to track her down.
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