Easy read. Full of varied emotional situations. Relateable characters. Felt like the story was really taking off in the end but then it was wrapped up quickly. Possibly leaving it open for future books or just time to move on to others stories. Title was not what I was expecting from the book, but thinking back on it there are several ways to make it fit. Story about friendship and family and finding oneself. I read this on my Kindle, in the dark, while walking the treadmill. I believe I have it on my Kindle because it was probably a free one and the description sounded decent enough. And it was decent enough but it didn't really wow me. Lucy is a single young woman who has had enough trauma in her life that she relies a little too much on alcohol to help get her through rough spots. She's also had enough trauma that she doesn't trust anyone so she's totally isolated herself. She has some fringe friends - people on the fringes of her life - but nobody she can rely on. Or so she thinks. A phone call from her brother-in-law changes all that and she sets out to help her baby sister with two "fringe" friends tagging along and a boy who is pursuing her in the background. During their journey toward her sister Lucy discovers many things about herself and allows her perspective on past events to be brought into a better light. In the end will Lucy be able to knock down her walls and let people in? She's searching for who she really is. Fairchild's book holds potential but she falls flat on a few levels. Her character development feels stunted, her story line is a little weak, and the conflicts she includes in the book don't quite pack the punch I am sure she was hoping for. I don't necessarily regret reading the book but it didn't really grab me at all and I was happy to have it end.
What do You think about In Search Of Lucy (2012)?
Pretty good. I do think Amazon has more free books that are better written than Barnes & Noble.
—ilovereading
Little depressing about two sisters separated and only united when one needs a transplant
—sb33
