Tutto Quello Che Facciamo Per Amore (2000) - Plot & Excerpts
Can a ferry ride change the direction of your life? For Troy Chance, it did. Out of the corner of her eye, she sees something fall into the freezing water and has a feeling it is something she needs to rescue. She jumps in and swims toward the bundle, only to discover it is a little boy. Troy swims her hardest to get to shore to save his life; once they are safe, she decides to take the boy home. She is afraid to turn him over to the police because she doesn't want him to be in foster care, or worse, go back to someone who may have tried to kill him. She begins to find out details from the boy, and discovers he and his mother had been kidnapped, and he fears his mother is dead. Troy investigates further and learns who the boy's father is, and makes a decision: she loves this little boy, and she will do what is in her power to protect him. This story is so contrived, it is ridiculous. Too many pieces fall into place too easily, and there is really no climax. It just kind of goes along at the same pace, with not much happening. The opening scene with Troy jumping into freezing water to save something she isn't even sure is a person is too far-fetched; who does that? And it just keeps going in that vein from there. There was one twist at the end that surprised me, though had I been paying more attention, I probably would have noticed something was coming. If someone would have told me what had happened at the end of this book, I would have quit reading; as it is, I am not sure why I finished. I didn't like the characters, everything happened too easily, and everything (except the one twist) was easy to see coming. And, since I am all about titles, I guess this title is a metaphor since it didn't have much to do with the actual events in the story. Learning to Swim must mean the main character learning to deal with her life, but in the end, I am not sure she does. Intriguing and extremely well written. I loved all of the characters. No one was so "flawed" that I would hate them - they rose to the occasion and yet still had their flaws without making them so unbelievable that you have to suspend disbelief. I read this book in 1 day (night) and could not put it down. Damn you Sara Henry!!!! Can't wait for the next book. I hope she picks up some of the same characters and continues to develop them.
What do You think about Tutto Quello Che Facciamo Per Amore (2000)?
A fast start, very well written, on to read the next in the series!!!
—brand
