Reviews for The Gentle Grafter

The average rating for The Gentle Grafter based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-02-04 00:00:00 Thomas Riner Great story, but with some issues, November 19, 2008 What a great story line. Sarah tries to move on with her life after the abduction of her daughter 7 years before. She's a very broken, lonely woman, who has no friends or family to speak of, other than her best friend Jake. The character of Sarah did have some very redeeming qualities, but seemed to be just a bit to fragile and unglued for most of the story. While the circumstances warrant it, you find it hard to understand why Jake would have an attraction for someone who refuses to do anything (eat, watch tv, read, enjoy anything at all) She only does anything out of necessity....and just works as an a district attorney - nothing else in her life. You really do get a sense of what it was like for Sarah to loose her child and how and why she obsessed over it - but I think there was too much time spent on that. Jake was an excellent character and he had lots of add to this story, by making Sarah face the truth about her miserable existence. He's a solid character, and likable in so many ways. There are other supporting characters that are also very well developed and quite likeable and/or believeable. There's lots of action in this story and you are really kept guessing what will happen until the very end. I did find it slow at times, focussing on details that didn't matter and providing an excruciating amount of detail on some of the backstory. Sometimes the backstory didn't make sense where it was told. The ending was a little abrupt and quite honestly undid all the good that was previously done in the story. Overall, a great story, but could have been a little faster paced, had a stronger female lead, and a less abrupt (and possibly different) ending. I am all for happy endings, but this one just didn't fit. I just think this story had so much more potential, but still and glad I read it. NOTE ON THE AUDIO VERSION: I actually picked this book to read in part because of the narrator of the audiobook. Joyce Bean does a fabulous job reading the audio version, though I didn't like the voice she did for the character of Jake, it seemed a little choked and harsh. (usually I love her male voices)

Review # 2 was written on 2019-03-14 00:00:00 Alexis Cornett Excellent! Second book I've read by this author. So good! The story of Lexie will hauntingly tug at your heartstrings & the thought of Jake's friendship is so sweet. Sarah is a strong heroine.