Book 31

The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond

Type: Fiction

My rating: 5 stars (out of 5)

Why I chose it: There was a blurb on the cover of this book that caught my attention. It read: Highly recommended for fans of authors like Jodi Picoult and Jacquelyn Mitchard.

What I liked about it: There are no coincidences. I chose this book to take with me on vacation. Before leaving for vacation I bought a new pair of Oakley sunglasses. The glasses I chose were from the Stephen Murray "Stay Strong" collection. Stephen Murray was a BMX rider who crashed on June 22, 2007 while attempting a double back flip. He crushed and shattered vertebrae and is paralyzed from the shoulders down. Before leaving for vacation I realized that the flight was going to be on June 22, 2009, exactly two years after Stephen crashed. So that was weird. However, near the end of this book the main character is getting ready to return home after a very exhausting trip and says, "Tomorrow is the twenty-second of June. Tomorrow I'm go home." Hmmm. Very strange. I believe everything happens for a reason. All our life experiences, no matter how small or inconsequential they might seem, are clues to the bigger puzzle.

The book was really good. The story is about a 6-year old girl that goes missing while walking along a beach one day with an adult friend. The friend engages in a crusade to find out what happened to her. The book was very well written and, while I have yet to read Jacquelyn Mitchard, the story telling and tough subject matter is very similar to Jodi Picoult's style of writing.