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[The Stepchild] by Joanne Fluke
3.5★
Kathi Ellison is an English literature major at the University of California in Berkeley, living with her boyfriend off-campus. She is also the daughter of a candidate for the U.S. Senate and his wife, a role that could affect her life should her father win the election. But before she can consider her future, Kathi must first come to terms with her past. A car accident when she was four-years-old killed her mother and left her in a coma for several days. The migraines and nightmares that plagued her as a child have recently returned with a vengeance, leaving her mind full of visions that feel more like memories. Memories that are not her own. Memories of a frightened and traumatized child named Sheri Walker. Memories linked to her mother’s death that her stepmother doesn’t want her to remember.It was a good book but the solution to the mystery wasn't much of a mystery since it was presented at the very start and ending was very odd. I guess what's important here is what happen in between those two events. Frankly the story left me with an uneasy feeling, but it has some unexpected twists that will leave you wondering and thinking long after finishing the book. I had to stop and remember that the book was written in 1980 and this author has since written books that were much more intriguing. I absolutely love her ghost stories. Overall, this was a quick red that was worth the time. .
