The Difference Between Us by Sheri Zeck 3.5 stars rounded up

[Karin]

3.5 stars rounded up

This is a debut novel. It got better for me as the book went on because although at first it read like a very familiar story (woman disenchanted with life as a stay at home mother with growing kids and a husband busy at work, it got better for me as we got to know Jimmy. (At the end of the book I found out that Jimmy is based on a real person her husband volunteered with.) Jimmy has the intellect of a third-grader but lives on his own; Adam Bauer volunteers to help him balance his cheque book in what he thought was a one-time deal that was actually for three months. Eventually Jimmy meets the entire family--this is all you get to know from me without reading the book.

Overall the book was well edited and didn't read "self-published." It will be interesting to see Zeck grow as an author as she continues to write. I'd say that the reviewer who called this a "feel-good" book is correct.