What do You think about Deep As The Marrow (1997)?
This book pulled me in immediately, and never let go. The characters ran the gamut from innocent to terrifying, and were superbly drawn. I really enjoyed the plot, which was interesting enough just based on the book’s back cover. But then halfway through the book the plot took on a life of its own, taking me for a roller coaster ride that had me on the edge of my seat. Just when I thought I knew what was going to happen next, something I couldn’t see coming happened to drive the action in a new direction.I think that the character of Poppy was my favorite. Though I didn’t identify with her, she was compelling to watch, especially as she rose to meet the challenges she faced and became a sort of hero. Snake, a villain, was horrifying in his casual evil. While he was riveting, I hated him.This book lacks the .5 off a perfect rating because I was conflicted about this book’s bittersweet ending. While I liked it on one hand, it seemed a bit over the top, also. Yet I have to wonder if things had happened differently if I would have been as moved by the book, and I think the answer to that is no. My final conclusion is that something was missing, so I was left slightly unsatisfied. But I still highly recommend it!
—Tara Hall
Interesting idea for a plot, that the president would be pushing to decriminalize all drugs. But that was just the background for the story of Katie, the daughter of the president's personal physician, who was kidnapped by a drug syndicate to get her father to poison the president. Originally I was concerned that it would be a tiring, gruesome kidnapping story (the kidnappers were going to send him her toe as a persuader to cooperate), but the author is very imaginative and the story was full of twists and turns that made it very interesting.
—Roger Scherping
