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 Somebody Pick Up My Pieces by J. D. Mason
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Somebody Pick Up My Pieces by J. D. Mason is another installment in the lives of the descendents of Charles Brooks, whom I was introduced to in Don’t Want No Sugar; and the daughters of Charlotte Rodgers, introduced in One Day I Saw a Black King. A few pages into the story I began to think I may have missed a book, and have since learned that I had indeed. So before you grab this book, make sure you have read You Have to Sin to Get Saved. In One Day I Saw a Black King, we met John King (the grandson of Charles Brooks) and Connie Rodgers (daughter of Charlotte Rodgers). They are two kids born into really bad situations; one in Bueller, Texas and the other in Denver, Colorado. Fate brings them together and they learn to love the best way they know how.
Fast forward two years and Connie and her sister Clarice have reconnected with the mother who abandoned them, and met a younger sister name Camille. The two older sisters have rescued Camille from mother Charlotte and moved her back to Denver. There we catch-up on the lives of the sisters and learn that Clarice’s life has fallen apart and Connie and John have settled nicely into a life of cohabitation. A call from Bueller sends John to see about his ailing father, Adam. The trip answers many questions I had from Don’t Want No Sugar, and also tests the maturity and love between John and Connie. Back in Denver, Clarice fights to save her marriage and learns that two wrongs don’t make it right. Camille must come to terms with the dysfunction in her life. All the while, back in Murphy, Kansas, Charlotte is forced to face her own demons, all alone.
The beginning of the story was very hard for me to follow with the introduction of new characters and various situations, but I trudged along and it finally picked up and began to flow. Once I got into the groove I didn’t want to put the book down. Mason is such a gifted writer, and although there was a lot going on with the multiple storylines, she managed to move each situation along very well. As I mentioned above, there was an installment that I did not read; however, I was able to read Somebody Pick Up My Pieces without feeling the need to stop and go get the missed book. I love when a book that is part of a series can also be read as a stand alone.
Somebody Pick Up My Pieces was a good read, full of drama that held my attention, but in its totality was not as strong as its predecessors. My final rating is 3.5 stars. BUY NOW
Much Love,
Tracy L. Darity
www.TracyLDarity.com View all my reviews
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