The Lucky Ones by Tiffany Reisz
Fiction
Published: February 13, 2018. Mira Books.
By the age of seven, Allison Lamarque was living in a nightmare of a foster home when she met brain surgeon, Dr. Vincent Capello. This single foster parent decided to take in young Allison, giving her a big beautiful home right on the Oregon Coast with the other children Dr. Capello was already taking care. Everything seemed to finally be going right for Allison – until she fell down the stairs and woke up in hospital. After that, Allison was whisked away by her great Aunt, forcing her to leave her “family” behind.
Thirteen years later and at a turning point in her life, 25-year-old Allison is living in Kentucky when one day she suddenly receives a letter from her foster brother, Roland, who tells her that Dr. Capello is dying.
Looking back, she can recall happy memories with the Capello family but when it comes to the accident involving the stairs, her memory is blurred. Was it just a mere accident, or was she actually pushed?
In the end, Allison decides to return to Oregon and see her foster family and Dr. Capello one last time. Upon arrival she reconnects with her foster siblings Roland (who plays a love interest), Deacon and Thora. It doesn’t take long for that familiar feeling of love and family to come back – even with Dr. Capello failing health.
Yet this perfect family isn’t what it seems. And as the days pass Allison realizes that there are a lot of secrets to uncover and lies to discover. Determined to figure out what exactly happened the night of her accident, Allison keeps uncovering more and more information that only arouses more questions about the family she loved so dearly. Step by step, complications arise causing conflicting feelings about her perceptions and how to handle such destructive truths.
While the writing was brilliant, this was a pretty straight forward mystery that did harbour some surprises.
This was an average read for me, though it was an unusual read with questioning morals.
Kirsten Lowe studies at Athabasca University.