The Taking - Kimberly Derting

The idea behind this story

has potential

to be great.

Kyra and her dad

are driving home from her softball game.

They're talking about college

and they disagree.

Kyra gets out of the car,

to protest.

Suddenly she sees a white light

and hear her dad scream.

She wakes up behind a dumpster

still wearing the clothes from the day before.

She heads home,

but it's not her home.

It would seem,

she's been gone for 5 years.

A lot happened in 5 years.

Her father,

who saw the light,

is believed to be crazy.

Her parents divorced

and her mum not only remarried,

but also has a new child.

Her best friend is now dating her boyfriend.

And her boyfriend's 12 year old brother,

is now 17 and gorgeous.

But here's the thing,

Kyra doesn't seem to interested

in learning what happened to her.

Whether she remembers the light 

or not,

she doesn't support her father.

She's upset over,

rightly so,

about "the husband" and "brother"

but never really deals with it.

And when things do start getting interesting,

it ends.

Granted,

you'll probably learn more in the next book,

but do you really want to wait?

And do you really care?