Summary: Dot to Dot is a literary relay race revolving around one central theme: we are all connected. These connections may be seeimingly insignificant – bumping into an old friend on the street, or passing a stranger in a hospital corridor – but they have the potential to alter the course of our lives, some slightly, others in more profound and lasting ways. The race begins with an embattled United States Senator and moves from character to character like wildfire: the Senator’s disgraced wife and children; a motley crew of movers; a boy who takes matters into his own hands to save his mother and himself from her murderous boyfriend; a private detective whose past has come back to haunt him; a kindly police chief who helps a Mexican family; the Mexian family themselves who are desperate to get their kidnapped daughter back safe and sound; a country music singer who stumbles on fame after heartbreak; and, finally, a serial killer who has the tables turned on him by a very unlikely avenging angel. Simply put, ‘Dot to Dot’ is a story about people – some extraordinary, some not, but all memorable and flawed in their own unique ways.
My Thoughts: Normally one who doesn’t like loose ends, I find myself surprisingly satisfied after finishing this book. The book is almost nothing but loose ends, only visiting with a character for one or two chapters, maybe a couple more, before moving on to the next person. But, it is done artfully and in a very compelling manner. Seeing how these people are connected to each other is pretty neat. And that is what this book is about – how everyone is connected, if even in the tiniest of ways. The transition from person to person, and location to location, is done almost seamlessly with each change of focus. The transitions are easy to follow, and the new stories are interesting enough to keep the reader from being frustrated at not finding a conclusion to previous stories. There are even occasional references to earlier stories that give the reader some idea of how things panned out for a previous character. I think it was done quite artfully, and I really enjoyed this read.
My Rating: 4 of 5 stars
Source: Received as part of a blog tour promotion on Pump Up Your Book.
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