Saturday, May 29, 2010

Review and Giveaway: The Last Bridge by Teri Coyne

To say I enjoyed The Last Bridge is like saying I enjoy tragedy. Yet, having survived an abusive childhood I found much of what Teri Coyne wrote rings true to me. She has a gift of portraying the emotions, the situations, and their effects on everyone involved. I quickly became emotionally involved with the story.

In The Last Bridge, Cat, estranged from her family for the past ten years, finds out her mother has committed suicide. Between drinking and flashbacks, Teri Coyne builds a story of Cat's painful abuse by her father and the reactions of the other family members. Not surprisingly, Cat turns to alcohol as her coping mechanism and throughout much of the book she is not sober.

A mystery is set up early, when Cat's mother, before committing suicide, leaves her a note that says, "He isn't who you think he is". Various male characters are introduced leaving the reader wondering who the reference is to and what the answer will reveal.

The Last Bridge is intense and realistic. The storytelling is excellent throughout, until the end where things wrap up just a little too neatly and too quickly. This is not a book I will soon forget, and I hope to read more by this author in the future.

In celebration of the paperback release of this book on May 25th, the author has given me a copy to pass along. I love the new cover! All I ask is that you leave a comment if you are interested in reading this book along with an email address to contact you at. A really cool bookmark is included as well.

Giveaway ends June 9th, random winner will be chosen on June 10th!

Bonus entries:
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(tiny url link for this contest: http://tinyurl.com/lastbridge)


5 comments:

Anonymous said...

This sounds like a very interesting read. Count me in! peppertheelf(at)gmail(dot)com.

Aik said...

I'd love to read this book! Thanks!

aikychien at yahoo dot com

lisa :) said...

I've heard soooo many good things about this one and would love to enter for the chance to win it! Thanks for hosting the giveaway!

herbookself (at) gmail (dot) com

Kristen said...

Contest ended yesterday. The winner is....

Aik!

I'll be emailing you for your address.

Congratulations and Happy Reading!

Aik said...

Thank you so much, Kristen! I've just sent you a reply!

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