Family Ties Family Lies by Jacqueline Boulden – Review by Desiree Ottinger

Family Ties Family Lies by Jacqueline Boulden
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Rose Webster is a photojournalist on the mend and questioning her next steps for her life. Her most recent assignment put her in the midst of a riotous protest where she was pushed to the ground. Unfortunately, her fall ended up seriously injuring her camera arm. As she is contemplating what comes next for her, her aunt calls and tells her to come home to her hometown of Lake Amelia to help her mother -whose health is in question. When her mother receives bad health news, Rose knows she cannot leave her side as she is her last living parent. In helping her mother prepare for her end stage of life, Rose comes across books signed to her father from an unknown person. When a picture falls out of one of the books, her photojournalist side cannot help but look into it more. As more of the puzzle is revealed, will Rose find the answers she is looking for or will she only find more questions?

This is my first time reading this author and I was not disappointed. The author weaves a very intricate story about family love, loyalty, and forgiveness. Rose discovers that maybe her personal struggles are not so personal but instead an observed behavior that she picked up on growing up. I appreciated how the author brought in other characters from Rose’s formative years who also helped her solve the mystery. The background information given for them wasn’t extensive, but it didn’t need to be, and it was perfectly done. The answer to the mystery was also well done. I didn’t even guess who it could be until a couple pages before the reveal. All in all, it was a good read, and I would pick up a book by this author again.

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