Saving Ruby King - Book Review

 Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West

Ruby Kings mother has been murdered. Now she is left to live with her abusive father. The police are investigating, and Ruby’s community and church family are turning a blind eye once again to what really goes on in the King household as they have always done. The only person who cares and wants to help Ruby is her best friend Layla. She will do anything to save Ruby from the same fate of her mother. Why won't the church community help Ruby? Things are more complicated than they seem and people are hiding their own pasts and secrets. What will happen when they all can't hide from the past any longer?

This story is told by many characters. We get to read the story from Ruby, Layla, and both Ruby and Layla’s fathers who also share a troubled past along with the story told from the halls of the old church they all share. The story goes back in time to help the reader gain insight into each character’s motives and struggles as well as the generations that came before them. Secrets are uncovered and lies that were told are brought to light. Catherine Adel West is a brilliant author who brings forth the issue of abuse in such a powerful way. I was riveted by the story and loved how the story was told from each character’s point of view. A powerful novel you do not want to miss.

Thank you so much to the author Catherine Adel West, Harlequin and NetGalley for an advanced copy of the book to review. It was an amazing novel! All opinions expressed for this review are unbiased and entirely my own.

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 Catherine Adel West is a writer/editor living on the South Side of Chicago. Her experience as a black woman shapes every aspect of her writing and she is sure to be a voice for many women. Her work has been published in Black Fox Literary Magazine, Five2One, Better than Starbucks, Doors Ajar, 805 Lit + Art, The Helix Magazine, Lunch Ticket, and most recently Kaaterskill Basin Literary Journal. Saving Ruby King is her debut novel. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @cawest329

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