Elizabeth Goddard writes an interesting but twisted story called Never Let Go.  It is the first installment in the Uncommon Justice Series.  All kinds of crazy thing happen beginning with the story of a baby girl who was abducted and never found.  Things just keep getting stranger and stranger until the truth is finally uncovered and it is rather unfathomable as well.  This is a great who and why book, because it is not plain and simple–or super obvious what the motives of the characters are.

Things get intense as multiple attempts are made to harm Willow as she pursues the case of the missing baby.  Thrown into the fun is a former romance between Austin McKade and Willow.  Austin is a man who has experience in the FBI missing children division and Willow reluctantly invites him to help her.  Both of these characters have devastating emotional pasts that drive their decisions and actions.  It is heartbreaking to think of all the pain they have endured.

The story of both the abducted infant and the emotional angst of the main characters keep readers anxious to learn more.  Ultimately both stories are resolved in a satisfactory manner.  Readers are left to ponder what they would be willing to do for love and to protect those they love.

This book was sent to Compass Book Ratings for review by Revell

Content Analysis:

Profanity/Language:  None 

Violence/Gore:  Many references to the fact that a person was murdered; a house is deliberately set on fire with a person inside; multiple shots are fired, some injuries mention blood; a person’s office is doused with gasoline – start of arson attempt; report that someone was shot and killed; multiple references to a father who was physically abusive to his children; a person is tased and struck with an object; report of a person tied up and gagged; an eight page scene in which a character is captured and attempts to escape.

Sex/Nudity:  Non-married characters kiss and embrace.

Mature Subject Matter:

Child abduction, death of family members, child abuse, arson, post-traumatic stress disorder.

Alcohol / Drug Use:

References to a person’s father who was a heavy drinker and often drunk; report of a person consuming beer; report that a person was into drugs.