The Woebegones: ALEASHA by A. Noel Biddy

My Review: 

This is my favorite book in this series. I simply could not hate Aleasha, for she was just trying to survive and protect/take care of her children in an unforgiving world. This book also was the clearest to me to read, and it was really humbling to remember I live in the US, where freedom of speech, individuality, and religion are a norm, not to mention the way women are treated.

There was only one part of the book that I found unnecessary, and rather we it wasn’t in there, but compared to the other books, I believe this one is the most tame, and the best paced. I couldn’t put this one down, and it got secret reactions from me, because I cared about these characters more than in the other books.

I also loved that everything came together in this last book for me, and I was putting puzzle pieces of characters from the other books together as I read, which was a really cool mental activity.

4.5 stars.

Summary: 

Set in the war-torn and poverty-stricken area of Jeddah the Residence daily struggle is a nightmare they hope will one day find an end. And while the agony is relentless, this troubled tale of The Woebegones follows Aleasha. A nurse whose commitment to the wounded is faultless but it's her deep fascination with death and morbidity that allows her striking personality to come alive. But once at the summit of her contentment a tragedy snatches at Aleasha’s heart causing her focus to be outraged by a crime that ruins her family. One that is perverse and has Aleasha clasped in such an unlawful and unforgivable state as she is forced to face the universal storms of her individuality, her role as a mother and of course the examination of life when horror is faced.
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