Vanishing Act by Jodi Picoult

This is my first book I ever read by Jodi Picoult and truly the book that got me to love reading. I have always loved writing, but hated reading for many reasons. Vanishing Act seemed to be under-rated for years. Many of those I have spoken with had never even heard of this title from Picoult even though they mentioned that they were avid readers and fans.

To start this book is a page turner. Be prepared to constantly want to know what happens next and failing to guess correctly. The mindset of the reader gives the book a sense of suspense.

Delia has learned her most valuable lesson from her father at the rip old age of six "people don't vanish into thin air..." Little did Delia know how her life would soon wrap around this concept in many ways. As an adult Delia finds a career in search and rescue, looking for those who don't just vanish. What Delia doesn't realize is that in an instant her life becomes one that seems to have vanished into thin air and her world is turned upside down.

With an out of place memory Delia soon learns the truth about her upbringing and the life her father so desperately tried to protect. She is faced with choices that seem to go against her upbringing all while learning about the life she could have had. The decisions of each character in Picoult's novel rivet you to your core, making you question the decisions you would take if faced in such difficult situations for the sake of saving your child.

Without giving too much detail on this novel I have found that Picoult's use of different character's perspectives and voices throughout the story help develop the image within the readers mind. You learn the reasons behind each emotion and decision allowing you to formulate the needed emotions to grasp the story head on. I highly recommend this book to any and all Picoult newbies, while not her most famous book, by far one of her best.