Here comes my first review on an American novel in the blog and I should say that this work really was a great pleasure and exciting experience at the same time. A Severing of Ties is the volume one in a series of stories to come up in The Benson Family Chronicles written by Chelsea Falin.
The story starts when the Benson kids are quite young, Scott, the eldest being twelve years, followed by the nine year old Willow, seven year old Emilee and the baby Avery of four. Benson family cannot be introduced as normal as a family could be, as both the parents are drug addictive, abusive and savage. They knew nothing other than beating and cursing the poor kids all the time and make their lives a hell at a very tender age. However, as the days pass by not only the kids grow up to be fine young adults but also the number of members in the family. They sail through their lives in unity, caring and being protective for each other until they break off from their miserable fate little by little as the title declares.
Benson family, the children to be precise will touch your hearts from the very beginning of the story. The author has skillfully narrated the incidents, the filthy surroundings in a detailed manner that you would get absorbed to their characters. I went through the first chapters with tears in my eyes as I could feel the endless pain they were bearing and their vulnerability of these innocent souls.
Although it’s a work of fiction, the characters and most of the incidents might obviously the reality among people all over the world. Life is no fairy tale to the Benson family as the miseries that have taken place in their life has out-numbered the happy moments dawned in their whole lifetime. Still, they got strong with each and every obstacle they had to face and cherished every happiness which rarely was bestowed to them. The story is not a bunch of depressing incidents but an eventful journey of the Bensons with courage, love and unity. I would suggest everyone to read it, especially the young readers as this would make you believe that determination and hard work can lead you to success irrespective of whatever the sorrows destiny would throw at you. May this be a story for the teenage crowd who has been gifted with loving parents and comforts realize the bitter truth in the society, that there are thousands of less fortunate people out there, so they would learn to appreciate even the little things offered to them in life.
Happy reading to you all!
You can purchase the book from the following links.
Amazon
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