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Antoinette van Heugten

Auteur van Saving Max

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Werken van Antoinette van Heugten

Saving Max (2010) 444 exemplaren
The Tulip Eaters (2013) 113 exemplaren
Salvar a Max (2012) 1 exemplaar

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¿Qué harías si acusaran a tu hijo de asesinato?
Max Parkman es un niño autista, de inteligencia brillante, emocionalmente frágil y agresivo, pero perfecto a ojos de su madre. Hasta que lo acusan de asesinato. La abogada Danielle Parkman sabe que el comportamiento de su hijo adolescente, Max, ha estado empeorando últimamente. Ha tomado drogas y se ha vuelto violento. Sin embargo, no puede aceptar el diagnóstico que le dan en una importante clínica psiquiátrica del país: que su hijo tiene una grave enfermedad mental y que es peligroso. Hasta que encuentra a Max inconsciente y ensangrentado junto a la cama de otro paciente que ha sido brutalmente asesinado. Danielle se ve atrapada en un mundo de dudas y de miedo. Las autoridades le impiden ver a Max y comunicarse con él, pero ella se aferra a la certeza de que su hijo es inocente. Sin embargo, ¿puede ser que ella también haya perdido el contacto con la realidad? ¿Es su hijo, realmente, un asesino?… (meer)
 
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Natt90 | Nov 29, 2022 |
I didn't even finish reading this book. The mother character so totally frustrated and angered me that I gave up.
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NLarsen76 | 15 andere besprekingen | Dec 27, 2021 |
I have very mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, I read it very quickly and easily. I really couldn't pull myself away from it once I started it. On the other hand, there are many things that usually annoy me in my books and this one was no exception.

It's always easier for me to say what I don't like than what I like. Therefore, let's start with good things. Although the beginning is rather slow and not much happens, you read this story really fast. The chapters are short, there are no long descriptions, and even the first ten chapters, though introductory, are not very boring.

The plot is also very interesting. It is a combination of a legal and psychological thriller. Of course, many things can be predicted from the very beginning but still some elements surprised me. All the time I wanted to know what would happen next.

Now let's get to what I had a problem with. Danielle very often behaves really stupidly. First of all, she lies to her lawyer. At some point, she justifies it by not wanting to go to jail for these acts. But who would report her to the police? Her own lawyer and the detective they hired?! There is such a thing as a legal professional privilege! Danielle as an excellent lawyer herself should know this and be honest with her own lawyer. Hiding things from him, hoping he won't find out, doesn't help her case.

Danielle also does a lot of other annoying things. Breaking parole rules comes a little too easily to her. She runs away from her lawyer and detective who are there to help her. Without a moment's thought, she goes head first into dangerous situations. For such an intelligent woman, she does really stupid things. And you can't justify all that with the fact that she is desperate.

There are also at least two moments when her personality is inconsistent. That is, when she finds out about her son's diagnosis and during a meeting with doctors to discuss it. I was convinced that it would turn out that she was given some medicine without her knowing about it. But it turns out that it was her own reaction. Her behaviour at these moments does not match her character.

And finally we have this bizarre romance. This is completely unreliable. I mean, I don't mind Danielle and Tony meet in such circumstances and are interested in each other. But love ?! They know each other for a few days, during which they mainly work to get her and her son out of prison. And then she disappears for a few days. When was this feeling supposed to develop between them ?! This is really one of the weak points of this book, straight from the category romance.

Despite some of the issues I mentioned above, I really like this book. I would definitely recommend.
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Sarielle | 15 andere besprekingen | Jan 15, 2020 |
Nora de Jong's mother is murdered and her baby is kidnapped in the opening pages of this book. Nora becomes impatient with the progress made by the police in solving the crimes and she takes on the investigation herself. In doing so, she learns of some information about her parents that leads her to Amsterdam where she uncovers her family history during the search for her kidnapped daughter and for the identity of her mother's killer.

The background for the story includes information about the German occupation of Amsterdam during World War II. The topic of how the war impacted the Dutch people is of some interest. The plot also has some potential as a good read. However, the characters are not well developed. And I, unfortunately, found the writing style to be somewhat simplistic and some of the scenes to be a little contrived. If you can read the book with a less critical viewpoint than me, you may enjoy reading about Nora' s plight in the book The Tulip Eaters. (ARC)
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