This attempt at a novel is unbelievably bad! The writer may have some promise, but desperately needs to hone her writing skills before foisting another book onto readers.(I note from the inside-cover blurb that she has written children's books; perhaps she is better suited to that.) I am utterly amazed that "Monday's Child", a story with such poorly conceived characters and jumpy, unbelievable plot development ever got past an agent, let alone an editor. Most of the characters are so ineptly drawn that they never became "real" for me. There are logic-defying leaps and turns in the plot, unrealistic dialogue, and a story line(as such) which became less and less believable as I read on....hoping it would get better. It didn't.

I find it difficult to believe that I read the same book as the reviewer above. I thought the dialogue was snappy and terrific, the characters warm and interesting, and the plotting smooth and believable. All told, a great read. I look forward to her next novel.

MONDAY'S CHILD is a terrific first suspense novel by Jody Carr. Ms. Carr takes "ordinary" people and places them in extraordinary situations. The characters are so real and complicated that you will feel as if you are experiencing their ordeals with them.

I look forward to Ms. Carr's next novel, LOST AND FOUND, due in March 2001. Bravo, Ms. Carr!