Friday, July 7, 2017

Whatever Happened to Janie? By Caroline B. Cooney (#2 in the Janie Johnson series)

“Janie Johnson or Janie Spring? There’s enough love for everyone, but how can the two separate families live happily ever after?”

This book follows the aftermath of the ending of the first book, The Face on the Milk Carton. Janie had just called her birth parents, and now she has to live with the consequences of reaching out.

I was very uncertain about my feelings toward this book, but reading it as an adult...I can appreciate it more. Janie has an overall childish attitude about the entire situation but it makes sense, she’s a child. What got me hooked was the response of both sets of parents as well as her siblings. Being an older sister, it hit heavily upon the fear and even the thought of losing your sibling and how it would impact the family dynamic. It showed truly what the birth family, the Johnson's, went through for 12 years...and how her disappearance took a toll on everyone.

It was a good read and I will be finishing the series. Just make sure to read in order, if you’re going to pick up the second book the story won’t make much sense.

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