The Law of Moses
By Amy Harmon
Genres:
Romance, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
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Synopsis
If I tell you right up front, right in the beginning that I lost him, it will be easier for you to bear. You will know it’s coming, and it will hurt. But you’ll be able to prepare.
Someone found him in a laundry basket at the Quick Wash, wrapped in a towel, a few hours old and close to death. They called him Baby Moses when they shared his story on the ten o’clock news – the little baby left in a basket at a dingy Laundromat, born to a crack addict and expected to have all sorts of problems. I imagined the crack baby, Moses, having a giant crack that ran down his body, like he’d been broken at birth. I knew that wasn’t what the term meant, but the image stuck in my mind. Maybe the fact that he was broken drew me to him from the start.
It all happened before I was born, and by the time I met Moses and my mom told me all about him, the story was old news and nobody wanted anything to do with him. People love babies, even sick babies. Even crack babies. But babies grow up to be kids, and kids grow up to be teenagers. Nobody wants a messed up teenager.
And Moses was messed up. Moses was a law unto himself. But he was also strange and exotic and beautiful. To be with him would change my life in ways I could never have imagined. Maybe I should have stayed away. Maybe I should have listened. My mother warned me. Even Moses warned me. But I didn’t stay away.
And so begins a story of pain and promise, of heartache and healing, of life and death. A story of before and after, of new beginnings and never-endings. But most of all . . . a love story.
Star Rating
(5 Stars)
Review
I'm confused. This book is not described anywhere
(that I've found) as a supernatural/thriller romance in any of the official
summaries that I read. But it is. And
ultimately, I think that's important to know going into this book (it's not a
spoiler...I won't spoil your surprise). But if you go into it thinking it is a
basic romance novel, you may love it and think that element is a bonus. But if
supernatural is not your thing, then read on and decide if you can make an
exception because this book is worth reading!
As mentioned in the synopsis, Moses was found
abandoned as a newborn, left by his crack-addicted mother in a basket at a
laundromat. He was expected to have problems by everyone around him; and he
grew up being passed around by family members, not knowing what it meant to
love and be loved. His great-grandmother wanted him and when everybody else
just gave up, she finally was allowed to bring him to her home. There, he lived
and was loved. And there, he met Georgia.
Georgia grew up loved. She grew up on a
horse-ranch where her family ran a therapy program for troubled adults and
kids. Georgia is a very headstrong girl who doesn't let anybody else's opinions
sway her own, and she is fascinated by Moses.
For all his beauty, Moses Wright was scary looking.
With his tapered body covered in bronze skin, and those funky-colored light
eyes, he reminded me of a jungle cat. Sleek, dangerous, silent. At least a
zombie moves slowly. Jungle cats pounce.
Being around Moses Wright was like befriending a panther...
Georgia completely ignores everybody trying to
warn her off of Moses, including him. He tries and tries to push her away for
her own good and yet she just pushes right back.
I did something I had never done. I turned and
walked back to him, took his face between my hands, and kissed him hard. It was
probably the worst kiss ever delivered in the history of angry kisses. It was a
terrible kiss. I had never kissed anyone before, and my lips were pressed into
a hard, little line, my eyes squeezed shut, my hands gripping his face like
they'd gripped Lucky's mane. He pulled away, but not far, and his breath was
harsh across my mouth. 'Careful Georgia. You're about to get thrown."
"You son of a -" And then his
lips were back, swallowing my angry words, and I forgot almost immediately what
a jerk he was. He wasn't impatient or pushy or rough - not like I had been. He
took his time and he showed me how to take mine. One hand held my head, cradling it, while the
other found the curve of my waist and curled around my belt. And when I tried
to take charge he bit down on my lip. "Stop it," he hissed. "Let
me lead." So I did. And he led me round and round, up and down, until my
legs turned to jelly and my eyes rolled back in my head, until I was leaning
against him because I was too turned on to stand. And when he lifted his head
and laughed, just a soft little chuckle, I struggled to open my heavy eyelids
and drift down to earth...
This book spans several years, taking Moses and
Georgia from older teen-agers to young adults. They are torn apart and miss
each other terribly; feeling like the other half of themselves is missing. So
in reality, this book is a love story, supernatural-thriller, and second-chance
story. Moses, a very troubled young man grows into his own skin and learns to
understand and accept what he is about. He is an insanely talented artist and
develops that gift. It's pretty
interesting how this storyline develops. I don't want to spoil the story for
you but Moses touched my heart very deeply.
"Thou shall paint. Thou shall leave and
never look back. Thou shall not love."
Moses spoke against my hair. "Those were my laws. As soon as I was
free, out of school, out of the system, I was gone. I wanted nothing more than
to paint and run. Paint and run. Because those were the only two things that
made life bearable. And then came you. You and Gi (Moses'
great-grandmother). And I started thinking about breaking a law or
two."...
Throughout most of this story, I was thinking a
very solid 4.5 stars, I was loving it.
And then I read the epilogue. And I cried. Good tears running down my
cheeks crying. I felt my heart speared by this story in a very good way. The
epilogue was perfect! And when I cry
happy tears (or any tears really) over a book, I tend to give that book 5
stars. When they touch you deeply, they've earned it. This book was wonderful.
So for those of you who do not like a supernatural element; I hope this becomes
the exception to your rule. For those of us who enjoy a little supernatural
with their reading from time to time, I can't recommend this book enough!
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