Was she?

I'm not exactly sure how I found AND SHE WAS by Alison Gaylin except that I must have been doing a search on Barnes and Nobel's Nook shopping site and it was either free or really cheap.  With that being said, it's a good book.  It's not GREAT, but it's good.  I'm not a huge Suspense fan, but I do like a good suspense story.  The only real problem I have with this particular story is that there are so many characters, they actually start meshing in together as one rather than separate individual characters with personalities and stories of their own.

Of course, the main characters are absolutely fascinating and the whole hyperthymestic syndrome is something that those of us who love anything to do with psychology will find makes the book well worth reading.  I love how Brenna throws out details that even people who were THERE can't remember fully or as detailed and specifically as she can.  I'd never heard of this syndrome which makes reading about it that much more fascinating--especially finding out that it's real.

I also like the fact that the characters in the story are REAL.  Brenna, her assistant "TNT," Detective Morasco, and the rest of the major players live real lives with real problems, real hurts, real pains, real sufferings, real love, real loss off love, etc.  If you are a fan of suspense, this is certainly a book you'll enjoy.  I see that there is at least one sequel (I haven't read to see if there are any more book or more on the way); I'll more than likely read more books by Alison Gaylin.  I certainly want to read more about Brenna's hyperthymestic syndrome....

There's a song in the story with the same title as the title of the book, "And She Was." It's by the Talking Heads...in case you want to listen to it.....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgSVT...