Review of The Child That Never Was
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Review of The Child That Never Was
A terminated pregnancy is equivalent to an aborted destiny. The book The Child That Never Was by Angel Solo is a true life story. The story focuses on the lives of a young lady named Reyna and her son Aron. Reyna is a young, beautiful lady full of hope and life. She intended to become a registered nurse someday. But when she was fifteen, she met a young man named Ezekiel, whom she fell in love with, and the relationship led to pregnancy. She was to care for Aron without Ezekiel because Ezekiel turned out to be irresponsible. Reyna has to choose between her child and her career. Read this book to discover the consequences of her choice and that of the child who never was.
Most of the book's sections delve into the life of Aron, who grew up to be an agnostic. The author diligently traced the background that supported his birth, and I like how he beautifully delivered it in the book plot. The story's objective is clear and precise, based on actual life events. The revelation of that objective came to light towards the end of the story. The author made much sense and passed valuable lessons on to teenagers and young adults. What happened to Reyna could have been avoided if she had been wise enough to listen to her mother’s counsel on that night of the carnival.
Through the author's explanations and experiences, there are a handful of lessons to absorb. Aron believed in himself despite his challenge; he was a stutterer, but he was able to excel despite his deficiency. Also, I learned that "nothing good in life comes without hard work." Aron's life is explicitly motivating; he knew what he wanted and took responsibility for his life. He had a dream and set a well-laid-out plan to achieve his life dream.
The story is mixed between the experiences of Reyna and those of her son Aron, which makes the flow confusing at some points. The author’s approach to writing by separating events by date makes the story difficult to follow because the dates are not sequential. Also, I don't particularly appreciate that the author doesn’t conclude some issues; for example, there is no certainty on what happened with Ezekiel.
The story was interesting, educational, and professionally edited; therefore, I rate it four out of five stars. It is a good read for parents, counselors, young adults, and readers of good books.
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The only qualms I had with it were the large number of grammar errors (which may have been intentional to give the reader a chance to read a work by someone who's first language was not English) and that I had to read the beginning of each chapter to decipher whether the story picked up from Reyna's point of view or her son's.