Book Review 1                                      

Her Daughter's Eye    by Jessica Barksdale Inclan

All things happen after Deirdre Phillips, the mother of two girls died of breast cancer two years ago. The girls’ father, Davis spends all his time with his new girlfriend Hannah and the underage girls are supposed to look after themselves.  It is not until Kate gets pregnant at her seventeen that everything begins to change. 

 Kate prepares all the stuff a baby needs but she does not tell anybody about having a baby except her younger sister, Tyler.  No one is skeptical about her absence in classes and wearing of baggy clothes, not even her own father and her best friend, Erin. 

 The secret is finally discovered soon after the birth of the baby girl and it blows over both Davis and the baby father’s family.  Although they are all saddened over this tragic incident, the girls at least win back their father to live with them!

 The author creates a sense of curiosity in the first half of the story as she does not say a thing about the baby’s father until the middle part of it.  It seems that the baby father is so irresponsible and I can’t stop blaming him.  However, when Jessica starts to tell the story behind Kate and Sanjay, who lives next door, and why they had an affair last summer, I think Sanjay is not that bad at all!  This is also one of my favorite parts of the story.  All characters have their own story behind and Jessica is able to reveal their inside feelings in details.  For example, Kate does not tell anyone about her secret because she does not want to lose the baby.  Even Hannah, who encourages Davis to leave the girls, actually wants to stay with him.  No villain is found and no one should be condemned.  Thus, it is especially suitable for those who hate reading a book with wicked people.

 Despite of Deirdre’s death, I know her very well through Davis, Kate and Tyler’s memories and I comprehend the pain of losing a beloved family member or friend by these memories.

 However, this book is absolutely non-children fiction.  It highlights several social problems: underage pregnancy, poor family relationship, racial discrimination.  No readers will find it joyful when they come across these serious matters.  These may trigger grief in reader minds.

 As a whole, I will give it four stars out of five.  I highly recommend those who love serious fiction to read it again and again!