New Beginings After Stealing Heaven

I finished the book Stealing Heaven by Elizabeth Scott. It’s an intriguing journey about a girl, Danielle, who is a professional thief. Although she has always sought to have a normal life, she is pushed into this life by her mother. When she meets Alison, her targets daughter, and Greg, a charming young cop, she starts to wonder what she’s missing. The only thing she wonders is if she can find the courage to stand up to her mother and do what she feels is right.

The first major event in the second half of the book is her breakdown with Alison. She realizes that she can’t pretend with Alison anymore because she wishes Alison was her real friend. She feels bad because she is meant to rob her family, so she stops talking to Alison. Ali doesn’t know what to think, and helps Danielle when she gets in a mess. But she doesn’t really forgive her for what she does.

The second is when she gets caught. After robbing the Donaldson’s’ house, Danielle and her mother are stopped by the cops and arrested. She is not allowed to see her mother, and the cops let Dani off the hook. They believe that she was being forced to steal by her mother. Nobody helps her either, not even Greg who’s heartbroken when he learns her real side. She refuses to talk to him either, at first, but after they’re let go, she finds comfort in him again because he accepts her.

The last major event is the crisis of Danielle’s mother. She develops a medical condition that requires lots of attention. After convincing her mother to be treated, Danielle decides to leave Heaven. Although, she’s still technically with Greg, he stayed at the police station in Heaven. Danielle finally finds a normal life, going to school and having an apartment. She even found a job; her mother hates the idea at first. Her mother never thought that school would be good for Danielle, but after she sees that she won’t be there forever, she probably decides this is for the best.  

Finally Dani gets the life she always wanted.  I expect that she will find her way to the nearby university and stay with Greg for a while. The book was very good; it has a lot of heart and teaches to be assertive. Sometimes what people tell you what to do is not right, and you have to stand up and fight for what you believe. I hope people get that message from this book because that’s what I got from it. I give my compliments to the author for her beautiful prose and a book that smoothly transitions into each chapter.

Stealing Heaven by Elizabeth Scott

RED’S ALL STAR RATING: 3 ½ stars out of 5. I enjoyed the book a lot and think others will too.

MASS APPEAL: I believe this book is aimed for girls, because it is about the struggle of a girl. I don’t think guys would particularly like this book just because they are guys. But that doesn’t take away from how good it was.