Fenton Grace's Monday, Sunday is the story of thirty-two year old Laney Secord, a small town widow with a seven year old son. The story begins when a young eagle scout, Christopher, comes to her house looking for donations to help fund a scouts trip. He comes into her kitchen and kisses her.
Chris continues to advance on her, and she realizes that it has been some sort of stalker-ish craze for him, but she doesn't put an end to it. Instead, she deals with her conflicting emotions of fear and desire for Chris. Chris's father takes a liking to her and the three end up in an awkward love triangle as Laney tries to use Chris's father to appease her desire for Chris.
Monday, Sunday is a creepy book with a creepy cast of characters and it had me hanging on to every page. Grace creates the perfect picture of an idyllic life that is plagued with dark secrets. Everyone in this seemingly perfect small town has their host of corpses in their closet that have repercussions for all of those around them.
My one problem with the book was the bits of casual racism - I am finding myself a little bit split about this. On one hand, politically incorrect comments are something that is to be expected in a little, all-white Southern town, and by adding them, Grace was able to make her world more believable. However, they were a bit offsetting to read.
Monday, Sunday is a gripping psychological thriller by a talented author and does an excellent job emphasizing that things are not always as they seem. You can never know what is going on inside a person just by a quick conversation.
4/5
http://www.amazon.com/Monday-Sunday-Fenton-Grace/dp/0996153403/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1435000964&sr=8-1&keywords=monday+sunday&pebp=1435000966603&perid=0CBATRHZ9MK6HBYS6JY8
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