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Reviewed by Asher Syed for Readers' Favorite
In Jennifer Conklin's Misdirect, Shane Whitmore expects his final year of high school to revolve around soccer training until a violent mistake places him in the path of a man searching for a missing girl named Wren. The attacker believes Shane knows where she is hiding and kidnaps him after confusing him with Shane’s brother, Kyle. Shane survives, yet the event exposes a hidden connection between Wren and his family that fractures the household and follows him back to school. As the attention from classmates and reporters grows, Shane moves forward with his plans for a professional soccer career overseas. A sudden injury in Portugal ends that path and leaves him with a future he never prepared for. His recovery leads him to Kira Bowman’s family ranch in Montana, where the past continues to shape every step forward.
Misdirect by Jennifer Conklin is a heartbreaking and heartening look at how a mistake can totally trigger later turns that redirect a future, and how a single error reshapes the course of several lives. Conklin depicts Shane as a guy who has so much going for him, and the connection a reader feels to him makes the string of losses he experiences almost feel personal. The flip side is that Conklin is also able to elicit some hearty reader fist pumps when things actually go well. I love Kira, who is kind enough to drive Shane to a rehabilitation clinic and stay during the examination, and also guides his early riding sessions with Honey. And can I just say how much this book has made me want to go to Montana? I live in London, had never heard of it, and now all I can think of are evenings on a deck. With excellent writing and a beautiful sense of place, readers who enjoy contemporary fiction about recovery, family ties, and young adults rebuilding life after sudden upheaval will find it all here. Very highly recommended.
