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“Mine�� is quite the terrifying read at times. This book is a parents' worst nightmare come true, when Mary Terror kidnaps someone else’s baby. But main character Laura Clayborne is not going to accept this, she will go to hell and back to find her son. And so the scene is set for a mad chase, a crazy woman on the run with a baby that isn’t hers and a young mother who will do anything to protect her child.

There are a lot of references to the late 60s/early 70s. Mary Terror used to run with a militant group that was severely anti-government and anti-cops (" pigs! ") in particular. Mary Terror is one crazy woman, and yes she did remind me of Annie Wilkes, that other crazy woman from Misery by Stephen King (recently read and loved that book). She is haunted by a dark past and as the book progresses, she descends further into madness.

I do always love McCammon's writing style, rich language and it always has a nice flow to it. When describing the eve before hell breaks loose, he writes: "Rain fell on the roofs of the just and the unjust, the saints and the sinners, those who knew peace and those in torment, and tomorrow began at a dark hour."

All in all a fun read with some disturbing scenes, not for the faint of heart. The story is ok, the action gets a bit chaotic at times and the ride gets a little wild and crazy, but then I don't mind a bit of crazy when I'm reading. 😊