Tangled Minds Reviews

Brianna Van Pelt was a seventeen year old spoiled little brat. She did not want to accept the consequences of sleeping with her boyfriend, Benny. When her son Joshua was born into the world, she hated him, hated the sight of him, hated that he messed up her teenage perfect popular life. She vowed to care for him, but never would she love him. Brianna blamed him, blamed her parents, but never blamed herself for the road she was about to choose; the road that will quickly take away her youth.

Punishing her parents for the wrong reason, Brianna ended up hatching a plan. Planning to move out, get a job, and take Josh away from his grandparents forever. Leaving him in the hot vehicle while filling out an application for a BBQ restaurant was the beginning of things worse to come.

There she met Bill, who introduced her to Ken. Bill Bredlove was a sleaze in every sense of the word; Ken Morgan on the other hand had a plan for Brianna, at least she would be well taken care of. She only had to do a few “favors” for Ken’s male clients. She would be paid quite well, have her own luxurious apartment, clothes, jewelry, and even a nanny for Josh. The selfish girl could not turn down the offer, no matter who it was Ken would have lined up for her to sleep with.

Ken and Bill were partners, but Bill began abusing the girls and Ken had to remedy the situation before something bad happened to the girls or Brianna. Only the threat didn’t keep Bill away, it only caused him to roll on Ken and get him sent to prison. Knowing the girls would need him eventually; Bill just sat back and waited.

Always lugging Josh around in the middle of the night, it was written in the stars that he would follow in his mothers footsteps, never taking the blame on himself, it was always someone else’s fault. Little did he know he would end up following his fathers footsteps as well when he is sent to prison for 10 years. Only knowing love from two people that were not actually related to him, Josh was delt a bad hand from the start of his life. Would life in prison change him? Would Brianna ever come to realize she caused her own fate? Only time will tell.

Tangled Minds by Yvonne Mason is a fast paced novel, that will keep you on your toes. So many events happening and well detailed scenes make the story fly by, you are finished before you know it. Ms. Mason pens a tale of very real events, that really makes you think. A wonderful read, I would highly recommend it. 4.5 Hearts

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POSTED BY CRYSTAL ADKINS

"Tangled Minds is a fascinating, and eye opening story. It makes you realize that this could be your family. The author tells the story in great and vivid detail, which makes you go through all of the emotions that the characters are feeling. You feel for the characters, and feel your heart screaming out to help them, and to help them see the light of their actions. There are so many great lessons to be learned in this story, from teenage pregnancy, poverty, and both the good and bad sides of society. Everyone can take a small lesson from this book. It is a real page turner!"

Spanning the course of close to two decades, Yvonne Mason takes you on a literary ride you won't soon forget in Tangled Minds, chronicling the lives of Brianna Van Pelt and her son Josh and all those they meet along the way.

The crash course begins soon after Brianna has Josh while he is still a baby and she practically is herself at 17. While she is only a year from being considered an adult, she still seems to have the mind of a child. One night after her parents refuse to watch Josh, so Brianna can go out is what sets Brianna up for her future.

Her stubborn determination leads her right into the hands of evil and lust. Ironically it also leads her to the one person who in years to come, will be there when she needs it most.

When people refuse to accept responsibility for their actions, it is compelling and enormously sad to see the results. Tangled Minds will keep you reeling long after you've read the last page.