Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult: Ze Start

I stole this book from my friend, Kristen's, blog. Actually, I've been hearing a lot about how great of an author Jodi Picoult is and when I saw this book there, and read her review, I just knew I had to read it. Now,about 100 pages into it--I haven't had much time to read this week--I have to say, I'm glad I saw that blog post. Jodi Picoult really is as fantastic of an author as her reputation dictates. I especially love how she keeps going to different points of view each chapter! It really moves things along and gives me a taste of each character's thoughts. So far I've only been in the minds of Lucius, June, Maggie and Michael, but it's still amazing. And for some reason, I really seem to love the chapters in Lucius's point of view. I'm sure exactly why though, I mean, Lucius is a convicted criminal who killed his lover because he was cheating on Lucius. For some reason, this "crime of passion" intrigues me, and so does Lucius. As a character I find him enthralling and want to know more. But who wouldn't want to know more about a felon who paints pictures of the guy he murdered, just because he misses him, not for any sick reason. Or maybe he interests me since he's gay. After all, how many gay criminals do you know? All I know is what I want to know more about Lucius. Not June, Shay, Claire or Michael, but Lucius. I hope his personality and past gets explored more throughout the book.

Now, before I go, I have a question about the book for anyone who's actually read it and looking at this blog post (though I doubt that's anybody): What was the point of doing a chapter in Maggie's point of view? Is she going to become a main character later? Well, I don't expect anyone to just tell me, so of course I'm gonna continue reading. But we'll discuss this later young lady! ... Or man.