Review: Really good romantic story; I enjoyed it very much!! 4.5 stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 10, 2013
I had a really fun time reading Harmony Bryce's charming first book in her Anthony Brothers series, "Filling the Void." I especially appreciated the fact that, although it is a short story and part of a series, the book had a clearly defined beginning, middle, and (happy) ending. All of the characters had well-developed personalities, the dialogues were sparkling and authentic, and the imagery was so vivid and descriptive that I found it easy to immerse myself in the story, which does not often happen to me with a short story.I felt like I had a personal relationship with this story because I have an intercultural marriage myself. I am white and Jewish and my husband of 30 years is a first generation Chinese-American. One of my daughters is an observant Jew who lives in Jerusalem, Israel and spent last year studying Chinese -- language, culture and history -- at Hebrew University; she will spend six weeks this summer in China to help incorporate her father's culture into her life. (FYI, her father has never been to China but his parent's home was rigidly Chinese.)I really like Harmony's storyline and the theme of an intercultural family growing up with love and respect for one another. Her writing style is very easy to read and the story flows smoothly from beginning to end. There were a few editing mistakes (writing "him" and "himself" instead of "her" and "herself," for example) but they didn't interfere with my pleasure in reading the story. I am happy to recommend this enjoyable story to anyone who likes contemporary love stories.I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review which I have tried to give. I received no other compensation and any opinions expressed are my own.