Review: Fun and cute telling of a standard story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 30, 2013
Mountain Song is a cute telling of a story we have all heard before: woman runs into lover years later having never told him that he has a child.  Being a huge fan of romance, I gave this book a try and ended up really enjoying it.Claudia and Andy fell in love 5 years ago.  Andy a poor kid working hard and pushing to make something of himself and Claudia a spoiled rich girl who has no idea what it is really like to struggle for something.  The story starts 5 years after they break up with Claudia rushing back to Lake Tahoe to see her grandmother, Bea, in the hospital.  She quickly discovers that Bea has some ulterior motives, some surprises, and is possibly not as well as the family thought.  Andy is now a successful doctor, Bea's own doctor as well.  Neither knew what was coming when they are reuinted in the hospital room and both still have feelings for the other.  Along the way, they have to each move beyond secrets and mistakes in order to see if they can make things work this time around.The characters are wonderful.  You, the reader, get a peek into Claudia and how much she has grown as a person over the past few years.  I wanted to start out disliking her- how could someone hide having a child from the father?!  Ultimately, I grew to understand her and enjoy her strong personality.  Andy was a bit 'cardboard' at the start, and I really enjoyed watching his character open up.  Bea was possibly my favorite!  Everyone should have a grandmother like her!  She is strong, independent and starting to discover that she cannot keep going it alone.