Review: Dandelions on the Wind
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 1, 2013
Dandelions on the Wind is a story about a woman named Maren who came to America to marry, only to have her fiance reject her due to a hereditary condition that is causing her eyesight to get progressively worse. Since her fiance (Olvie) rejected her, she finds work helping Mrs. Brantenberg around her farm, and helping her to raise her granddaughter Gabi, whose mother died while giving birth and her father reacted to his grief by joining the Army to fight in the Civil War.Fairly early in the story, Gabi's father , Wooly returns. Mrs. Brantenberg is understandably upset with him , and Gabi, after her initial shock, is happy to finally have him back. Maren hopes Mrs. Brantenberg will allow him to stay, and she finds herself falling in love with him.Overall, the book is well written and the author's writing style makes for a very easy read. Unfortunately, however, I could not really get into this book.While the story line is easy to follow and the length makes for a quick read, I didn't really get a feel for the personalities of the characters (with the exception of Gabi). I also felt that the story lacked depth.I can not comfortably either recommend this book or make a recommendation against it . So instead my suggestion would be that you read the book and decide for yourself.I received this book free from Waterbrook Multnomah Publishing Group in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own and were not influenced in any way.