Review: Better than the second but not as good as the first novella - too many characters introduced, and then a rushed ending
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 10, 2014
I actually feel that this story would make a pretty decent novel, giving us more backstory on "The Elders" and giving some closure to the storyline of Tracey and the senator.  The "happily ever after" would have seemed much more genuine between Tracey and Noah had there been more time; as it stands now it is a sappy, rushed romance. The teacup element felt completely unnecessary to the story. Tracey's father Buddy offers some trite phrases, but does truly live out his faith, which is refreshing.There were many things in this book that just felt "off" to me for a book published in 2013.  Tracey's exclamation of, "Ooh, don't they call that shabby chic?" when her sister shows her furniture, the explanations on social media and what blogging is, the descriptions of painting and distressing... The wrong word was also used a couple times: vindication instead of vindictiveness, for example.The author of the novellas, Lucy, is once again looking forward to going out with her now-boyfriend UPS guy, but there isn't a sentence about their long conversations or attending a church picnic together or anything that actually shows a deeper connection (beyond her admiring his muscles)I won't be tuning in for installment 4 or 5 of this series.