Review: A great addition to the series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2013
If you've been reading the Coda series then this is a must read. Cole and Jon have always been my favorites (although Matt and Jared are a close second) and this is a great addition to their story. As we all know, first comes love, then comes marriage so now it must be time for the baby carriage. Cole and Jon decide on an open adoption to expand their family. The story really has two parts. One is the story of their attempts to adopt, and the other is Cole and his mother's relationship. Both are compelling and the author does a great job of balancing them. Having adopted a child through open adoption myself, I was drawn into the author's depiction of how stressful the waiting really is. It's a roller coster of hope, fear and disappointment and that comes through in the story.If you haven't followed the series then you at least need to read Cole and Jonathan's book, Strawberries for Dessert. I'd recommend reading Promises first however, which is Matt and Jared's story and starts the series. I personally don't care for The Letter Z or A to Z, as I never really warmed up to Angelo or Zach, and you can skip those without missing much. Paris A to Z, which in theory tells the story of Cole and Jon's wedding doesn't actually focus on them much, but sets up a couple of things in this book.