Review: Makes its own Magic
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 7, 2013
I really enjoyed this book, especially the last two thirds.  In this part of the book I felt the writer hit her stride and had reached a level of comfort with her characters and her voice.  Cade’s voice is modern, descriptive with an economy of words and a conversational tone. Her characters, by the way, are different: A gruff man with a real issue with his mother and a school teacher who’s one of a set of triplets.  He wants nothing to do with anything that reminds him of his mother, and she wants everything to be, if not perfect, then “nice” in a small town way.It takes place in a small town that's a bit of a fantasy - Norman-Rockwellian or like Brigadoonish in its small town-ishness. There's also a friend who they share in common; he's a bit like Obi Wan; wise and showing up when you need some wisdom.Cade brings in a lot of humor, for example in a very small town when you are dating the town’s sweetheart it would be tough to buy protection at the town drugstore.Dialogue is fresh and genuine; especially the conversations between Hannah and her sisters and Hannah and Griff -- sometimes awkward and uncomfortable – just like in real life!But, it is the complexity of the relationship between the two and how they resolve the differences that makes the story shine.  It is a holiday story but I wouldn’t limit myself to enjoying it just around the holidays.  It has a lot to offer all year long —  Highly recommend!