Review: Wanderlust or Stability?
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 15, 2014
Tara Buck was safe and stable, after all she had to be. Her father left when she was 13 and while her sister reacted by acting out and becoming “flighty” she had to stick around and become the stable daughter her mother could count on while she was falling apart. So Tara became a cop, got engaged to a safe high school history teacher and didn’t look twice at her “new” partner…. Well maybe twice….Reid Dalton always had a bit of a wanderlust in him, but Marietta was always home so when his dad got hurt it didn’t phase him to come home join the local force and help out at the family orchard. He didn’t plan on sticking around long though so when he met his partner he was grateful to find out she was engaged, wasn’t he?Then Tara’s world falls apart and it’s Reid delivering the news that her fiancé was not what he appeared to be. As she starts to come to terms with that Tara realizes that her world isn’t what it appeared to be either. With all of these thoughts and feelings coming up Tara’s world is shifting and along with it Reid’s as well will they finally be able to find happiness or will Reid’s wanderlust over take Tara’s need for stability?Ms. Mayberry has followed up Scarlett’s story (Tara’s sister) with a huge bang. While this is certainly a stand alone story it’s great to see the theme and the characters come back to life in this read. Though the story line is something fairly well used, you won’t be bored by Ms. Mayberry’s take. The changes in Tara are very real and well played out, not to mention well written. The only thing I would like to have seen differently would have been more on the changes in Reid leading up to his final decision but overall it was a great read and a great conclusion to the Buck girls.