Review: Highly emotional follow-up to Nameless
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 28, 2014
Note: I read this as part of the series bundle, which I received from the author for having won a giveaway. I am under no obligation to review it, and this does not colour my views in any way.This is just a little too melodramatic for my sanity. What happens to them can happen to any family after years of marriage, and navigating through the rough spots is painful. I get that. I'm just kind of bewildered Erin waits for Seth to come back from his trip to start packing and try to figure things out. "You've spent too much time away from us and it sucks. Now let us spend a few days away from you so I can have an alone time." Wha—? Her decision doesn't sit well with me, not at all, and it weighs heavily on my mind throughout the book. I think it's the main reason I didn't enjoy this as much as I could have. It makes it seem as though the problem lies with only Erin herself. Of course, it's great that we tackle very real issues, but ooh, emotional women tend to make irrational decisions. What does work or me is Erin's struggle with her identity outside her roles as mother and wife. I find that an extremely smart conflict choice, one that makes Christening a reasonable sequel. (I love how the title symbolises the plot, by the way.)