Review: The beginnings of a great story!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 23, 2013
Less Than Humble Beginnings is a wonderful and emotionally touching start to a new book series. The story follows the lives of two sisters; Willamina and Babette; that are orphaned by their alcoholic mother and sent to live with their estranged relatives as children. The story is told through the eyes of the young woman "Willie" (as Willamina prefers to be called); and her perspective on the events that take place in the novel truly make the entire story.After the two girls' mother passes away in a drunken driving accident, they are sent to live with their proud Native American aunt and uncle in Oklahoma; who already have five other children; three boys and two girls. Having grown up as what Willie herself describes as `Florida trash'; she is shocked by the small, rural community where she finds herself at 15 years old.She settles in much more quickly than she expected to however; with the aid of her 3 oldest cousins. Shortly after her arrival on the farm, Willie has her first beer and her first kiss. She meets and falls for a local boy named Spike, whom she meets through her cousins. Not knowing if they are going to get together or not will definitely drive me to read the next book in this great series!