Review: Not Bad
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 29, 2013
I enjoyed the previous two books in Mona Hodgson's Quilted Heart series, but always wished they were longer simply because I loved the characters, the setting, practically everything. In the third installment, Ripples Along The Shore, I found the story to be a little predictable, but still enjoyable. All of the familiar characters I've come to love popped up at one point or another and the charming setting still made me long for a simpler time when dusty dirt roads and small towns where everyone knew everyone else was commonplace. It had a great build-up, but in the end there was no climax. I felt very disappointed with the abrupt ending and unsatisfied with all of the unanswered questions that were still floating around in my head. As the end of a series, it's a bit of a let down, but if you consider it as more of a transition between this series and the next (Hearts Seeking Home - the first book, Prairie Song is due out August 6th!), it's really not so bad. In the end it does exactly what it should: makes you want to read the next one!NOTE: I received a complimentary copy of this book from Waterbrook Multnomah's Blogging For Books program in return for my honest review.