Review: 2 stories are great....1 not so much!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 31, 2014
I thoroughly enjoyed the first two stories....Restorations and Lights and Shadows. I did not like Milagro for Miranda at all.Restorations (5 stars!) is about Brian and Sara who dated in college. Sara is a Christian, Brian is seeking...and Sara breaks up with him when she hears him talk about her to his roommate. She simply writes him a letter, disappears and is heartbroken. 2 years have gone by and Sara finds herself back in her home town with Brian living in her grandfather's cottage as a tenant. I really liked this story. You watch Brian and Sara find their way back to each other but in a way that seems real. There is a great side story about Hattie which is Sara's aunt who helped raise her. And, we meet Julia, Brian's sister who becomes the female lead in the next story. Overall, a delightful romance!Lights and Shadows (4 stars!) is Julia and Marc's story. Julia comes to stay with Brian and his new wife to recover from an accident and is also still nursing her broken heart. Marc has become a good friend of Brian's and both Sara and Brian are hoping for them to become a couple. But, boy, it's not easy! Julia and Marc rub each other the wrong way but eventually do find themselves attracted to each other. Just when Julia falls for Marc and tells him, he breaks it off. Oh, I felt Julia's pain! And, I could feel Marc's too but I was pretty mad at him! It was great to see how their love story unfolds and I was thrilled with the ending.Now...for Milagro for Miranda (1-2 stars!). I did not like this story at all and was very disappointed since this story is about Spencer who we meet in Lights and Shadows and works with Julia. I found everything about this story unbelievable. The plot, the actions of Miranda and Spencer and their relationship.*SPOILERS* The actions I am talking about....Miranda literally shootsSpencer as she is breaking into his parents home. Not only does he not report her, seek medical attention or even demand more information, he then goes along to help her both personally and financially because he feels guilty about his father?!?! Christian or not, this is ridiculous!There is lots of details in the book about Mexico and the culture and I do appreciated the authors details on this but it was overkill for me. I found myself skimming pages. And, the ending left unanswered questions.For the record, I am a Bonnie Blythe fan and have read several other books by her that I enjoyed so I was so surprised how much I disliked this one. Overall, this is still a great deal for the 3 stories especially since the first 2 are great!