Review: Likable heroine soldiers on through an implausible plot
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 21, 2014
Character-driven stories can hold my interest, even when plot twists elicit a "Huh?" That's why I was able to enjoy a good bit of Finding Home. Despite some overly long monologues, dialogue exchanges helped define and add depth to the characters. Settings were rendered economically, but in enough detail to place the reader comfortably in most scenes. The story went flat for me when the virgin heroine decides to bed her antagonist/benefactor. Her campaign is utterly out of character, and the time lapse from desire to consummation - with all that follows - is unbelievable.The ending bothered me for a technical reason. Finding Home is Phoebe's story, but the book ends in the mind of her new love.Not a bad read, but could have been better with a more restrained lead character and some professional editing.