Review: One layer after another
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 23, 2012
The fence and the flowers on the cover looked cozy, but Family Ties is not a cozy read. Rather, it is rich with well drawn characters whose personal problems create the kind of conflict that keeps the reader turning the page. Andie is so believable as the foster Mom. Each of the children have their own very understandable problems, and I just wanted to scoop up little Chloe and give her a big hug. And as for next-door-neighbour, Gray, who wouldn't want a neighbour like him? Reading Family Ties is like peeling the proverbial onion. As one layer is peeled away, something else is revealed. As Gray grows closer to Andie, cracks appear in the fabric of his psyche but Andie is there for him all the way. And 'all the way' is done so well, so naturally, so lovingly. Love, is the heart of Family Ties - love for the children, love between Gray and Andie that all grows together to show how love helps heal the most wounded heart. Well done, Ms Behiel. I can't wait for the next Sunset Crescent story.