Review: Good book, but the story unfolds really slowly.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 10, 2012
Call me picky or whatever, while I like premise of the book...it just seemed to unfold a little too slowly for me. It was also a little predictable, as far as some parts of the story go anyway. I'd already figured out some of the secrets that were being kept by the time I read the first four chapters, but my suspicions weren't confirmed until the last few chapters.For some reason I couldn't quite relate to some of the characters feelings either. They're actions seemed a little too off for me. Like when Millie, the Mother-In-Law. She had just lost her husband and I thought she would have been more distraught then she actually was, especially after losing her only child just a year ago. But instead of being heartbroken & upset herself she's calm and collected, even her daughter-in-law was more distraught than she was. I know some people handle death of a loved one in many different ways, but IMO- this was just too contrived to be believable.And then there's Liam- I know how small towns are, I grew up in one. And yes....everyone is always up in your personal business, but to keep finding fault because of someone's bad choices as a teenagers is completely ridiculous, especially after he's went on to make something of himself. Why the towns people felt the need to keep beating a dead horse, is beyond me. If anything I felt more for Liam than anyone else in this story. He didn't deserve to be treated like that, by anyone. Are they all without sin?I won't go into too much detail, because if I do it'll give the story away....but I will skim the surface a bit to give you some insight. Which is......I think not by what we learn by the end of the story, even Alicia wasn't without her faults. She had threatened to leave TY if he resigned with the military, so her marriage wasn't all that great either. I think most of her grieving for her late husband came out from guilt. Had he lived, would she have left him? I think she might have, yes.And look at the horrible secret the supposed friend Penny had kept from everyone for years. Even her own daughter. Yet.. she had the gall to say Liam was no good? Well he must have been good enough for her to have a relationship with him for years, right?This story is good, I just wish it had unfolded a little faster. It would have also been nice to have a epilogue at the end, because it sort of ended with a few of loose ends.Would I recommend this book? Yes. I know my review contained a lot of criticism, but all in all it's still a pretty good story.