Review: Good Debut
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2014
This series was recommended to me by a friend in a book club. I enjoyed the set up of the love story between John and Emerald. My major complaint with the story was the improper usage of words such as "threw" vs. "through"  and lack of attention to detail when discussing slavery. Initially, 1863 is mentioned as the backdrop and then 1963 is discussed afterwards. This is a major distinction in time periods. These errors could have been caught with a bit more time spent on editing. I enjoyed the story overall and I've purchased the next book in the series, "Afterbirth." This having been my first time reading Ms. Lake's work, I have to say I'm intrigued to see what becomes of the Adams clan. Good premise for the debut of a series! Nice job Ms. Lake, looking forward to reading more.