Review: 2.5 stars. Loved this series until Holt & Lisa Matheson
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 1, 2014
Wow! Just wow! I have really been enjoying this series until this book. And it's not because I don't love Hannah & Jake. SPOILERS: Jake's father Holt is beyond manipulative, controlling, lying & a downright horrible person. His wife Lisa is no better, trying to get by smiling & putting on the country charm all while she hijacks Hannah & Jake's wedding without even asking. Jake's brother Ned is a loud mouth who tries to stir up trouble. Okay, so they're horrible people, but where this book lost me is that Hannah who had always been a strong character in this series was all of the sudden a total doormat, letting everyone in Jake's family walk all over her, she plastered on a smile & told herself they had good intentions. In this installment of this series, all of the sudden our strong, intelligent, compassionate Hannah was letting everyone in Jake's family ride roughshod over her -- and she never showed one ounce of self-respect enough to say "enough!" or left. And I lost all respect for Jake when he made alternate plans to partner he & Hannah with Evan & Bella, then went back to Double-Bar-K when his dad dangled 200 acres in his face without consulting Hannah at all. It was as though he pulled a bait-&-switch on Hannah just when they finally worked out a plan for their relationship to move forward, again giving in to Holt. Blech! This one left a bad taste in my mouth.