Review: Okay book - could have used more of a story line
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 20, 2013
Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with a digital galley of this book in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. There were many things I enjoyed about this book. I loved the characters of Persifor and Frances especially, Little Joe's grandparents. The author painted them in fine detail and we got to know them well, quirks and all. I loved learning about that area of the South and what life was like during that time. The three kids, Little Joe, Sugar and Bobby, had typical kids' adventures and most of those were entertaining. I didn't really develop a soft spot for Little Joe like I thought I should though. The author put him in some mischievious spots that I thought were above what a little kid new to country life would dream up doing. This was a nice read, however it didn't have a climax, a crescendo, an ending. There really was no plot to the book. Not very satisfying. For that, I give it three stars and look forward to reading the second book in this series, The Trial of Dr. Kate, to see if I like it better. I understand while all four of the books are placed in the same fictitious Tennessean town, they can each be read as stand alone novels.