Review: Dandelions on the Wind: The Quilted Heart Novella: Book One
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 21, 2013
Dandelions on the Wind: The Quilted Heart Novella: Book OneAbout the book:Tattered relationships and broken hearts, like a quilt, can be pieced together by God's love.When Maren Jensen took a job on Elsa Brantenberg's St. Charles, Missouri farm, she never expected to call the place her home. As she grows to love Mrs. Brantenberg and her granddaughter, Gabi, Maren is transformed from a lonely mail-order bride-without-a-groom to a beloved member of the Brantenberg household.But when Gabi's father, Rutherford "Wooly" Wainwright, returns to the farm unexpectedly, everything changes for Maren. Despite the failing eyesight that caused her suitor to reject her, she can see that Wooly desperately needs to reconnect with the family he abandoned when his grief sent him running toward the army--and into the Civil War. She also senses there could be something more between the widower and herself, if either can move beyond their past hurts.Comforted and counseled by the wisdom of the women in her beloved quilting circle, Maren begins to discover the cost such decisions demand of her heart. Are her choices in obedience to God, or is she running from His plan? Is it too late for love to be stitched into the fabric of her life?My Review:I have to say I was a little disappointed with this book. The story was good, the characters well developed and easy to engage, but it felt like just when the story was taking off and getting good, it ended. Very abruptly at an unusual spot leaving me dissatisfied with my overall experience. I enjoyed the background on each of the characters and how thoroughly they were created, but even with them it felt that their development ended too soon as well. In short I felt cheated.