Review: the story was again a bit of a muddle, with beautiful prose that didn’t manage to untangle to my satisfaction.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2014
Continuing on with the characters from the first book, we rejoin the story after two years have passed.  While Lucia made a choice of ‘her man’ the one that got away is back and not willing to take no for an answer.  While that alone would have made a more compelling story, the author chose to reintroduce all of the other secondary characters that were so unnecessary (in my view) from the first story, serving only to distract from the forward motion of the story.Ngontang Mba does manage to present lovely prose that intermixes language, unique phrasing, music and description to paint a pretty picture, and while these elements are captivating, they are not enough to overcome the distractions provided by the multiple characters that are introduced without true and clear purpose.  While I did again truly appreciate the effort, and found the relationship between Lucia and her sister to be laden with depth and emotion, there were too many conflicting elements vying for my attention.While I thought that the book blurb felt slightly confused and unfocused, I had hoped that the multiple threads that are chosen as highlights would neatly weave together to create a cohesive story that demanded my attention and engagement.  Unfortunately I found the story was again a bit of a muddle, with beautiful prose that didn’t manage to untangle to my satisfaction.I received an eBook copy of the title for purpose of honest review for Tasty Book Tours. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.