Review: I'm moving to the mountains
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 7, 2013
Wow!  Another brilliant read from Jacqueline Rhoades.  I honestly couldn't put it down.  I'm a little bit speechless at this point in time.There were times when you could see how it would end, but couldn't fathom how they would get there.  Rhoades' brilliant storytelling takes you on an amazing journey throughout, with just the right amount of spice.  She also manages to balance the serenity of the mountain with her storyline.  The story maintains a fast enough pace that when action scenes appear near the end, they do not seem out of place.Interspersed throughout the novel are some brilliant and vivid descriptions that allowed you to walk into the story, to see exactly what the characters were seeing, and to feel exactly what they were feeling.  Through her writing, Rhoades also manages to evoke emotions in her reader on a scale rarely seen.The characters that Rhoades brings to life are phenomenal.  They are so well and subtly developed that you feel like you have known them your entire life.  No one ever seems out of place.  Each person has their own niche that they fill beautifully and fully.  Each character remains consistent throughout the novel.  I greatly appreciated that no one had a massive personality change before the end of the novel in order for the story to reach a happy ending.  I also love that the characters stay true to the local dialect throughout the novel.  Rhoades doesn't slip up once.This novel was absolutely breathtaking.  By the end, you are in the novel so deep that you find yourself that you were living on the mountain with the characters.  I didn't want this story to end as I found myself wanting to know what came next for everyone and to continue the journey with them.