Review: Totally Captivating!  AMAZING OUTSTANDING MUST READ!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2014
Such an emotional journey for me as I read along as Willow’s soul was exposed.  Through this series, I’ve read what Willow went through but not the depth of it and this book is HER story to tell with how it plays out for her.  It made me realize that what you think will give you peace within always isn’t what you expect.  It also made me realize that yes, some people make bad decisions and can’t get out of situations, but deep down, they DO have a caring soul buried within.  Don’t always jump to judgment on people without knowing their story.Not everyone is perfect, we all have our own flaws, our own stories, and that’s okay because folks STILL love us – this is EXACTLY what the Piper Anderson Series is about.  As I’ve read each book in this series, I’ve found a piece of myself in every character Danielle has written – Danielle seems to know my soul, my background and my flaws.  THAT is a true connection with a reader and what Danielle ALWAYS amazingly delivers!  I don’t usually make mention in reviews of WHAT happens in a story, but there is something Danielle writes in this story that is hauntingly true to me:  “For the first time, I’m not trying to be what I think people expect of me, or what they insist I should be.  Out here, I’m just a girl on a mission, one I’ve nearly completed…”  THIS IS SO ME!  For many years, I always tried to be what I thought people wanted me to be.  Danielle later writes: “Maybe when all of this is done, when I’ve accomplished what I set out to do…Someone who knows who she is, knows what she wants…I can create her story, and in the process wash away my own…” Before reading Settling Scores, I had recently come to the realization of I AM ME.  I know what makes me happy now, I am no longer defined by what my life experiences were nor am I what people expect me to be and I’m so much more at peace.  Reading this from Danielle SO hit home.I so loved Willow’s journey and really loved being back home with the other characters that have become part of me and have become my family.This book as well as every other book in this series has such well developed characters with real life issues addressed head on in such a true realistic manner.  Danielle is an absolutely brilliant writer.  What emotionally charged, amazing journeys she takes us on in her writing!  When I THINK I know all there could be with each character, each book delivers more of their background to me.  These books totally deliver and once you start you cannot put down, you’ll be captivated from the very start of each book.This is an absolutely brilliant author and read.  Very highly recommend you read!  Bravo Danielle, there aren’t enough words to describe you as to why you are my #1 favorite author but what each of your books means to me.  KEEP THEM COMING!