The same author of Firefly Lane, writes this story of forgiveness and redemption. This tale begins with twins, a boy and a girl who blessed their family and those around them. When tragedy strikes their home, the matriarch needs to search her heart, mend, heal and become the woman her family needs her to be.
Due to my great love for the Pacific Northwest, I found myself imagining this story taking place on Vashon Island. Only a quick ferry ride away from the artsy Downtown Seattle, Vashon seems like the perfect scene to reflect the small town feel, the wooded roads, the heavy rains, the beach house and even the town described in the beginning.
I often felt a pang of injustice whilst reading this book. I tend to side with the underdog in stories and in life and even though I understood that some of the story needed to happen, just for the sake of a good story. I felt as though the main character was selfish, angry and mean-hearted. It didn't seem fair to me, not even remotely and I even considered putting it down entirely at one point. Maybe it's that I am too far removed from the life of the main character, I never really liked her overbearing personality, her OCD or her tendency to control all of the situations around her. She was not likable in my opinion, which made this book difficult to finish.
I feel as though authors should have equal time spent on sad moments as well as happy moments. While reading, I kept waiting for the happy ones, the forgiveness, the redemption etc. However, it didn't come until the very end and by that point I wanted to burn the book and main character. I felt sorry for her son, her grandchild and the child's mother...
My hope is that someone else finds this book a little better of a read than I did.
Due to my great love for the Pacific Northwest, I found myself imagining this story taking place on Vashon Island. Only a quick ferry ride away from the artsy Downtown Seattle, Vashon seems like the perfect scene to reflect the small town feel, the wooded roads, the heavy rains, the beach house and even the town described in the beginning.
I often felt a pang of injustice whilst reading this book. I tend to side with the underdog in stories and in life and even though I understood that some of the story needed to happen, just for the sake of a good story. I felt as though the main character was selfish, angry and mean-hearted. It didn't seem fair to me, not even remotely and I even considered putting it down entirely at one point. Maybe it's that I am too far removed from the life of the main character, I never really liked her overbearing personality, her OCD or her tendency to control all of the situations around her. She was not likable in my opinion, which made this book difficult to finish.
I feel as though authors should have equal time spent on sad moments as well as happy moments. While reading, I kept waiting for the happy ones, the forgiveness, the redemption etc. However, it didn't come until the very end and by that point I wanted to burn the book and main character. I felt sorry for her son, her grandchild and the child's mother...
My hope is that someone else finds this book a little better of a read than I did.