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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not a whirlwind book, September 21, 2008
I have read other books by Cathy Marie Hake and was greatly pleased. However, this book was not a whirlwind by any means. I thought the book was slow in the beginning because they were on the ship too long. Also, I couldn't help but dislike Mr. Clark and all of his lists he kept having to make. I liked the character of Millicent and that is why I continued reading. While it would be a great book to check out from the library, it certainly wasn't worth the 10 bucks I spent. I am still looking forward to another book by Hake, because this is not her standard.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lighthearted and uplifting, September 16, 2008
This book is the third set in the town of Gooding, Texas. Though it is a stand-alone book with no intertwining plot lines, characters from the past (Sydney, Hope, etc...) enter the scene on occasion making for a happy reunion.
The story begins with Nanny Millicent Fairweather being terminated from her position in England. She has cared for and adored 2 little girls but their absentee father has decided it best to send them to boarding school. For a special lastday together she plans a day of fun and chaos with the girls.
From here the book jumps forward and she is on a ship setting sail for America with her sister and brother-in-law. This is where she meets Daniel Clark, a widower whose nanny has just abandoned her post before the ships launching.
She and Daniel are bound to butt heads as they are polar opposites. Where Millicent is whimsical and impulsive, Daniel is structured and orderly. His only concern is his son (after guilt concerning the loss of his wife).
Aside from the romance there are several other side plots addig depth to the story. I don't want to spoil them (they are rather good!) so i won't expand on that. Characters are well developed and realistic. This book is especially good for engaged and newlyweds-- I really think that it is a good example of learning to trust and compromise.
This book was fun to read-- very entertaining with some humor, tragedy, romance, and light suspense. If this were a shoe it would be a cross-trainer-- there is really something for everyone. Well done!
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
This whirlwind spiraled downward fast, November 9, 2009
The book started out great. Great characters that were easy to believe and care for. The plot build up was also well written and left me wondering what was going to happen next.
Unfortunately after the first couple of chapters the book began a slow spiral downward, that only increased in speed the farther the book went on. The main character crosses an ocean and in doing so suddenly has a drastic personality change. None of her traits, personalities or actions match the ones that are shown in the first few chapters. I asked myself several times if the author was writing two books at the same time and got her characters mixed up. By the end of the book the main character is no longer believable, or someone that's easy to relate to.
The main male character in this book also doesn't seem to have main character traits or personalities that stay true to his character throughout the book, or that make sense. At the beginning of the book he's a very wealthy and successful, widowed, business man with an infant son. He crosses the ocean and all of a sudden he looses his intelligence and has become a fanatic with his fears and behaviors.
Some major character development needs to be done still in order for this to be a good book. After this book, I seriously hesitate to try any of this authors other books.
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