Ann M. (boochicken) reviewed on 11/5/2010 + 33 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

The book was slow for me. I felt Hake spent a lot of paper following the lives of the squaters on Galen's property, probably to draw symptathy from the reader. Only, I felt she did not succeed. 90% of the book, the squater girl, Ivy was irritating. And when Ivy was being deceitful, I found it unimaginable that she could continue with the charade with such non-chalance. I felt the burgeoning love from Galen towards Laney was flat, & certainly non-inspiring. And when Laney felt all her hopes dashed, it was maddening how her friends & family kept pushing "other" guys in her path, hoping for a transfer of her affections. Their insensitivity for her "grieving" period was inconsiderate & aggravating for me as a reader. Of course, everything worked out for the best in the last one or two chapters. But I was so irritated and bored throughout the book, that the neat packaged ending just wasn't enough to make this a good read.

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