I went into this book hoping for the best and within the
first few pages I knew I was going to be let down. The concept for the book had great potential
and the writing for the most part was fairly decent but this book honestly felt
like Peterson wrote the first draft, sent it to her editors, they fixed any
grammar and spelling errors, then they slapped a cover on it and sent it
out. There was nothing tying the story
together.
The love story between Marty and Jake took a back seat to
pointless information on Colorado, politics and banking. So many times Peterson sets up a scene where
the two are getting ready to go out on a date and then right as you think you
are going to get a glimpse of something interesting, she ends the chapter and
goes on to something else. Although I
wanted more of the love aspect, it was not because I was rooting for these
two. I did not like either of the main
characters but out of everything else in the book it was by far the best part
of it.
Marty was judgmental about everyone and everything, she lies
repeatedly and never stops complaining.
Every time Marty is in the picture she is putting down someone or
something and I know you are supposed to commiserate with her on the snotty
upper class of Denver but honestly to me she came across just as snotty. Yes, she goes to the orphanage and helps the
children but even that seems so superficial and like she is only doing it to
show these other women how much better of a person she is than them. It is very
hard to read a book when the main character is so unlikable
Then there is Jake, a spineless, uninteresting man. He allows his boss to bully and manipulate
him around every turn. He does things
even though he not does believe in them or wants to do them. He marries a stranger only because his boss
tells him he needs to be married. It is
ludicrous, seriously…Stand up for yourself man!
And then there is his relationship with Marty. He essentially lures her into a marriage
under false pretenses. He never tells
her that he wants to eventually move back to Texas and own a ranch until after
they are married. Shouldn’t this have
been in the advertisement? So Marty comes with all her baggage not knowing that
the man she is marrying wants what she gave up.
How stupid! And shouldn’t Jake
have asked what her deceased husband had done for a living? So much miscommunication that added to
pointless drama.
Every other aspect of the story from the business, to the
random murder mystery with Marty’s maid is just boring, does not make sense and
nothing really jells together. It is
three different stories mashed together to create a choppy, messy novel. And to top it all off, the book ends so abruptly
with nothing resolved so it leaves you even more unsatisfied if that is even
possible. I am sure the rest of the
series answers some questions but I will not be picking up the next one and
mostly likely will not be picking up anything else by Tracie Peterson.
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