First
of all, I have only read the Timber Ridge Reflection series by Tamera.
Those books were good, but nothing great. This book surpassed my
expectations. I really enjoyed it.The story's plot was different and
really interesting. I enjoyed that Tamera mentioned some real historical
figures such as Gregor Mendel. I was a biology major, so I was excited
to see his name in a book I was reading. There were moments when it was
hard to put the book down because I wanted to know what would happen
next. Although the ending was somewhat predictable (it almost always is
in romance novels) the storyline itself was not predictable. The
storyline between Eleanor and her father was really sad to read about.
The only issue I had with the book was with Eleanor's thoughts and
decisions towards the end of the book regarding Marcus. She did annoy me
because she had the chance to have what she wanted and made up some
excuse why she couldn't. It wasn't what I was expecting from her.
Overall, it was a really good book and I would definitely recommend it.
So far this is my favorite novel by Tamera Alexander. I also look
forward to reading more books from the Belmont Mansion Series.
I received this book for free from Bethany House Publishers for my honest review.
