I know! I wonder if she pushed too fast after the death of her husband? I always want to read her, but maybe she needs a break.

I also felt this way, and gave it 3 stars just because I felt I had to because I love the previous books in the series so much. I really hope this is just a one off, otherwise I will be very sad.

I really don’t know what to think. I feel as if she may have felt pressured to get this one out. It didn’t even seem like her writing. I’m hoping it was a one-off and her next will be back to the Penny I love!

I’m already counting down the years until we return. Actually, I’m not thinking beyond getting this mover over with and starting life int Ann Arbor before the ice comes.

I thought maybe I had just outgrown the series, but that’s an interesting thought. It seems to me that things changed when she lost her husband. So disappointing.

I’m sure it was a bad combination of things right now, because I will forgive a multitude of sins if I’m feeling the book. I just didn’t get it from this.

You have lots of lovely reading ahead of you. I thought Pennys’s first book was slow but then she hits her stride and it’s marvelous. This is her first stumble for me.

I think we’re collectively over deception- far too much of it in the world right now and in ways that matter a lot more than fiction.

That is a great take on the novel! Thank you for sharing your thoughts- it’s what I love most about reviewing. I didn’t get that deeply into it. There was just something about her writing style in this book that felt different than previous books. Far more dramatic. I still love all the residents of Three Pines and look forward to what she writes next.

I’m not happy that we both felt this way but am glad I’m not completely alone. Honestly, I kept wondering if wrote it or if she had a new editor because the tone was so different from her other books.