Amanda Addison

4.5
Book source ~ TWR Tour

Lucie is the odd duck in her family. Her mom never really told her about her biological dad, always avoiding the subject. When she was a baby her mom married her stepdad and they had a daughter named Maisie. All are pale, blue-eyed, and blond haired while Lucie is darker with brown hair and eyes. When she turns 18 she secretly decides to do a DNA test and that one decision starts a chain of events that changes her life forever.

What a great book! I love the characters, the circumstances, the writing, and the pacing. Don’t worry. The chain of events that Lucie starts is a good thing though it’ll have you biting your nails at times. It’s heartwarming and positive even with the stupidity of people who ask such thoughtless and racist questions. I’m sure most don’t mean anything by it, just curious or nosy. But for fuck’s sake. Come on! This is a young adult’s journey of discovery with unexpected results that will warm your heart and soul.… (més)

It's not a terrible book but really, when I think back, the characters seemed to blur into each other and possibly she should have reduced the cast a bit to get a bit more character into them.

Now, while I do appreciate that there are people who make a success out of a crafty business, it usually takes a while for it to catch on. She also seems oblivious of such things as Craftsy and Etsy. I saw a commenter elsewhere bemoan the lack of illustration for the described stitches that are the opening for every chapter (and honestly, chapter 9, is Cross Stitch aka Berlin Stitch and chapter 45 is Berlin Stitch aka Cross Stitch, there are more stitches out there!), the yurt sounds interesting but could have done with more description, the work people were doing could have also done with more description, actually the book could have done with more description, the author seems to have assumed that people knew what she was talking about without allowing references to creep in.

It's a story about a woman coming to terms with what matters in her life but it's also a story that appears to be a little superficial and just a bit unsatisfying.… (més)