Cyndi J. (cyndij) reviewed on 7/17/2020 + 1031 more book reviews

Serviceable but not memorable. I've been critical of these in the past because Joanna seems like such a jerk to her family, but I'm pleased that's not so much in evidence this time. I am getting bored with the family dynamics, probably because I'm reading them in order fairly close together - one a year or every couple years and I wouldn't notice. I thought Jance had two good sub-plots going - the elderly couple and the assisted living homes - and I would have liked to see each of them in more detail. Couple books ago I wanted to see more about the father's journals and so we did, although that went into a cliche. But I guess cliches get to be what they are because they're common. All in all, a decent read, pretty good sense of place as usual (as I write this, we are waiting for the monsoon rains that drench Joanna in the book) and okay dialogue.

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