Reviewer: Rachel…
-Plot was extremely slow for first 2/3.
-Ending was extremely rushed and abrupt.
-Characters not developed as well as normal NR writing
-Too much expository writing regarding the Inn and it’s construction.
-Relationship between two main characters not developed and deepened as normal NR writing.
-Two “B” storylines seemed to come out of nowhere
NR typically has a “formula” for her shorter novels or series. Knowing the formula has never bothered me, and even if it is predictable, her writing, descriptions, dialogues, romantic entanglement descriptions are all enjoyable and intriguing. However, I found myself bored with this book, which I normally never am when reading NR (except her In Death series). I was disappointed. As I read, it felt like someone else wrote it. It didn’t feel true to what I love most about NR.
All that said, I will probably still read the next two hoping they get better.
