Susan S. (MoonLily) - , reviewed on 2/13/2010 + 72 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

There are several other reviews for this book that I agree with. It does take a bit to get into the characters. The format of the story told from the perspective of each sister is fine if you go into the book expecting that. Before reading the reviews I thought this was three short stories. (Another book, "A List and a Promise" by Sally Lane, is told in a similar fashion, but she headed each chapter with the lady's name whose perspective was being told.) It is kind of like reading a soap opera, bouncing from story line to story line as they cross and diverge.
The story was cute. It would have been nice to have the characters a little more fleshed out, but as mentioned in other reviews it is hard to develop that many characters in so short a space. That is really what keeps it from being really engrossing. That said, it was worth finishing, but you do have to stick with it for the first 100 pages or so to get caught up in the story. You still don't feel real close to the characters, but you at least care to find out the end. I also would have liked an epilogue. (Do you suppose the publisher required them to keep it under 400 pages and that was one of the cuts along with more on the magic and characters?)

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