Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Troubled Waters by Susan May Warren: Review




I was sent this book from Revell Books.  My ratings and reviews will be my own personal opinions and are in no way influenced by publishers or authors who may have sent me books to review. 



Synopsis:

"Her mother abandoned her, her father disowned her, and her husband left her. Can Brooklyn be convinced that it is possible to forgive the greatest of betrayals?



Brooklyn Myers escaped her broken home and her embittered, unloving father by eloping to Reno at the age of 17. But when she was pregnant with their first child, her husband abandoned her as well. Not welcome back home in Thunder Creek, Brooklyn stayed in Reno and raised her daughter Alycia on her own, doing her best to make sure Alycia never knew the heartache and rejection Brooklyn herself had known.



When her estranged husband Chad Hallston dies, he leaves the family home in Thunder Creek to his daughter. Believing it is the best way to give her daughter a stable home, Brooklyn does what she thought she would never do. She goes home to the orchard and wine country of Southwest Idaho. There, she encounters Chad’s best friend, Derek Johnson, a part time sheriff's deputy who also owns an organic produce farm next door. Derek was never a fan of former bad girl Brooklyn Myers, but he made a promise to his dying friend that he would be the father to Alycia that Chad had never been.



Although Derek and Brooklyn get off to a bumpy start, he and Alycia quickly form a bond. And soon, Derek realizes that he wants Brooklyn to trust him too . . . even knowing that her trust won’t come easily. And then he realizes he wants even more than her trust. He wants to win her love.



While Brooklyn may be tempted to give her heart to Derek, risking her daughter’s happiness is another story. Will Brooklyn hold onto her self-reliance for dear life, or will she come to understand that the greatest gift she can give her daughter is showing her how to love and trust others?"



MY REVIEW:

My Rating: 2 Stars

Format: Paperback

I hate giving bad reviews when I was sent a book, but I am always honest and have to share when I love or dislike a book.


This had so much potential!  This starts off with a murder and a missing person who had witnessed with murder.  I was so intrigued, and was excited to see where this story would go.  Unfortunately, I seem to have an unpopular opinion on this and I was not able to finish this.  The plot was great, but I could not get past the writing style.  The sentences were fragmented and did not flow together for me.  I tried and tried to keep going due to the liking the plot, but found myself just focusing on my dislike of the writing.  Like I mentioned, I was not able to finish this!  I was really disappointed.


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