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The Renovation: Carter Mansion (2008)

by Terri Kraus(Favorite Author)

3.38 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0781448468 (ISBN13: 9780781448468)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

David C. Cook

series

Project Restoration

review 1: I really wanted to like this book--the premise seemed interesting and I was interested to see how the renovation aspect was integrated into the plot. However, I found the book to be rather dull and contrite. While it was interesting enough to hold my attention through the first few chapters, after the first 30 pages or so I started to loose interest and by the end I was struggling to find the motivation to read the final chapters. They way religion was written into this book seemed heavy-handed and lacking. I didn't feel like the portions about her visits to church contributed to the plot in the way they could have and ended up hindering character development. Rather than showing how Cameron dealt with her past in the light of her new-found faith all we see is this no... moretion that she now believes God has forgiven her and now all of this (nearly) lifelong grief/guilt/etc is magically washed away in an instant. And then we see the same the exact same thing happen with Chase? I didn't feel like any of the characters grew as a result of their experiences or interactions with one another. Aside from that, the ending seemed very abrupt--we went from the characters barely knowing one another to them not speaking for at least six months to a sudden reconciliation and marriage? The most positive aspect of the book was that it was an easy read and the characters (for the most part) were at least semi-likable.
review 2: Reminiscent of L N Cronk's Chop Chop story arc, this book is the beginning of the story of Ethan and Chase Willis struggle with the loss of Ethan's mother Lynne from an unfortunate series of events. Cameron Dane is also strugglling with her past, and has reinvented herself as she tries to move forward. Their lives interesct and a wonderfully sweet story unfolds. I loved this book and will look for the rest of the series. This book will make your heart smil less

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