I think Colleen has struck upon the right formula for a light mystery. Clues are well hidden while obvious at the same time. Characters are well developed and real. The Christian message woven into the story does not intrude into the story. It comes about quite naturally instead of contrived. Colleen kept a very good pace of moving the story along while revealing backstories of her characters. All things considered, it is a very enjoyable read.
I grew up in a small town where the families have been there for generations. While my hometown is considerably larger than the island in this story, much of the community dynamics are the same. I can fully relate to the struggle between those who want to keep the close-knit quaintness of their town and those who want to catch up with the rest of the world by allowing major changes, even if that meant selling out their history and values.
The struggles over inheritance and relationship discoveries were also familiar to me. We see in the story that greed—whether over an inheritance or profiteering—causes people to say and do things contrary to their basic nature. Colleen expertly developed and revealed those in her characters making them seem more biographical than fiction.
Perhaps I appreciated most the pace Colleen kept the tension throughout the story. Plus, it worked out in very natural ways. Action adventures have me saying, “Really?” The protagonists in those have to be superheroes to be able to be shot, stabbed, maimed, and nearly on their last breath when they (not so surprisingly) spring back to full strength and annihilate their adversary. Not so with this book. Even the most gripping scene leaves you saying, “Yes, that could happen.” Colleen keeps it real for her readers. Thumbs up!
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Welcome to Hope Beach. A place of intoxicating beauty . . . where trouble hits with the force of a hurricane.
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