Kaylee suggested we read this book because the description on the back referred to one of the characters as a curmudgeon, and well, hi . . . 

Honestly, though, all of these main characters sort of represent some part of me. Not sure that’s a good thing . . .

There are some things Lucy Gilmore did with this story that I really enjoy. Instead of having every chapter be from the perspective of a different character, each character has a section of the book. It changes the dynamic of multiple narrators. 

Each character’s section ends with a sort of cliffhanger, and resolution comes through, for the most part, through the telling of a different character (if at all). 

There is a bit of a cheesy, cliche finish to the book, but it doesn’t really take away from how much I enjoyed the story overall. And, in the end, there’s a pretty good lesson (or two) to take away from this one.