I've been a Debbie Macomber fan in the past when I wanted something lighthearted to read that wasn't going to involve too much brain power. The books were simple, sweet, and I have a collection of them sitting on my bookshelves.

I purchased this book expecting the same - and it was nothing like previous books I have read. It focused on an unbelievable tale, and repeated the same story over and over. I couldn't connect with the main character (woe is me, I'm beautiful and thin and smart too and I have to write the society pages when I really want to write about what's going ON out there) nor did I connect with the love interest (I hate the world, I'm angry at my Mother - I hate this lady who just showed up - gasp, she's beautiful, I love her, I want her, nope, don't want her after all, gasp, love her!)

What REALLY irked me though, was the judgmental ideas sprinkled throughout the book about "kids who spend all their time playing video games instead of exploring outside" - the love interest writes his book 'Alone' because he felt that too many people were playing video games and having screen time instead of exploring.

There is a way to write about exploration and the excitement of exploring that doesn't talk down or judge your potential audience. It felt very off putting, very forced, and it made me uncomfortable to read it worded that way. We do not need to judge people like that.