This is the first book I've read by Christina Suzann Nelson, and I'm not too sure what to think about it. I've been mulling it over for a couple of days since I finished it and I truly haven't come to any solid conclusion.
The main character is Cassie George, the niece of Shasta. Cassie is working on her doctorate in marine ornithology when she gets the call that tells her Shasta has had a stroke and has Parkinson's disease. She travels from San Diego to Gull's Bay, Oregon, to take care of Shasta and when she arrives she finds that the situation is much worse than she originally thought.
Gull's Bay is a small community where everyone knows everyone else and their business. One of the first people Cassie meets upon arrival in town is her old high school nemesis, Nora, who has a sub-plot of her own.
There are plots, sub-plots, mysteries, heartaches, and just a bit of romance all included in this book. Because there is so much going on, it is a hard book to put down, but it is also a hard book to read and keep up with. It doesn't have a cohesive feel to it and is somewhat hard to follow. It is enjoyable once you get into it, but I think it could have been better. The setting was perfect, the characters were not as fleshed out as they could have been because of the level of activity in the book, and because there are so many characters who populate the book. Still 3.5 stars, rounded up to four.
Bethany House and NetGalley.com provided the copy I read for this review. All opinions expressed are solely my own.
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