I generally enjoy Tracie Peterson's books, but this one left me wanting a bit more. Melody McGregor lives in the railroad tent village in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Her Da, Clancy McGregor, has been off work because of a back injury. What she doesn't know is that her father has been hiding a more grave illness. She knows the railroad will soon be moving to the next stop but she wants to settle down. Her father says he will allow this as long as she chooses a husband before the railroad moves. What he really wants is for her to find a husband before he dies. He decides to set her up on a series of blind dates that were disastrous from the very outset. The man he really wants her to marry is someone else entirely.
I enjoyed reading A Choice Considered for the most part, but it fell a little flat--it was overly sweet, predictable, with not a lot of activity in the plot. It is clear from the beginning who Melody's husband will be, who the bad guy is, and while the bad guy is easily discerned before he shows his true colors, his actions are tame compared to other books I've read. Even though I didn't care for this book as much as others, I will continue to read Tracie's books. She is usually a good author. This one was just a miss for me.
Three Stars
Bethany House provided the copy I read for this review. All opinions expressed are solely my own.
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