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Montana Cherries
by Kim Law
Montana Cherries reminded me a little of a Robyn Carr book (and if you have been around for a while you know how much I LOVE those). There is so much more going on here than just the romance between Dani and Ben, which would be great on its own. There are also family issues (on both sides), plus a few hard-hitting secrets. Both Dani and Ben have to learn where they belong, how they fit into their families and some interesting truths about themselves & those around them.
(I’m going to have to give a little bit of a spoiler because Dani’s whole storyline is impacted by it. So if you don’t want to know skip past this paragraph :) ) Dani and her brothers were seriously jacked up by her mom, although Dani has blocked it out for years. You go thru the first half of the book thinking that her mom was wonderful and then you get quite a shocker. This leads to a lot of soul-searching and therapy for her to understand how her mom has controlled her life and her decisions ever since … and how it has impacted her family. It is devastating but I was thrilled that Law had her get professional help. In her Acknowledgments she talks about how this process had to be shortened for the book and I really appreciate her comments about the issues & why she had to handle it the say she did. It shows a nice understanding about how devastating something like this truly can be.
I will say I was a little surprised by Ben about 2/3 of the way thru. Up to that point he’d shown an amazing understanding of Dani’s needs and had been wonderfully supportive. But then his ego and heart get a little damaged and he seemed to forget all of that. Once he gets over himself though it does help get us to an ending that is just too darn sweet for words.
Dani has some brothers that will likely have stories of their own which will be just as full of emotional issues as this one and I can’t wait to see where Law takes them. If she continues to display the same thoughtfulness with them as she did with Dani, they are going to have quite the rollercoaster ride.
(Complimentary copy provided in exchange for an honest review.)
(I’m going to have to give a little bit of a spoiler because Dani’s whole storyline is impacted by it. So if you don’t want to know skip past this paragraph :) ) Dani and her brothers were seriously jacked up by her mom, although Dani has blocked it out for years. You go thru the first half of the book thinking that her mom was wonderful and then you get quite a shocker. This leads to a lot of soul-searching and therapy for her to understand how her mom has controlled her life and her decisions ever since … and how it has impacted her family. It is devastating but I was thrilled that Law had her get professional help. In her Acknowledgments she talks about how this process had to be shortened for the book and I really appreciate her comments about the issues & why she had to handle it the say she did. It shows a nice understanding about how devastating something like this truly can be.
I will say I was a little surprised by Ben about 2/3 of the way thru. Up to that point he’d shown an amazing understanding of Dani’s needs and had been wonderfully supportive. But then his ego and heart get a little damaged and he seemed to forget all of that. Once he gets over himself though it does help get us to an ending that is just too darn sweet for words.
Dani has some brothers that will likely have stories of their own which will be just as full of emotional issues as this one and I can’t wait to see where Law takes them. If she continues to display the same thoughtfulness with them as she did with Dani, they are going to have quite the rollercoaster ride.
(Complimentary copy provided in exchange for an honest review.)