I
first discovered Becky Wade’s
writing in her book True to You, which I loved.
That’s why I was excited to see Becky’s second book in the Bradford Sisters Romance, Falling for You.
What
I found in Falling for You was a return to the town of Merryweather, a
place I’d like to visit, with characters I liked from Becky’s earlier book, True
to You. In this book Willow, the
oldest Bradford sister, takes center stage with her ex-beau Corbin. The rest of the Bradford family and friends, including
Nora and Britt, are back but mostly in the background of this story.
I
enjoyed the backdrop of the story, as 12-year-old Charlotte enlists of Willow
and Corbin to help solve a 40-year-old family mystery of Josephine who went missing
back on 1977 and was never heard from again.
Would Willow and Corbin be able to set aside their differences to help
Charlotte find out what happened to her great aunt? Would they be able to reconcile after a
painful and ugly breakup? Had either of
them changed over the last four years?
At
first, I wasn’t sure if I would be able to relate to Willow a famous supermodel
and Corbin a former pro-football player.
Their careers and lifestyle were much bigger than life or ordinary
people. I found that their emotional
pain and coming to terms with their poor choices were something I could relate
to.
Becky
included the Christian faith, somewhat. I
think it could have been more strongly woven in to the characters and storyline. Something I would have appreciated is to have
Willow, as a Christian, recognize her past choice to have sex outside of marriage
as sin instead of saying it was a mistake.
While a mistake may have consequences, calling something sin acknowledges
it as wrong before God.
I
liked the mystery part of Falling for You best, as well as the
reconciliations between characters, forgiveness and seeing how the characters
had grown and changed. Overall, I give
this book at 3.5 rating. While I liked the
storyline, I didn’t connect to the characters as much as I did in True
to You.
If
you like a romance with some mystery mixed in you may enjoy Falling
for You by Becky Wade.
I
would like to thank NetGalley and
Bethany House Publishers for the opportunity to read Falling for You by Becky Wade
in exchange for an honest review. I was
under no obligation to give a favorable review.
