This is the third in the Blackberry Island series. It could be read as a stand alone, but it does have a few ties to the previous two books. This book focuses on Nina and her family. Her sister Averil shows up and they have issues. Then their mom and her lesbian lover return from an antique buying trip and more issues within the family. To top it off, Nina finds herself torn between two men from her past who have returned to be with her. I thought this book was interesting but part way through I got tired of the two men going after Nina. Otherwise, I thought the relationships between the women were well described and pulled me in. An enjoyable, if predictable,summer read. Nina has taken care of everybody and everything for years - her irresponsible mother, her younger sister, the family antique store--- and in the process has given up all of her dreams. Her life seems an endless round of responsibility. And then two men from her past and her younger sister return to town. Their presence and an ugly painting turn everyone's expectations upside down. Susan Mallery's characters are sympathetic, her Blackberry Island setting is cozy, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Do You like book Evening Stars (2014)?
Probably he weakest of the three in the trilogy.
—Happy
Not great literature but good, upbeat story.
—BonnieRose
