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Avg. Rating: 4.5
Doesn't stand on its own
When she discovers that her granny is sick, Lily realizes she must come out of hiding to see her. Nine years earlier, she fled her hometown Of Hubbard's Point after years of abuse at the hands of her husband, Edward. She asks her lover, Liam to spirit daughter Rose away so that Edward cannot find her. But soon Edward discovers that the wife and daughter he thought were gone are alive and well, and he plots to take vengeance, and soon a nasty custody battle is underway.
Working to help Lily out of the mess is Patrick Murphy, the detective that was investigating her "murder," and found her alive instead in Canada, as well as another of Edward's wives, Marisa, who also fled to Nova Scotia.
While the story ties up the loose ends of "Summer's Child," this story has difficulty standing on its own, as the majority of the back story is contained in another source. Lost is the love and longing between main protagonists, Liam and Lily, although the love story of Marisa and Patrick is finally played out. Combining the two would have made for a much more compelling and cohesive novel.
Summer of Roses
After reading Summers Child I was really looking forward to the sequel. I have to say, I was a little disappointed. I felt the book lacked passion and also was a little repetitive. Not one of Luann Rice's best but still, being one of her fans, worth the read.
Perfect Follow-Up to SUMMER'S CHILD
SUMMER OF ROSES is the perfect sequel to last year's SUMMER'S CHILD. The relationships that began in that first book--that between Lily and Liam; the health of young Rose; the fleeing of Marisa and her daughter, Jessica; the culmination of former detective Patrick's search for Maura; the ending health crisis of Maeve; the horrors rendered by abuser Edward Hunter--are all beautifully brought to a conclusion.
I loved SUMMER'S CHILD, but was sometimes irritated at the slow pace of the storyline starring Liam and Lily. Although the abuse she'd suffered at the hands of her first husband, Edward, forced the progression to be a slow one, nine years is a really long time!
Thankfully, things move faster in SUMMER OF ROSES, and I treasured each scene as it unfolded. Although the book can stand alone, I highly recommend reading SUMMER'S CHILD first, because the background information you'll gain on each character will make you appreciate this current offering even more.
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