Woman of Sunlight

I was looking forward to this one a lot–Connealy to me is escapist fiction for when I don't want something to strike too deep–and my expectation of enjoyment did make my disappointment overly strong as well. Two stars for “okay.” Most of the humor was centered around the misunderstanding of having a book of legends considered a “second bible” and after the first book the excessive “humor” about it was really heavy-handed and annoying. I also disliked that Mitch's mom thought it was okay to humor her belief and go along with her error without standing for her own beliefs a little more firmly (is Connealy softly suggesting, for instance, that we humor Mormons instead of saying truthfully we don't believe in a second holy book, then turn around behind their backs and say “well, you know, I don't really think that”?).

Other eye-roll moments were that half her “unknowns” made her look more stupid than ignorant, so there are some really cheesy lines that got past my patience mark.

However, the final third of the book focuses on the suspense and on Ilsa and Mitch learning to love each other. I really, really wanted more of this section. This is the sort of character bond that I love to see in a Connealy story. Sadly, it was over too quickly and my appetite was more whetted than satisfied.

I'll definitely be reading more in this series, even though this particular book was a miss for me.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for a free reading copy. A favorable review was not required.