I think I wanted this book to be about a couple who experienced a enormous tragedy in life who end up choosing to live for God in the end. However; I found that at the beginning of this novel that the author sort of drug out the story. Lamb goes into great detail about each and every event, and usually this would allow the reader to paint a picture in their head. For me I just thought it was too much. Lamb could have cut the book almost in half addressing one topic, instead he tackled several. The fact that he could tie in many different plot lines was impressive, but my taste is more straight to the point. I don't like the whole beat around the bush telling me every single detail before the climax, just cut to the chase. I learn to love Maureen for the simple fact that she does what she wants, but then towards the end I am just unable to grasp her reasoning of her decisions. Velvet's characted truly helped me understand the heart and thoughts of people that are not of the popular crowd. She is yearning for more, and that is the reasoning behind her lashing out the way she does. I would agree that the book does have good points and ideas, but I would vote it a MUST read.
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