Check out ldswbr's combined review on this book July 20

Just ok. A little too "far fetched" and contrived for my taste, but the idea was good.

Loved it couldn't put it down! I hope there is more to the story!!

Loved it couldn't put it down! I hope there is more to the story!!

I liked it. Good story. I liked the characters a lot and it had a good mix of romantic tension and suspense.

I have read several books by Rachel Ann Nunes and have liked them all. This was an interesting twist on her norm. Some paranormal powers, intrigue, romance, cults…it was a quick and fun read. I had read about 70 pages when we got in the car to come home from vacation and finished it about an hour before we got home. I didn't want to stop reading. Going to start the second one tonight.

Interesting premise for this story where the main character can sense emotions and memories by touching certain objects. She was also pretty quirky in some ways (like never wearing shoes) - a few times her views almost came across as a bit preachy, but mostly it made for an interesting character.

Typical stilted LDS fiction. I basically wanted to stab myself in the eye after the fourth or fifth time all organic, all natural, yay hippie stuff was mentioned. Unfortunately for me it's a preachfest throughout the book, although I'm unsure if the author intended it to be that way. Because of the whole "I go barefoot! I don't take medicine, just herbs! I only eat organic, pasture fed meat and raw milk!" stuff everywhere, I ended up hating Autumn. A lot.

But I liked the story, and I really wish I had liked the characters because the story was really good. There were a few excellently done twists at the end that I approved of too. However the ending? Kind of sucked.

I may or may not read more Autumn Rain books. I may have to stick them in the microwave first, to properly nuke all vitamins and minerals to death.

I actually liked this book more than I thought it would, though parts of it were cliche and predictable. Most of the book takes place before they even travel to the farm, and I thought more of the plot should have taken place there. I even liked the organic touch to the book, though I was starting to roll my eyes for every "comfrey poultice" mentioned. It doesn't matter that much, does it?