Phew 😅 I thought this story might be a 3 star for me but! it wasn’t 💜 there was 1 thing I felt was a disservice to the character & the reader & it was the fact that the words chosen for Braithe’s response to Colson’s story about his his former family disowning him; I believe (based on my own experiences & learning) that he enabled Colson in his wallowing, instead of being the listening ear & drawing the line for Colson & then he wouldn’t have floundered for so long afterward. It’s unfortunate bc I’ll not be adding this series to my buy list after all. I’ll keep listening & reading as much of Walker’s backlist as I can but I’m disappointed that I was let down by 2 books of this wonderful small town overall. Listened via Hoopla Harrison Memorial