★★★★¾
GENRE: Fiction
SUBJECT: generosity, foster care
Setting: Henry Adams, KS
CHARACTERS: Bernadine Brown, Trent July, Lily Fontaine, Riley Curry, Amari Steele, Devon Watkins, Crystal Chambers, Zoey Raymond, Preston Mays
DATE READ: January 24 - January 25
NO. OF PAGES: 384
Off the Shelf (pre-2013)? Source?: Yes, Nook stockpile
PLOT:............................................4.5
CHARACTERIZATION:....................5
TOPICS:........................................4.5
STYLE:..........................................5
ORIGINALITY:...............................5
ADDICTIVENESS:..........................4.5
OWNERSHIP:................................4.5
THRESHOLD QUALITY:...................5
Average............................................................................4.75
Bernadine Brown is not your typical heroine. She's not young (over 50), black, divorced not looking for romance, and rich - I mean really rich! Not the type of person that you would expect to be thinking of others but Bernadine has decided that with the MILLIONS that she received in the divorce settlement that she was going to help others.
Seeing an article offering a small town that could no longer financially exist up for sale, Bernadine decides it the perfect spot to work her magic and begin her pet project.
The story that develops and the residents that we meet along the way are totally lovable, laughable, and ones that you want to welcome into your own home. The adventures that push Bernadine's project forward will delight the reader and provide smiles and even out loud laughter.
I bought this book after receiving the next (2nd) in the series as an ER book early in 2010. When I was looking for something light and uplifting to start 2012, I remembered that book and decided that it was the right time to read the start of the saga. IMO a perfect book to start the new year - light-hearted but serious, funny and engaging, a book that puts a positive spin on generosity and helping others. A domino effect that just keeps rolling. Highly recommended!
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