Natalie Baszile

I really wanted to like this. But despite interesting ideas and descriptive writing, the story itself falls flat. Too many random problems with convenient solutions, characters without depth or growth, and a structure that made me feel like I was reading a tv show. Shame, because there was a lot of *almost* that I really wanted to see developed.

This novel is centered around family - after her father passes away, Charley inherits a sugarcane farm in Louisiana and with grim determination, she sets out to farm it. Charley's brother, Ralph Angel, is resentful of her inheritance without fully understanding the stipulations that accompanied it. As this book progressed, I liked Ralph Angel less and less and wished Charley would disengage with him completely. Overall, this novel had some great moments, but the pace felt too slow at times too.

not particularly well written but ok story