Completed: Feb. 10/25
Series: The Mercie, #3
Format: Kindle e-book 
Challenge Prompt: to be decided 

Book #18 of 2024: I enjoyed the series prior but I found myself frustrated with this concluding e-book. It said 130 pages yet it ended before 90. That's misleading. Promotions of other books aren't part of the story. 

It felt as though Scottlyn went backward in this book. For a very smart and perceptive young woman, who had been through a lot, fell for an obvious scam hook, line, and sinker.

I understand that people want to know where they came from but it was DIANA that was there for her. She was going to ask the father who kicked her out of the house to walk her down the aisle? Regardless of any changes he may have possibly made, DIANA was the one who was there for her. Then she turns around and practically alienates her future husband and was rather irresponsible and immature. The two people who were there for her more than anyone else were just cast aside for parents that weren't there for her. 

I guess this book brought a few letdowns to mind regarding the time jumps between each mini novella. This would have been better as one book with the information and major parts included. 

- Readers missed Brad's parents becoming a part of the picture and Penny's mental health turnaround
- Missed her time in college thus far 
- Missed almost all of the dating relationship and engagement between her and Grant
- We miss almost all of the actual wedding ceremony

As a reader, I am being honest in saying that it was disappointing.