Post by agreads on Oct 10, 2017 18:44:50 GMT -7
4 Stars
A Hero to Keep (Hawkins Family Book 1) free on Amazon
I liked this one. The writing was a little rough at times, but overall it was a good story with a gentle, compassionate Hero. The H is a comic book artist and art therapist who works with sick kids at a cancer center and individually with abused kids. The h becomes responsible for her nephew after a traumatic event and he won't speak.
There were several side characters to this book because the Hawkins Family has 12 kids including the H. I'm sure that was to set the stage for plenty of future books in the series, but the author did a good job of not letting the larger cast overtake this story. The h had a bit of an odd background that was hard to get handle on but I grew to like her. I didn't love her, but I think her characterization was essential to the story of the H and the kid that the author wanted to tell.
I would read more in this series, at least about the brothers. I never did warm up to the sisters, but that is pretty common for me. I often skip the women's books in these family sagas because they are often written as mouthy, "feisty", and bratty trying to keep up with all the brothers. I got the same vibe from the little bit we see of the sisters in A Hero to Keep.
A Hero to Keep (Hawkins Family Book 1) free on Amazon
I liked this one. The writing was a little rough at times, but overall it was a good story with a gentle, compassionate Hero. The H is a comic book artist and art therapist who works with sick kids at a cancer center and individually with abused kids. The h becomes responsible for her nephew after a traumatic event and he won't speak.
There were several side characters to this book because the Hawkins Family has 12 kids including the H. I'm sure that was to set the stage for plenty of future books in the series, but the author did a good job of not letting the larger cast overtake this story. The h had a bit of an odd background that was hard to get handle on but I grew to like her. I didn't love her, but I think her characterization was essential to the story of the H and the kid that the author wanted to tell.
I would read more in this series, at least about the brothers. I never did warm up to the sisters, but that is pretty common for me. I often skip the women's books in these family sagas because they are often written as mouthy, "feisty", and bratty trying to keep up with all the brothers. I got the same vibe from the little bit we see of the sisters in A Hero to Keep.