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The Best Is Yet to Come
by Debbie Macomber
Debbie Macomber never fails to disappoint and she certainly hasn’t with The Best Is Yet To Come. Grief is a theme in this book and is one that isn’t always easy to write about. Each of the protagonists is trying to rebuild their lives after loss. Hope lost her twin while he served in the military. Cade has returned from Afghanistan with both physical and mental health challenges.
Hope is new to Oceanside and trying to fit into the community. When it’s recommended to her to volunteer at an animal shelter she decides to take on the challenge. It is there that she is introduced to Cade, as well as to a particularly difficult dog named Shadow. Hope takes on the task of working with this dog who soon learns to trust Hope and she eventually adopts him. As Hope and Cade build a relationship, Cade feels Hope’s support which propels him forward.
Cade has been in trouble with the law and has a judge who has personal reasons why she provides him with options to keep him out of jail. She can see by his profound limp that his leg has been injured and recognizes the sullen disposition of this former soldier. What this judge does for Cade is a key message in this book and shows the importance of strategic planning in helping those with wartime experience and/or PTSD to assimilate back into society.
There is a secondary story that involves Hope in her role as a high school teacher which helps with the development of her character. There is romance in the book, but I would not classify it as a romance novel. For me this fits into the General Fiction or Women’s Fiction genre and I would recommend it to anyone.
I listened to the audiobook version of The Best Is Yet To Come which was narrated by Therese Plummer. I found her voice to be expressive and easy to listen to at my usual 1.5X speed. Those that enjoy audiobooks may wish to choose this format of the book.
4.5 stars
Hope is new to Oceanside and trying to fit into the community. When it’s recommended to her to volunteer at an animal shelter she decides to take on the challenge. It is there that she is introduced to Cade, as well as to a particularly difficult dog named Shadow. Hope takes on the task of working with this dog who soon learns to trust Hope and she eventually adopts him. As Hope and Cade build a relationship, Cade feels Hope’s support which propels him forward.
Cade has been in trouble with the law and has a judge who has personal reasons why she provides him with options to keep him out of jail. She can see by his profound limp that his leg has been injured and recognizes the sullen disposition of this former soldier. What this judge does for Cade is a key message in this book and shows the importance of strategic planning in helping those with wartime experience and/or PTSD to assimilate back into society.
There is a secondary story that involves Hope in her role as a high school teacher which helps with the development of her character. There is romance in the book, but I would not classify it as a romance novel. For me this fits into the General Fiction or Women’s Fiction genre and I would recommend it to anyone.
I listened to the audiobook version of The Best Is Yet To Come which was narrated by Therese Plummer. I found her voice to be expressive and easy to listen to at my usual 1.5X speed. Those that enjoy audiobooks may wish to choose this format of the book.
4.5 stars