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A review by stephaniesbookreviews
The Shifting Current by Dani Pettrey
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This series started off a little rough for me, but I enjoyed the last two books and was really looking forward to this one. The inevitable relationship between Landon and Emmy has been teased the whole time and they were the characters I felt most invested in. I was disappointed to find out this was just a novella and not a full length novel, but was still happy to get anything. Unfortunately, I was left kind of underwhelmed by it.
While I did like that the pace was fast and there were some cute moments between Landon and Emmy, the relationship arc was really lacking for me. Once they got together everything just happened so fast. I wanted to see them ease into things a little more instead of one day they were just friends (secretly in love with each other) and the literal next day they're talking about marriage. I also would have liked to get to know each of them a little better, since they were more side characters in previous books. Speaking of which, I was also disappointed that the story was set away from the rest of their team from the initial books and the other characters were barely involved. I wanted more closure for a series ender. Also, I thought the big reveal of Landon's "dark past" that he thought was shameful enough to keep him from being good enough for Emmy was pretty ridiculous (*Spoiler Alert - it involved an accident that happened when he was FIVE YEARS OLD)
I also thought the writing quality was a little lacking, compared to previous books by this author. Once I got to the Acknowledgements, I found out that this is the author's first indie book and is not traditionally published like the others have been. I definitely felt like the lack of editor was evident here.
Overall, I am still glad we got Landon and Emmy's story, even if it wasn't quite what I wanted.
While I did like that the pace was fast and there were some cute moments between Landon and Emmy, the relationship arc was really lacking for me. Once they got together everything just happened so fast. I wanted to see them ease into things a little more instead of one day they were just friends (secretly in love with each other) and the literal next day they're talking about marriage. I also would have liked to get to know each of them a little better, since they were more side characters in previous books. Speaking of which, I was also disappointed that the story was set away from the rest of their team from the initial books and the other characters were barely involved. I wanted more closure for a series ender. Also, I thought the big reveal of Landon's "dark past" that he thought was shameful enough to keep him from being good enough for Emmy was pretty ridiculous (*Spoiler Alert - it involved an accident that happened when he was FIVE YEARS OLD)
I also thought the writing quality was a little lacking, compared to previous books by this author. Once I got to the Acknowledgements, I found out that this is the author's first indie book and is not traditionally published like the others have been. I definitely felt like the lack of editor was evident here.
Overall, I am still glad we got Landon and Emmy's story, even if it wasn't quite what I wanted.