Family Drama

Ok book. Not very exciting. Kind of slow. ( )

As with the author’s other novels, Secrets from the Past has a strong and determined woman as the central character, with some family drama, but this one just didn’t measure up. The characters were flat, relationships felt forced, and the shallow storyline, being rather predictable, had little to draw me in – very few unexpected twists.

A few positive notes – the descriptive writing is beautiful and is still what you’d expect from this writer. Also, a part of the story takes us to war torn Libya that adds credibility and some interest to the storyline.

Unfortunately there were too few redeeming qualities and I found this book to be just lukewarm. My rating is 3 stars. ( )

Another good book by Barbara Taylor Bradford! ( )

Another good book by Barbara Taylor Bradford! ( )