Pearl

It wounds me to rate a Lauraine Snelling only 2 stars . . . It really does!

I was quite disappointed in this one. Firstly, the title is Pearl, but there is a WHOLE LOT more Ruby and Opal in it than Pearl. It felt forced, as if Pearl was just a vehicle to convey Ruby's storyline. And an unnecessary

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vehicle at that. Also the ending wrapped up very suddenly, and rather unsatisfactorily, and the next book picks up 5 years later. Pearl's storyline didn't feel like it had enough resolution; boom, all of a sudden everything is fine and dandy. I would have liked to see her storyline wrapped up better.

I did enjoy getting to know some characters I have only heard of in passing, such as Charlie (
Not really something I would read again. Although, I wouldn't necessarily NOT recommend it.

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