Close to Her Heart by C.J. CarmichaelMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Straight Forward Romance with A Tiny Twist
I’ve had this book ages and was only reminded about it by an advert so dug it out to give it a read.
Dani is a researcher at the University of Washington, researching childcare practices and loves her job with a passion. She also loves that she is far away from her Montana ranch beginnings. She has a nice boyfriend, who also happens to be her boss and she is happy with her life, though she wishes she got to see more of her boyfriend but understands that he is a widower with a young daughter, so his time is precious.
She has two good friends who live in her building, Miriam and Elliot. They get together at least once a week for drinks and board games and chat.
Everything is going well until Dani gets pregnant and then everything starts to unravel, and she starts to turn inwards rather than reaching out for help.
This is an unsurprising romance and goes in a predictable direction, but I liked the characters a lot. They were well thought out and their personalities solidly built. I also liked the way the author handled one of the main problems for Dani. It was handled with compassion and in a matter of fact way.
However, the story was a little plodding and I’ve found that books that don’t have lots of speech in them bore me a little. I think it comes from a background in theatre. I have no problem with lengthy paragraphs of internal debate or descriptions of the world, but I like the characters to talk to each other and to learn about each other and this book didn’t have very much of that.
All in all, an enjoyable book, but I didn’t enjoy it enough to read any more from the series.
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