Only Ever You

 

It was to be the perfect wedding—until the bride disappeared.

Annie Taft’s wedding is four days away, and it will be one of the grandest anyone can remember in her small South Carolina town. Preparations are in order. Friends and family are gathering in anticipation. Everything is going according to plan. Except that Annie herself has vanished. Did she have second thoughts? Or has something much worse happened to the bride-to-be?

While her loved ones frantically try to track her down, they’re forced to grapple with their own secrets—secrets with the power to reframe entire relationships, leaving each to wonder how well they really knew Annie and how well they know themselves.

This was a solid 3.5 star read for me, but something was just missing for me to completely love it.  This was my 7th book by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen and it was good, but When We Were Worthy is definitely my favorite.  The story line was promising, but I think we were missing key information so at times I felt confused.  For instance, nobody knew that Kenny and Annie were friends and couldn't be together, but they didn't explain why.  There were also characters that she developed a story line for, but I just never felt like it went anywhere.  We spend the whole book trying to find Annie and then connecting to the people still present, but I don't feel any closure for those characters.  There were just some holes in the plot.  I do have to say that her writing flows so well and it's easy to read quickly.  She keeps me engrossed in the story and I love a good family mystery that doesn't have to have a unbelievable twist.  As many others have said, don't go into this one expecting a major thriller, because you will be disappointed.  For the most part, I could see where this was going and I don't mind that at all.  

         * I received this book from the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review *