" This was a decent read, but with a pretty bland story line. I never really bought the whole feud thing between the grandfathers, & I felt like it wasn't really supported well. I live in a small town, but even I found the bit about generalizing personality traits based on family name to be unbelievable for two people who spent so much time together. Those types of generalizations are more believable for the initial phase of the relationship, but once they started interacting so much, they should have moved beyond that. I saw this primarily in the Hannah Harte character. The feud between the two families wasn't given enough meat or coverage, especially since it is the primary barrier keeping the two main characters apart. Not sure if I'll read the rest of the series. If I don't, this book may end up reclassified on my 'stand alone' shelf despite being the first book in the Eclipse Bay series. "
— Okie, 1/18/2014