" Since The Deep End of the Ocean was one of my favorite books I tried to read other Mitchard offerings only to be extremely disappointed in most of them. This one however, is far and away Mitchard's absolute worst! Every single character was immature, annoying, and generally unlikable. Relationships (mother-daughter, mother-son, husband-wife, employer-employee, etc) lacked realism and often were so out of touch that they ended up being just plain silly. Perhaps the worst aspect of this book is that Mitchard's heroine paints a very negative picture of 40-something women, widows, mothers, businesswomen. At least I learned that I should never be tempted to read anything else by Mitchard. Awful beyond description! "
— Arlene, 2/1/2014