Janna Redington

As a genealogist with a History degree, I was not offended by the inaccuracies. Far too many people in our world today “imagine” that those in the past were less intelligent, among other criticisms I hear - which is arrogant as well as inaccurate. I loved this series, loved the characters and hated that the series ended.

Love the story, should inspire those who feel held back by dysfunctional family circumstances. It bothered me that grandmother would look so old because if she had daughter at 13, she should have only been 47-48 yrs old - but that’s the way she looked in real life. I don’t think it emphasized strongly enough what words and influences steered JD into a better direction... too many simple follow in parents footsteps - ways, traditions, and blame it on the parents. Was the Dad’s absence ever discussed? Will have to read the book to give a more thorough review, it might have the answers.