christianreader | Apr. 2nd, 2016

Mary McNear – Up at Butternut lake 3/5
Allie, a young widow and her five-year old son Wyatt move to a remote cabin in the small town of Butternut where Allie hopes to start her life again. Allie and Wyatt are soon taken up in the community, but Allie is still doubtful. Can she really live here? Did she do well brining her son so far away from all he's ever known? And what about their neighbour Walker Ford, who offers to teach Wyatt to fish. Is he just being neighbourly or does he want more from Allie?

A relatively run-of-the-mill romance, not really bad, but not too memorable either. I actually liked the side characters better than Allie or Walker, but though McNear tried to add some side stories into the novel, they didn't get enough space to be really fleshed out. I wasn't too fond of the romance, it felt a little too physical, if you get my meaning.