A Day Late and a Dollar Short

Rating:
Summary: A Great Read
Review: This was another enjoyable McMillan story to me. I loved it because it was a true to life story and each character seemed as real as can possibly be. The writing style is conversation style which, to me, adds to the story and gives it a cozy feel. Again, the characters are distinctive, true, and well-rounded. The story is an engaging one. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel.

Rating:
Summary: WEAK!!!
Review: This is one of McMillan's weakest books. It literally took me forever to get through it. I read the first 10 pages of this book, then set it down on my bookshelf. That was 3 years ago. I decided to finally finish reading the book this summer (2004). I haven't had to force myself to read a book like that in such a long time. She uses a lot of characters in this novel, so much so that she created a family tree in the inside cover just to keep the readers (and herself) from getting so confused. The story line itself is not as rich as her other plots. I'm a big fan of McMillan and have read all of her novels. However, this book just does not do her writing or story-telling skills any justice. She should have written a caveat emptor in her prologue that read "Buyer beware. You'll be disappointed right down to the very last sentence of this novel." I hope McMillan redeems authorship in more current novels.