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3.0 out of 5 stars
best out of the worst series, April 13 2004
The Logan series is my least favorite series because I completely despise the weak, fragile, oh-so-beautiful and precious Melody. But I wanted to be fair so I read the rest of the series without developing any liking for her. Unfortunately, the books in this series seem to be among the worst VC books written....how many times must we be subjected to Melody addressing her mother "Mommy" in every sentence she speaks?....or reading how something Cary did "took her breath away"?Keeping all that in mind, I didn't have high hopes for this book. Surprisingly though, I thought it was the best out of the entire series. Even with all of Laura's "Mommy"'s and "Daddy"'s, I still found her rather likeable, as a sweet and sensitive character with minimal whining. I liked how this book gave us a taste of the way life was before Laura's accident, and were able to see Jacob without his bible-thumping righteousness and a happier Sara. After all of the references about Laura in the prior books, its nice to finally read the story behind them. One thing I didn't like about this book was Cary. His obssession over Laura was just plain creepy, not to mention irritating. It made Cary, who was intended to be viewed as a tough, stubborn character, come off looking like a little lost puppy (and a sick one at that). Definitely the best book in the series (though thats not saying much). Laura is much sweeter and gentler than Melody, not to mention not so stupid. If you'd read the rest of the series and found it as discouraging as I did, read this book and you'll take some comfort in knowing that the first 3 books weren't a COMPLETE waste of time.
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