Promises to Keep: Diane's Story

Promises To Keep does a nice job of wrapping up the Thomas family story, though I did have a few issues with it.

LaRue's situation in this book is very different from how it was left in So Much of Life Ahead, for example, and there was no explanation given for the change. It was as if her last conversation in the other book had never taken place.

Also, because it focused so much on Diane and Jenny, there wasn't much mention at all of the other characters we all love, and their absence was definitely felt by this reader.

Lastly, as far as politics were touched on, there was only one opinion offered and shared, with no dissenting voice. It left a bit of a bad taste in my mouth, because I don't share the characters', or, apparently, the author's, political opinions at all. In the Hearts of the Children series, those politics were front and center, but there was much more of a balance there that was completely lacking in this book.

Aside from those p...