Review: Finding Home Trilogy
Finding Home Trilogy: Final Harvest, Charlotte’s Revenge, Milo’s Journey
Barbara Howard
Synopsis: (Final Harvest) Traci doesn’t have much in life that she really cares about. She jumps from job to job, living a solitary existence. Until, by chance she meets a group of urban farmers, who quickly welcome her into their midst. But when the woman responsible for the group is killed, in what appears to be an accident, Traci finds herself involved in a way she never expected.
(Charlotte’s Revenge) Traci’s life seems to finally be going the way she wants. She’s in a solid relationship with a good job. She’s happy. Until a face from her past comes back to haunt her.
(Milo’s Journey) Now an adult, Milo navigates his own trials with the help of the people he has come to think of as family.
Rating: PG- 13: Some violence
I would like to start this review with a bit of a disclaimer. I started reading this trilogy with the wrong mindset. Because they are three novella’s that equal one normal length book, I was anticipating that the sequels would essentially pick up where the previous one left off. This is not the case, and I think I would have had an easier time reading it, had I not had that expectation. I would like to stress that this was my own personal error, no fault whatsoever on the part of the author, blurbs or anyone else associated with the book. I think because I read it on E-book, and went right from one book to the next, my brain wasn’t recognizing that I was reading a separate book.
That being said, on we go!
Finding Home is a great “light” mystery! The language is clean, there is a love story, but there are no sexually explicit scenes, and it’s not graphic or heavy on gore, and it still keeps you guessing! If you are a person who is interested in mystery, but doesn’t like a lot of graphic detail, this is a great book for you!
When I first started reading, I had a bit of a difficult time relating to Traci. She seemed a little cold, and aloof. Not carefree in a positive way, but carefree in that she just didn’t care about much. But by the end of the first book, and into the second, she just transforms! And witnessing her transformations from this young girl who doesn’t care about much, and is only responsible for herself, into someone craving connection, and caring for others… Well, it was beautiful. She is a character that is easy to get attached to. Milo’s growth throughout the series is equally admirable.
There are pretty significant time jumps in between novellas, so be prepared for that. Just about every time I started feeling like the story wasn’t flowing right, or jumped around, I could pretty much trace it back to the fact that I wasn’t remembering I was reading a different book. Once I reminded myself of that, it was better.
All things considered, I enjoyed this series. It was a light, easy read. It wasn’t really a heart racing, intense mystery, but I think that’s where it’s charm lays. It has enough twists to keep you on your toes, and still it’s a book you could lay on the beach and read.