Midnight Rescue: Christy, Book 4
These novellas are such a quick, delightful read – I learned on this one that they are adapted for “young readers,” which explains why they fly so quickly.
The love triangle between Christy, David Grantland and Doctor MacNeill intensifies in this installment, though it’s all told in such a straightforward way that it loses all the tension that might exist in a story written for adults. This story focuses upon Ruby Mae and her obsession with Prince, the Mission house’s stallion. When she goes missing because of Prince, Christy has to go looking for her, and finds herself in danger in the process.
My rating: ****
The Proposal: Christy, Book 5
This story opens with a very matter-of-fact proposal scene gone awry. There are none of the nuances of emotional tension that might appear in a book meant for an older audience. Christy considers whether to marry David for awhile, torn between him and Doctor MacNeill, who makes his feelings plain without outright declaring himself, too. Then Christy has an accident that leaves her temporarily blinded, though she doesn’t know whether or not it might be permanent. This leads her to reevaluate everything, including whether or not she is meant to be in Cutter Gap, let alone whether she should be anyone’s wife.
My rating: ****
Christy’s Choice: Christy, Book 6
I assumed from the title and the cover here that Christy’s choice would be between Doctor MacNeill and David, but that wasn’t it at all–though that tension persists in every one of the novellas.
What really happens in this one is that Bessie Coburn, Ruby Mae’s best friend, needs an operation that Doctor MacNeill doesn’t have the equipment to perform in the cove. He needs to take her to Asheville to perform it, and asks Christy to come along, since she’s from there and can make it a visit home as well. David doesn’t want to let the two of them go alone, and also uses it as an opportunity to fund-raise for the mission, and Ruby Mae refuses to be left out because Bessie is her best friend. So they all go together.
While in Asheville, Christy remembers all the comforts of home, including an old beau who turns up and tries to woo her right in front of her two current suitors. This causes the doctor and David to team up for once, both believing that Christy will choose to return home, where she is offered a teaching position in a mission school right in her own backyard. Christy herself doesn’t make up her mind until an accident at the very end causes her to realize what she values most.
My rating: ****
Language: none
Political content: none
Violence: none
Sexual content: none
