The Color Of Secrets by Lindsay Ashford – 399 pages
Book Blurb:
In the midst of the Second World War, Eva receives the devastating news that her husband is missing and presumed dead. Neither wife nor widow, she lives in a numb state of limbo until, in the heat of an English summer, she meets Bill, a black American GI. Despite their vastly different backgrounds, neither can deny the love that overcomes them in the frantic weeks that follow, when every day could be their last. After Eva discovers she’s pregnant, Bill is shipped off to join the D-day fight, leaving her alone in a bigoted world. As her mixed-race daughter, Louisa, grows up, how far will Eva go to keep her safe and bury the past? And how far will Louisa go to uncover the truth?
My Review: 2 stars
The Color Of Secrets had the potential to be a wonderful story filled with passion, history and a racial love triangle. Sadly, this book did not execute what was promised.
Characters were utterly unbelievable in this book. They were either beyond perfect or quite awful, best friends were made within moments and the author seemed to kill off whoever was causing a plot twist.
Overall, this was a poorly executed novel that had the potential to be so much more.
Quotes I liked:
I don’t know—tall, dark, and handsome and a Hershey bar in his pocket—what more could a girl ask for?”
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