All is Bright by RaeAnne Thayne

 

Have you ever been ice skating?  If so, when was the last time you went ice skating?  I didn’t learn to ice skate until I was in college.  I enjoyed it, but I haven’t been ice skating since college!

Ice skating features in a great scene in All is Bright by RaeAnne Thayne. Sage McKnight is an architect that designs homes with universal design so that people with handicaps or special needs can more easily use their homes.  She is working on a project at her father’s firm for the famous former pro baseball player, Mason Tucker, who was injured in an airplane crash years before.  Sage has come home for the holidays and to finish up this design.  She has a social media channel where she showcases her designs to make money to help build more homes for those in need.  She really wants Mason’s home to be showcased, but Mason just wants to be left alone.  He lost his wife and unborn child in the helicopter crash and all he has left is his young daughter, and his mother who he has a tense relationship with.  Will Mason be able to open his heart to love this holiday season?

All is Bright was the December pick for the Page-turner’s Book Club at the Kewaunee Public Library.  It was a fun light read for the December season, but it was not the group’s favorite book of the year.  That honor belonged to The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin this year.  I liked all the characters in this book, but many book club members didn’t like how many characters there were. This book was part of a series and we had not read the previous books in the series.  I was okay with it.  The other problem people had with this book is that it was an instalove story between Mason and Sage without really a buildup of their romance.  I agree with that and instalove is not my favorite trope.  I really enjoyed the universal designs that Sage was working on and how she helped so many people to have a house that worked for them and their disabilities.  I could read an entire book just about that.

Overall, All is Bright is a fun light read, perfect for the Christmas season.

Book Source:  The Kewaunee Public Library.  Thank-you!