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Evening Stars (Blackberry Island #3) by Susan Mallery Upon receiving this book I was a little worried about if I would understand what was going on in the story and if I would be able to understand the characters’ personalities; mainly because this book is part of a series called “Blackberry Island.” I looked on Goodreads.com and read the summaries of the first two books in this series that way I could at least get a little bit of an idea what the books and this series was about.

After I started reading this book I became engrossed in “Nina,” mainly because I felt like I could really relate to her. I could identify with her situation and her feelings throughout the entire book; when she was upset so was I. The only thing I could identify with “Nina” are the 2 men who want to be with her. I myself am a happily married woman and “Nina” is single and has to decide what and who she wants to be with. I found chapter 2 to be a little slow and there were a few other chapters that made the story a little boring sometimes, but once I read through those few then the story picked up again.

I was just as excited for “Nina” as I would have been if it was me getting into Tufts University instead. I cried when she told her mother she was leaving and when she told “Kyle” that she wouldn’t marry him; I felt like I was the one breaking his heart instead of her. When I got to the last few pages and realized that “Dylan” unexpectedly moved into her apartment I was giddy with excitement!

I really loved this book and these characters (although I never “knew” them until this book!) I felt like everything these characters went through I had gone through it with my own family and their feelings were mine as well. I loved how the author was able to really put emotion into this story. Ms. Mallery is a wonderful author and I have loved all the books that I have read by her. This is a wonderful book to read for anyone who has read the other 2 books in this trilogy or who wants a story that is a little different. I give this book an “A-“and Ms. Mallery an “A+.”