The Kissing Tree Review

 When I do collections like this, I like to do a review of each individual novella and then the collection as a whole. 

To start with, this was the first book by Regina Jennings that I have read and I was impressed so much that I went ahead and preordered her next book, Courting Misfortune, that releases at the end of November. Jennings writing style roped me in from the very beginning and was a wonderful start to the collection. I loved the character development and the way the plot moves along.

Next was Karen Witemeyer’s novella, and it was also the first book I had read by her. I loved the way Witemeyer continued the story with little connections back to Jennings previous novella. The plot and the characters continued to build in a wonderful, great paced way.

After that was Amanda Dykes novella, and I loved how the characters moved through their pain in this part of the series. Dykes pays attention to little details in everything she writes which makes it easy to get wrapped up in her books along the way.

Finally, the collection wrapped up with Nicole Deese’s novella. It was an extremely well thought ending in a contemporary setting to the Kissing Tree collection. Deese is one of the few contemporary writers that I adore (I just gravitate towards historical more, but Deese makes me love contemporary stories!).

This collection as a whole is a wonderful story to read. It moves through the ages seamlessly with each author writing their own timeline of a perfect story. While each novella can stand alone, I enjoyed seeking out family connections throughout, and I am happy to have been able to read this collection!

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher, but I was not required to give a positive review. All opinions are my own.