The Bridegrooms by Allison K. Pittman

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Allison Pittman’s story based on the Brooklyn Bridegrooms and the Cleveland Spiders and a group of four sisters had a lot of promise and it was for that reason I opted to join in on this blog tour.

The premise was interesting enough for me to want to read this book. Four sisters, abandoned young by their mother, each with a story and personality that was prominent and interesting (and the characters were the best part of the book, but I’ll address that in a bit). An introduction to the baseball theme which was something different and I thought could be exciting.

I did enjoy the sisters, don’t get me wrong. I thought they were interesting, their personalities were intriguing and I wanted to get to know them better.

But let me tell you how I was disappointed. It was too rushed. Each girl was larger than life but there wasn’t enough time devoted to them. Instead we’re rushed through these miniature love stories and the girls are herded into marriages with men we hardly know. Decisions that are life-affecting are made so quickly I actually had to turn back a few pages just to reassure myself that yes, it did happen that quickly. This book should have been the first of a series of four, each one devoted to a sister. There was so much going on I felt like I didn’t actually have a grasp on each character until I was already half way into the book because there were so many names and events occurring – it almost felt like I was thrown into the middle of an established story and I’d missed a part somewhere.

I really wanted to enjoy this book and have been looking forward to reading it ever since it came in the mail. I’m hoping that in her future books, Pittman won’t throw so many characters at us and, instead, spend time really flushing out the story of one or two.

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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from WaterBrook Multnomah as part of their Book Review Blogger program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”