Review: Valerie

Valerie by Charlotte Penn Clark
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Valerie is the third book in Charlotte Penn Clark’s The Carmichaels, and there is no doubt this is the strongest in the series thus far. The first two books were flickering around the three-star rating, whereas this third book threatened to be a three-point-five-star rating. There is no doubt this series is growing stronger the deeper into it I dive, and I’m excited to see how the final two books – Marie and Samantha – play out.

Picking up after the events which occurred in Daisy, Valerie throws us straight back into the lives of the Carmichael sisters. Whereas the prior two books have focused largely on being a romance with the family drama being secondary, Valerie seems to be much more of a family saga. There is still romance to be found – we follow the romance of Valerie in this one – but we also find out so much more about the family, with a lot happening with all of the siblings throughout this one.

If you have yet to read Corinne and Daisy, I would certainly recommend doing so before reading this one. Valerie builds heavily on information that came to light in the prior book, strengthening all we have come to know about the siblings thus far.

Following the formula of the prior books, Valerie is filled with plenty of drama and one dramatic event to make us stop and take a step back. Much like the prior books, however, I do feel as though things were much too quick and didn’t quite have the depth I would have liked – something I attribute to how these are novella length stories rather than novel length tales.

If you enjoyed the first two books, then you’re sure to enjoy Valerie – as I said, it’s the best thus far.

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