The Pros: I liked the various characters. The family members were all great and interesting too. The ideas behind the story lines had good thoughts. I think the author generally writes well. The Cons: The main couples fall into bed really really fast. Then they fall in love very fast too. It should take more than a week or two to get to the end, but these books seemed rushed in all the different ways. With all the Pros mentioned, I would have liked the story lines to have taken longer to develop and resolve.