A Series Of (Un)Fortunate Reviews

I loved Pack Up The Moon the debut novel by Anna McPartlin, whose follow ups to this debut I have also read and reviewed for this blog.  In my review for Apart From The Crowd , which is the novel after this one but was written before Alexandra, Gone , which was the first McPartlin novel I read and reviewed, I thought that Apart was not as well written as Alexandra and that perhaps this reflected the novelist's growth as a writer between Apart and Alexandra .  But having read Pack Up and found it as well written and as good as Alexandra , I've now come to the conclusion that for whatever reason, there was just something a little off with the writing in Apart .  I loved Pack Up The Moon and I love Anna McPartlin--she has most definitely gained another fan.  I'll refrain from worrying about when her next novel will drop until after I've finished As Sure As The Sun which is the last McPartlin novel I haven't read. Have I said I loved this book?  Well, I di...