Nice story, but confusing.
The blurb for book four had said that book four was the fourth and final book of the Finding Anna series. At the end of book four there is an epilogue that covers five years into the future. In that epilogue we learned that Stephan and Brianna moved to the country, that Brianna received her GED, and that the two of them got married.
As I started Change, the fifth book of a four book series I was already questioning what to expect. Would we pick up after the epilogue? What story would be told?
Unfortunately, at the end of Change I am still questioning the addition of another book. I'm also wondering if there will be future books.
Change does give us more time with Stephan and Brianna, two characters we've come to love. We quickly find out that, even though book four's epilogue shared the events happening in the five years after Ian Pierce's trial, book five starts two years after the trial. At this point Stephan and Brianna have moved to the country, but Brianna hasn't earned her GED nor have they married. Book five focuses mainly on Logan and Lily's wedding and the events leading up to the wedding. There are several fittings and a bachelorette party that Brianna must attend and it's at each of these that she must deal with a gold digging fellow bridesmaid who would like to take Stephan. Brianna handles herself well and has faith in her relationship with Stephan. Logan and Lily get married at the end of the book and Stepan asks Brianna a very important question at the end of the reception. Then THE END. I'm just not sure it's the end of Stephan and Brianna's stories. Will there be more? I feel this might be the way to add books to the series. For anyone who enjoys Stephan and Brianna's stories this would be good news.
If there are going to be more books, I think the author should either take out the epilogue at the end of book four or should give the readers the choice either a) to finish the series or b) to continue with Stephen and Brianna's story. Those who wish to end their time with Stephan and Brianna should read the epilogue in book four. Those who want to continue with Stephan and Brianna should NOT read the epilogue in book four. It was just confusing to have so much information from book four's epilogue and have so little of it covered in book five. At the end of book five I felt a little lost. I enjoyed what I read, but unlike at the end of book four where I felt I got closure, at the end of book five I feel like I'm dangling, waiting for another book to continue the story. At the very least if another book is going to be released a mention of it would alert the reader that the story continues. As it stands, I'm guessing the story continues.
I do highly recommend reading the Finding Anna series by Sherri Hayes. It is easy to fall in love with the characters and the story is a good one. I just have questions as to what the author's intentions are for the future of this series.