I've enjoyed a few of this author's books but this contains gratuitous (view spoiler)[animal killing, specifically pig, which is a real hot button one for me (pigs are amazing animals, people) (hide spoiler)]early on. And a lengthy scene involving (view spoiler)[animal butchering. (hide spoiler)]As a way to bring the central couple together? And the sister character makes a really gross and offensive joke ((view spoiler)["freezer camp" (hide spoiler)]) about the whole thing. 
 Nope nope nope. 
 I think I'll make a donation to the Farm Animal Sanctuary to cancel out my crappy feelings about having bought a book with this sort of thing in it. Yes, I've been a (view spoiler)[vegetarian (hide spoiler)] for more than 25 years, this is something that really matters to me and I didn't expect to encounter in a book by an author who's writing is on the fluffy side. 
 Also, the first three pages are so sloppily written, I was about to quit reading at that point regardless.