Thursday 25 January 2018

Ruby’s Choice – The Ditch Lane Diaries by D.F. Jones

This is the first in a series that features friendship and love with some supernatural elements.

Ruby and her friends Anna and Sandy had an interesting encounter when they were younger, which unlocked powers within them which came to fruition later in life. These powers: prophetic dreamer, divine healer and soul reader, will work together for a great cause. Fast forward and Ruby is in college. Not usually one for dating, Ruby is pursued aggressively all of a sudden by Reed and Brent. When she finds out that it is all a game to see if they can get her to fall in love with one of them, she tries to turn it around only to find herself deeply in love. And so the trouble begins…


The story is a sweet look at the intricacies of romance. Sometimes you fall in love when you least expect it and sometimes when it is offered you turn it away. Not too much was focussed on the supernatural elements, but what was there set it up nicely for the next book. I liked that the POV’s changed and it helped to see different perspectives. I did find Ruby a bit of a whiny person at times, but I guess young love can knock a person in different ways. The story progressed quite quickly from love to the next steps at an early age, which I wasn’t really expecting, but a good read for a first novel!

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