Six Weeks by Fred Mustard Stewart

Oh, where to begin. For context, I love Fred Mustard Stewart. I started my journey with him back in 2016 when a book store near me was closing. The book store owner recommended “The Mephisto Waltz” to me. I finished it in a day and a half. Thinking most of his stories were similar to this style and genre, I went to eBay and purchased everything he ever wrote. As the books gradually were delivered, I learned he’s most known for his historical fiction. That bummed me out, but because I liked his writing style so much, I decided to give “Ellis Island” a try as my next read. I never knew I liked historical fiction until I read that! Wow was it good. I was officially a Fred Mustard Stewart groupie.

Now, fast forward to last month when I decided to read one of his shorter books, “Six Weeks”. Based on the synopsis I was aware the book revolved around a politician who meets a woman and becomes emotionally attached to her dying child who has six weeks to live. I expected romance naturally as well to sprinkle into the story.

The bummer about this book is the synopsis is literally the story. Fred’s writing style is very fast paced, which is on the reasons I love him as a writer. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work when he writes romance. I literally felt zero connection to any character. The way he portrayed the daughter was a bit unrealistic, especially for that time period I think.

Fred’s strengths in this book were his ability to throw in little surprises and sporadic comedy throughout the book. His weaknesses were definitely the lack of character building (I wasn’t rooting for anyone in the love triangle) and the awkward dialogue when conflict arose.

My rating for this book is 3 out of 5 stars. If you want to check out Fred Mustard Stewart, I definitely recommend checking out “The Mephisto Waltz” or “Ellis Island” first.