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Jonetta (ejaygirl) | 9296 comments Mod
When everyone begins to suspect that Eve might be Faith Chastain’s daughter, DNA tests confirm that she is but also that James McClaren is also her father. That means that Abby, Zoey and Kristi are her sisters. Eve is almost 35-years old, meaning that James had the affair with Faith 14 years before his affair with Jennifer. There also appears to be only a year’s difference in age between Abby and Eve. Are there issues with this timeline?


Anita (anitanodiva) | 2973 comments Yes, big ones. We discussed this in spoilers on the books discussion page. I thought James had his affair with Jennifer right before he took his final vows. If he had his affair with Faith 14 years before, he would have been a child. The whole thing just doesn't work.


Lisa - (Aussie Girl) Was it mentioned the age difference between Abby and Eve was only a year? I must have missed that. The timeline is definitely off for sure. No very good planning by the author. It seems she just added on ideas as each book was written. Didn't plan the series as a whole.


Anita (anitanodiva) | 2973 comments It's hard to write a cohesive series by the seat of your pants. I can understand that for standalones, but this is a major miss for a series and a key element in the series to boot.


Jonetta (ejaygirl) | 9296 comments Mod
Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Was it mentioned the age difference between Abby and Eve was only a year? I must have missed that. The timeline is definitely off for sure. No very good planning by the author. It seems she just ad..."

I deduced Eve’s age from one statement made in the book. It said that when Eve’s mother died twenty years ago, she was 15-years old. That would make her 35. I already had Abby’s age at 35 from the last book and upped it to 36.


Jonetta (ejaygirl) | 9296 comments Mod
It seems impossible for James to have fathered the twins as a priest.


Anita (anitanodiva) | 2973 comments I agree. It just doesn't work. Could he have been an intern, of sorts? A young lay minister? He would have still been awful young. If he was 20 that would make him 55 now. Bentz isn't that old and he's the older brother.


Jonetta (ejaygirl) | 9296 comments Mod
Thanks for doing that math, Anita. Pardon the pun…it doesn’t add up😏


Jonetta (ejaygirl) | 9296 comments Mod
This was just lazy by the writer.


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