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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
I was drawn to this because it is set in Appalachia country.
If only men like Jack Mac really did exist.
Cute story. I will read at least one of the sequels.
If only men like Jack Mac really did exist.
Cute story. I will read at least one of the sequels.
This story was... meh. Ave Marie must deal with Jack's health scare, Etta living in Italy, and her friendship with Iva Lou coming to a crashing halt. What really bothered me about the story was the fact that Otto got married to Pearl's mother in the previous book; and in this one, he gets married to Fleeta while Pearl's mother is never mentioned. Did Pearl's mom die? Or did the author just forget what she had that minor character do in the last story? I may never know the answer.
I have a copy of this book I'd be willing to sell/swap, but it's covered with the dried flecks of my vomit.
Normally I just like or dislike a book, but this book actually made me angry. I wanted to like it - popular book set in small town Virginia - I like Virginia, I miss Virginia. I'd really love a good book set in Virginia. Someone let me know where I can find one.
Partial list of things I hate:
1) The voice seems fake. I know the author grew up in Big Stone Gap. I know people in Virginia are out to whatever location they're at. There's still something so fake and...fake...about the narrator's voice.
2) After I read a lot of it, I noticed that the quoted blurbs on the cover are from - Whoopi Goldberg. Fannie Flagg. Rosanne Cash. I respect Whoopi Goldberg, but if I ever get a book published, I hope to have something better to put on the cover than "Whoopi Goldberg liked it."
3) There's a reader's guide in the back. I hate those. And an interview of the author - by a character in the book! Howsmug clever!
5) A short passage from late in the book, as we travel Italy with the narrator: "The people here are so animated; they raise their voices to make a point, they use their bodies for emphasis; they are so full of life and comical! It is no surprise that the commedia dell'arte theatrical tradition started here in the fourteenth century." By the way, this book has nothing to do with commedia dell'arte. NOTHING.
6) The main character's behavior and motivations are beyond stupid. A guy sells his truck to buy plane tickets for relatives to visit her, and she doesn't know if he loves her. Also the man she thinks she loves is ostensibly not gay, but is gay, but even the author seems not to know it. Honey, whoever you based this character on in real life is gay, and that's OK, but you probably should know that. Writers are supposed to be perspicacious and all.
7) You know what never grows deep inside caves? ANYTHING (including moss).
8) It was a best seller, and led to a series, apparently. I think I'm going to vomit again.
Normally I just like or dislike a book, but this book actually made me angry. I wanted to like it - popular book set in small town Virginia - I like Virginia, I miss Virginia. I'd really love a good book set in Virginia. Someone let me know where I can find one.
Partial list of things I hate:
1) The voice seems fake. I know the author grew up in Big Stone Gap. I know people in Virginia are out to whatever location they're at. There's still something so fake and...fake...about the narrator's voice.
2) After I read a lot of it, I noticed that the quoted blurbs on the cover are from - Whoopi Goldberg. Fannie Flagg. Rosanne Cash. I respect Whoopi Goldberg, but if I ever get a book published, I hope to have something better to put on the cover than "Whoopi Goldberg liked it."
3) There's a reader's guide in the back. I hate those. And an interview of the author - by a character in the book! How
5) A short passage from late in the book, as we travel Italy with the narrator: "The people here are so animated; they raise their voices to make a point, they use their bodies for emphasis; they are so full of life and comical! It is no surprise that the commedia dell'arte theatrical tradition started here in the fourteenth century." By the way, this book has nothing to do with commedia dell'arte. NOTHING.
6) The main character's behavior and motivations are beyond stupid. A guy sells his truck to buy plane tickets for relatives to visit her, and she doesn't know if he loves her. Also the man she thinks she loves is ostensibly not gay, but is gay, but even the author seems not to know it. Honey, whoever you based this character on in real life is gay, and that's OK, but you probably should know that. Writers are supposed to be perspicacious and all.
7) You know what never grows deep inside caves? ANYTHING (including moss).
8) It was a best seller, and led to a series, apparently. I think I'm going to vomit again.
Tried and tried...was just not able to get into this book.
Fully enjoyed this story as an audiobook, read by the author!
Fun beach read-type book. Nothing awesome, but enjoyable.
Fun story, likable characters. I liked how it ended. :)
This was a nice book for the night but I won’t be continuing on with the series.
I will admit to skim reading parts of this book because I just liked certain characters or story arcs.
I will admit to skim reading parts of this book because I just liked certain characters or story arcs.