27 reviews for:

Winter in Thrush Green

Miss Read

4.03 AVERAGE

karen_unabridged's review against another edition

3.0

A good choice for winter reading. (There's a Christmas chapter or two but this is mostly a winter story.) I'm reading Miss Read in publication order so this is my 2nd visit to Thrush Green. (So far I prefer Fairacre and its inhabitants.) Mrs. Curdle is gone (although her fair lives on, apparently) but there is a cat named after her that turns up a lot. Which was...interesting, I suppose, if not downright confusing.

Romance is in the air but it's more like "romance." Several matches are made but they're not the heart pounding kind. One is sweet and one is a little more calculated, but funny. None are your usual romantic couples.

Plot? Miss Read books are a lot of things but plot-driven is NOT one of them. There's a statue to be built on the village green (seems odd to do that in the winter, but whatever) and there are various shenanigans, including a serious assault of the teacher that is glossed over a bit. (The "bad guy" is exactly who'd you expect it to be, but it's sad because it seems a lot worse than his usual failures.)

I wanted more Ruth and the young doctor but maybe they'll be featured a bit more in the next Thrush Green book. But that will be a while before I get to it, because Miss Read returned to Fairacre for a long spell before continuing the Thrush Green series.

lindalou22's review against another edition

5.0

Delightful to read of small towns in Old England. It gives me a sense of home and family every single time. 

booksinthetreehouse's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

sillyyjillyy7's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

rosalindm1's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

juleswells's review against another edition

3.5

I got a little bored with this one. Still a nice, light story to make you feel like you've gone back in time!

katlynn_tay's review against another edition

4.0

This series is like sitting down with a hot cuppa and some cookies..... I wish I could say that it's perfect, because there are some obvious racist, colonialist, and classist over-tones that were probably quite mild and well-meaning for the time the series was written, but stick out like a sore thumb now, so I can't give the series 5 stars. But the general gentle vibe of the series, the mild frustrations and daily interactions of the residents of Thrush Green are kindly and well-meaning, and so for that I do enjoy these books.

siguirimama's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Complicated

4.5

knalpaa's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

mschrock8's review against another edition

3.0

Continuing this sweet series I discovered at the last library used book sale. Always gossip and speculation in the small town of Thrush Green.

This volume included:
a cocktail party on Hallow E'en
many one-sided thoughts of marriage
a statue to be erected in the green

"Normally, Ella designed her own Christmas card." A woman of my own heart.