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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
I found The Inn at Rose Harbor interesting. Jo Marie is a widow and with her husbands inheritance from the military she decides to purchase a Bed & Breakfast. The B&B is in Cedar Cove. The people in Cedar Cove welcome her with open arms.
Jo Marie's first customers are a woman name Abby and a man named Josh. They are both visiting for different reasons and have heavy hearts when they arrive. The story follows Jo Marie, Abby and Josh as they all start to heal from their different tragedies.
I found the story slow at first until you start meeting the people in Cedar Cove and Abby and Josh. I enjoyed the story but I don't feel that it is romance compared to some that I have read. I may continue with this series.
Jo Marie's first customers are a woman name Abby and a man named Josh. They are both visiting for different reasons and have heavy hearts when they arrive. The story follows Jo Marie, Abby and Josh as they all start to heal from their different tragedies.
I found the story slow at first until you start meeting the people in Cedar Cove and Abby and Josh. I enjoyed the story but I don't feel that it is romance compared to some that I have read. I may continue with this series.
This was the first book I’ve ever read by Debbie Macomber. She was recommended to me, saying I would like her style and I absolutely did!
Debbie’s style of writing is real-life, relatable, and very similar to a Nicholas Sparks type of story.
The Inn at Rose Harbor is book one of the series and I look forward to reading more of this series.
The characters in this story were all relatable and so real to me. I felt the emotions and struggles of each one, and I love that about characters, when you’re right there with them in life and you can understand them.
The Inn at Rose Harbor told the story of Jo Marie, a woman who had just purchased a bed and breakfast in Cedar Cove, a way to start life over after the passing of her husband. Her first two guests, Josh and Abby, return to Cedar Cove, a place from their past, with reluctant hearts and sad stories. As the book progresses, all three characters find themselves reliving past memories, mourning, and experiencing a wash of relief and peace. It was a lovely read, relaxing, and joyful. Definitely looking forward to reading more of Debbie’s work.
Debbie’s style of writing is real-life, relatable, and very similar to a Nicholas Sparks type of story.
The Inn at Rose Harbor is book one of the series and I look forward to reading more of this series.
The characters in this story were all relatable and so real to me. I felt the emotions and struggles of each one, and I love that about characters, when you’re right there with them in life and you can understand them.
The Inn at Rose Harbor told the story of Jo Marie, a woman who had just purchased a bed and breakfast in Cedar Cove, a way to start life over after the passing of her husband. Her first two guests, Josh and Abby, return to Cedar Cove, a place from their past, with reluctant hearts and sad stories. As the book progresses, all three characters find themselves reliving past memories, mourning, and experiencing a wash of relief and peace. It was a lovely read, relaxing, and joyful. Definitely looking forward to reading more of Debbie’s work.
I really like her books, they take place in Cedar Cove & are not all fun & games but are reality of what goes on in someone's life.
I REALLY enjoyed this book. I love my introduction into Cedar Cove.
Will definitely continue this series.
Will definitely continue this series.
This is my first experience reading Debbie Macomber and I really enjoyed myself. I read The Inn at Rose Harbor in just two days. The book is about three main characters (Jo Marie, Abby, and Josh) and their individual stories. And while their stories don't have much to do with eachother Macomber was able to weave them together in a seamless way. All three characters are carrying heavy hearts for very different reasons but by the end of the book they are each a bit lighter. If you are looking for a good book to curl up with on a rainy day this is it! I am looking forward to reading more about Jo Marie and her guests at The Inn at Rose Harbor!
This was a good book but I didn't like it as much as I liked the other books I have read by here. One of the storylines kinda bugged me but I can see the potential for a great series.
The cover of this book has a sticker on it stating that Debbie Macomber has sold 150 million books worldwide, so I’m ashamed to say that this is the first book of hers I’ve read! I was pleased to hear that this is the first book in a new series set in and around the Inn at Rose Harbor, Cedar Cove. (If you have read Macomber’s other books that were set in Cedar Cove, you may recognise a few characters I believe).
If I had to confine this review to just one word, it would be ‘nice’. It’s a nice story. The majority of characters are nice (or loosely fit that description by the end) and it’s just nice on the brain – not too taxing. But that kind of review would be boring – let me try to explain myself and my ‘nice’ definitions further.
The plot of The Inn at Rose Harbor is simple – Jo Marie is a new widow and her late husband’s life insurance has allowed her to buy a B&B in Cedar Cove. Jo Marie’s first two guests are Josh, a man who has come to his estranged dying stepfather’s side and Abby, attending a wedding after she fled Cedar Cove many years ago after an accident. All three of the main characters are hurting inside, but don’t worry, the book is not full of angst and pain. Macomber is an author who is very positive, focusing on the inner strengths of each character with a healthy dose of helpful supporting characters. It’s pleasant to see such simple gestures – such as a neighbour helping out Josh and his stepfather or Abby’s old friend welcoming her with open arms – arise in today’s increasingly selfish world.
The book is told from the first person viewpoint of Jo Marie and third person of Josh and Abby. The three main characters and their central plot of needing to heal post traumatising events are nicely linked together. Jo Marie is the common thread who pulls it all together via the setting of the B&B. It’s a clever background for a series of books and the reader learns about the next mysterious guests who look like they will be likely to play a role in the next book. While Josh and Abby’s dilemmas are solved, Jo Marie looks like she’ll have a continuing relationship with Mark Taylor (not the Australian cricket player) as well as other characters who I suspect were part of the Cedar Cove series.
What do I mean when I say this book is ‘nice’ for the brain? Basically, it’s not too taxing. It’s well written, but there’s not likely to be words that will have you racing for the dictionary. It’s easy to pick up and put down (as I did, before and after work) but could easily keep you entertained on a trip. The emotions the characters experience, while realistic, are not likely to have you crying uncontrollably in public but more likely to put a smile on your face. I think the main point of this book is that it’s realistic – these things can happen to anyone (perhaps with a little less drama) and are easily relatable to.
I did have a couple of bug bears with this book – initially the formula of a Jo Marie chapter, Josh chapter, Abby chapter and then repeat got me down. The order did change later in the book, which was refreshing. In addition, there were a couple of typos – on page 22, Michelle (Josh’s high school classmate) talks about stopping at her “parent’s house” – even though both her mom and dad live there. On page 62, Jo Marie wants “new brochures, business cards and stationary printed” – I would hope that the printer printing her stationery was stationary otherwise her stationery could turn out blurry!
Apart from that, this book was an enjoyable light read. If my nanna wasn’t really ill, I’d be running over to her place to tell her to read this book – she’d love the people and stories of Cedar Cove.
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If I had to confine this review to just one word, it would be ‘nice’. It’s a nice story. The majority of characters are nice (or loosely fit that description by the end) and it’s just nice on the brain – not too taxing. But that kind of review would be boring – let me try to explain myself and my ‘nice’ definitions further.
The plot of The Inn at Rose Harbor is simple – Jo Marie is a new widow and her late husband’s life insurance has allowed her to buy a B&B in Cedar Cove. Jo Marie’s first two guests are Josh, a man who has come to his estranged dying stepfather’s side and Abby, attending a wedding after she fled Cedar Cove many years ago after an accident. All three of the main characters are hurting inside, but don’t worry, the book is not full of angst and pain. Macomber is an author who is very positive, focusing on the inner strengths of each character with a healthy dose of helpful supporting characters. It’s pleasant to see such simple gestures – such as a neighbour helping out Josh and his stepfather or Abby’s old friend welcoming her with open arms – arise in today’s increasingly selfish world.
The book is told from the first person viewpoint of Jo Marie and third person of Josh and Abby. The three main characters and their central plot of needing to heal post traumatising events are nicely linked together. Jo Marie is the common thread who pulls it all together via the setting of the B&B. It’s a clever background for a series of books and the reader learns about the next mysterious guests who look like they will be likely to play a role in the next book. While Josh and Abby’s dilemmas are solved, Jo Marie looks like she’ll have a continuing relationship with Mark Taylor (not the Australian cricket player) as well as other characters who I suspect were part of the Cedar Cove series.
What do I mean when I say this book is ‘nice’ for the brain? Basically, it’s not too taxing. It’s well written, but there’s not likely to be words that will have you racing for the dictionary. It’s easy to pick up and put down (as I did, before and after work) but could easily keep you entertained on a trip. The emotions the characters experience, while realistic, are not likely to have you crying uncontrollably in public but more likely to put a smile on your face. I think the main point of this book is that it’s realistic – these things can happen to anyone (perhaps with a little less drama) and are easily relatable to.
I did have a couple of bug bears with this book – initially the formula of a Jo Marie chapter, Josh chapter, Abby chapter and then repeat got me down. The order did change later in the book, which was refreshing. In addition, there were a couple of typos – on page 22, Michelle (Josh’s high school classmate) talks about stopping at her “parent’s house” – even though both her mom and dad live there. On page 62, Jo Marie wants “new brochures, business cards and stationary printed” – I would hope that the printer printing her stationery was stationary otherwise her stationery could turn out blurry!
Apart from that, this book was an enjoyable light read. If my nanna wasn’t really ill, I’d be running over to her place to tell her to read this book – she’d love the people and stories of Cedar Cove.
http://samstillreading.wordpress.com
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Looking for a fluff piece and this certainly fit the bill.