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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
I really enjoyed this book, the mystery aspect was a great addition! I agree with others it isn’t like the other Blossom Street books, which was fine except I feel the attempt to tie it to Blossom Street at the end was poorly done.
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
This was a good book. Not quite what I expected, but I enjoyed the characters and the whole mystery that ended up unfolding. And that twist at the end was good.
This was a very fast read for me, just a couple of days. Debbie Macomber has the 9th in this series releasing this year and I'd come to realize I had not read this one, the third in the series. I'd read all of the others. As I was reading I thought some of it seemed familiar, but not all. It was a good read and I just love that her books take place right in the area where I live, so everything seems that much more personal. Now I am ready the for [b:A Turn in the Road|9747109|A Turn in the Road|Debbie Macomber|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51KK2979i2L._SL75_.jpg|14636277].
Debbie writes easy read books. Not a lot of depth in the books. She writes pretty good books to read in between serious ones.
lighthearted
There is not much I can write as a review for this book as there were so many twists and turns and surprises at the end I know I would give something away. This book turned out to be some what suspenseful and I couldn't put it down until I had it all figured out.
Susannah is a woman in her 40's who has been married to Joe for 25 wonderful years. Although her life is happy in Seattle her mother is failing in health back in her home town of Colville. After her father's and brother's deaths life hasn't been the same for either Susannah or her mother. The only option is assisted living. There is some discussion in the book about the issues mother Vivian goes through making friends and moving in, but this definitely isn't a book about Alzheimer's.
I was a little disappointed to find out that this book is not about a garden like I had hoped. I was hoping for some inspiration for my garden and a jump start for the summer. There are 2 references to 'Susannah's Garden' and they are both at the end. Vivian was an avid flower gardener and there are several references to her flowers throughout the book.
This book took me in a totally different direction than I thought it would, and I totally enjoyed it. This would be a wonderful book for someone who wants an easy summer read with many, many twists and turns.
Susannah is a woman in her 40's who has been married to Joe for 25 wonderful years. Although her life is happy in Seattle her mother is failing in health back in her home town of Colville. After her father's and brother's deaths life hasn't been the same for either Susannah or her mother. The only option is assisted living. There is some discussion in the book about the issues mother Vivian goes through making friends and moving in, but this definitely isn't a book about Alzheimer's.
I was a little disappointed to find out that this book is not about a garden like I had hoped. I was hoping for some inspiration for my garden and a jump start for the summer. There are 2 references to 'Susannah's Garden' and they are both at the end. Vivian was an avid flower gardener and there are several references to her flowers throughout the book.
This book took me in a totally different direction than I thought it would, and I totally enjoyed it. This would be a wonderful book for someone who wants an easy summer read with many, many twists and turns.
Debbie Macomber writes some quiet books that you can read with out reading. This is one of them. Susannah goes home to help her mother after her father's death. She is thinking of a past love and wondering about decisions she made in the past. Her daughter is on the wrong path and she is trying to help her as well. It has a quirk in the end but otherwise somewhat predictable.
I love this story. Some parts of it remind me of my own time as a young adult when I left home. It's a difficult time for parents and daughters. Young girls grow up and want to get out and experience life but parents, especially father's of daughters, have a hard time letting them go. They love them so much they want to save them from any pain they may encounter but in the process they are preventing them from living their own lives. Even though they are acting out of love they are effectively putting them in prison and sometimes expect them to do things and achieve dreams they failed to do. A daughter is a new woman though with dreams and aspirations of her own.
I've read this book many times but it never grows old for me.
I've read this book many times but it never grows old for me.