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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love all of Heather Webber’s books and Midnight at the Blackbird Café is another wonderful story for me to love. This is an uplifting story of family, healing, and forgiveness. It was really hard to put down this book, because I wanted to keep learning more about all of the characters.
The book takes place the small town of Wicklow and tells the story of two women who have recently arrived. Anna Kate came to Wicklow for a brief time due to her grandmother’s passing and she is required to spend sixty days running The Blackbird Café in order to receive her inheritance. Natalie has returned to Wicklow to put her life back together after the death of her husband. Soon, Anna Kate and Natalie’s lives intertwine.
You will love the people who live in Wicklow and how they support both women as they navigate through learning the truth about the tragedy that binds them together.
The book takes place the small town of Wicklow and tells the story of two women who have recently arrived. Anna Kate came to Wicklow for a brief time due to her grandmother’s passing and she is required to spend sixty days running The Blackbird Café in order to receive her inheritance. Natalie has returned to Wicklow to put her life back together after the death of her husband. Soon, Anna Kate and Natalie’s lives intertwine.
You will love the people who live in Wicklow and how they support both women as they navigate through learning the truth about the tragedy that binds them together.
Ohhhh. I like this author’s writing style. I was completed absorbed. I will read more of Heather Webber.
funny
hopeful
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Set in Northeast Alabama in the fictional town of Wicklow, I enjoyed this story of forgiveness within the context of a small town with traditional values. I had to smile when reading passages such as this one that describe the southern culture perfectly:
"I heard tell you're heading off to medical school soon, young lady," Mr. Lazenby said. His bottom lip pushed outward and his jaw set as if bracing for a fight. Skirting his chair, I picked up empty plates and gathered discarded silverware from a nearby table. I wasn't surprised by his nosiness, as it seemed to be a community-wide affliction, almost as prevalent as the lack of respect for personal space. People had been giving me hugs all morning, my stiffness not the least bit of a deterrent. Did no one have boundaries here?
The story alternates, following the lives of Anna Kate and Natalie, two young women each with a past that they begin to learn is strongly connected to the other.
I liked that the story had a local feel for me, since I also live in Northeast Alabama, and Fort Payne was mentioned several times in the story. Most of the story, however, takes place in Wicklow, which I believe is actually Mentone, based on some of the descriptions in the book about the layout of the town.
A reader doesn't have to be local to enjoy this one though. There is magic in the song of the blackbirds, and there is mystery in the pies that are made at the cafe. With a rich cast of characters, this is a good read with an original plot.
"I heard tell you're heading off to medical school soon, young lady," Mr. Lazenby said. His bottom lip pushed outward and his jaw set as if bracing for a fight. Skirting his chair, I picked up empty plates and gathered discarded silverware from a nearby table. I wasn't surprised by his nosiness, as it seemed to be a community-wide affliction, almost as prevalent as the lack of respect for personal space. People had been giving me hugs all morning, my stiffness not the least bit of a deterrent. Did no one have boundaries here?
The story alternates, following the lives of Anna Kate and Natalie, two young women each with a past that they begin to learn is strongly connected to the other.
I liked that the story had a local feel for me, since I also live in Northeast Alabama, and Fort Payne was mentioned several times in the story. Most of the story, however, takes place in Wicklow, which I believe is actually Mentone, based on some of the descriptions in the book about the layout of the town.
A reader doesn't have to be local to enjoy this one though. There is magic in the song of the blackbirds, and there is mystery in the pies that are made at the cafe. With a rich cast of characters, this is a good read with an original plot.
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No