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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
Different than I thought it would be but good. Sometimes a little repetitive to drive concepts home. An enjoyable piece of fluff with some strips of current event morality.
3.5 stars. Overall a wonderful story about taking major loss and turning into something that benefits not only the main character but all the women around her. Knocked down half a star because I felt like the second half sped through time a lot faster than the first half and I would have loved to have had more of the actual Oysterville Sewing Club and those stories! This book could have easily been expanded into a series so for the author to rush to an ending seems like a disservice to her characters.
Enjoyable read but felt a little like the author was trying to combine too many topics into one book.
This was not what I was expecting...it was better.
I judged the book by it's cover and thought...oh cozy little book about women who sew. So wrong. While there are plenty of cozy moments Susan Wiggs creates through the pages of this book, there are many other moments (more towards the end) that I was hanging on the end of my seat.
Caroline Shelby is far from your typical small town girl. Or is she really? This book gives you not only her present situations, but brings you back to her childhood and shows you how she turned out to be the strong woman she is in present day.
After having her world turned completely upside down, she returns to her small hometown with two extra people in tow. The one person that she is hoping she can avoid the most is the one she sees within her first few seconds of being in town, Will Jensen.
Will Jensen is the town hero, Navy SEAL and now HS football Coach. He's married to the Pastor's daughter, Sierra. And life is grand. Or is it?
Caroline, Sierra and Will were summer best friends. They spent every moment together during the summer days. And then they went their separate ways after high school. Caroline went to be a big time fashion designer in New York City, Sierra went to college and then started modeling for big time gigs, and Will went to college and joined the Navy.
Somehow, Will and Sierra bring their lives together and get married. But Caroline stays gone until her world comes to a crashing stop. Back in her hometown will the three best friends stay friends or will things begin to fall apart?
Susan Wiggs does and outstanding job of creating a safe space in this wonderful book.
I look forward to reading more of her books.
I judged the book by it's cover and thought...oh cozy little book about women who sew. So wrong. While there are plenty of cozy moments Susan Wiggs creates through the pages of this book, there are many other moments (more towards the end) that I was hanging on the end of my seat.
Caroline Shelby is far from your typical small town girl. Or is she really? This book gives you not only her present situations, but brings you back to her childhood and shows you how she turned out to be the strong woman she is in present day.
After having her world turned completely upside down, she returns to her small hometown with two extra people in tow. The one person that she is hoping she can avoid the most is the one she sees within her first few seconds of being in town, Will Jensen.
Will Jensen is the town hero, Navy SEAL and now HS football Coach. He's married to the Pastor's daughter, Sierra. And life is grand. Or is it?
Caroline, Sierra and Will were summer best friends. They spent every moment together during the summer days. And then they went their separate ways after high school. Caroline went to be a big time fashion designer in New York City, Sierra went to college and then started modeling for big time gigs, and Will went to college and joined the Navy.
Somehow, Will and Sierra bring their lives together and get married. But Caroline stays gone until her world comes to a crashing stop. Back in her hometown will the three best friends stay friends or will things begin to fall apart?
Susan Wiggs does and outstanding job of creating a safe space in this wonderful book.
I look forward to reading more of her books.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This had good characters, good modern topics and even a twist near the end. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
I have mixed feelings about this book. I loved the story of Will and Caroline every summer together as kids and then adults. Yet some of the story felt too contrived with a mixture of headline news today. I finished it but skim read some and that’s unusual for me.
Trigger warnings; domestic violence
Also foul language in parts, which was disappointing
Trigger warnings; domestic violence
Also foul language in parts, which was disappointing
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No