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A Bride for All Seasons by Robin Lee Hatcher, Mary Connealy, Margaret Brownley, Debra Clopton
farmfreshlisa's review against another edition
4.0
Such a wonderful book! And comprised of 4 novellas by 4 of my favorite authors! Can't wait to share my full review soon!
rachel93's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it! My favorites were An Ever-After Summer by Debra Clopton and Winter Wedding Belle by Mary Connealy. I'm very curious about Mail-Order brides back then now.
madetofly's review against another edition
3.0
This is a collection of four different novellas that tell the experiences of four different mail order brides. In each story, the letters sent between the couple before they meet have been changed, and this leads to a misunderstanding between them. These misunderstandings range from one woman being portrayed as less religious than she is to one woman not knowing that the man she agreed to marry is apparently dying.
Overall, I did enjoy all four of these novellas. I'd never read a story about mail order brides before, although I'd always found the idea intriguing, and that was primarily what drew me to the book. The stories were each incredibly predictable, especially once you made it to the third and fourth stories. All four novellas are really the same situation just with different tweaks. They were still fun to read, but you know exactly what's going to happen. There really aren't any surprises.
I do think that the entire idea of mail order brides can be interesting to us today because it's a bit unbelievable in our society. However, it also led to some slightly unbelievable stuff in the stories. It felt to me like everything happened too fast, but I guess that's to be expected when you agree to marry each other before even meeting in person.
I would recommend this book if you are interested in historical romances, but not really for anyone else. The four novellas are predictable, but they're still fun and enjoyable.
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Overall, I did enjoy all four of these novellas. I'd never read a story about mail order brides before, although I'd always found the idea intriguing, and that was primarily what drew me to the book. The stories were each incredibly predictable, especially once you made it to the third and fourth stories. All four novellas are really the same situation just with different tweaks. They were still fun to read, but you know exactly what's going to happen. There really aren't any surprises.
I do think that the entire idea of mail order brides can be interesting to us today because it's a bit unbelievable in our society. However, it also led to some slightly unbelievable stuff in the stories. It felt to me like everything happened too fast, but I guess that's to be expected when you agree to marry each other before even meeting in person.
I would recommend this book if you are interested in historical romances, but not really for anyone else. The four novellas are predictable, but they're still fun and enjoyable.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze.com®
http://hmweasley-blog.blogspot.com/2013/08/book-review-bride-for-all-seasons-by.html
hannahkiwi's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
At times, the authors seemed to struggle with the shorter story format, and a couple felt like they were highly edited novels, rather than written to be shorter.
cjanette's review
3.0
Well, I'm not going to lie, this wasn't as good as I wanted it to be. I thought with this much talent I would be completely wowed, and I was not. That's not to say that I didn't enjoy reading it, because I did, but I don't think I'd ever feel the need to re-read it.
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