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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
Evie is the plucky owner of an independent bookstore in the serene San Juan Islands of the Pacific Northwest. Nothing gives her greater pleasure than challenging a customer’s reading habits and placing the perfect book in their hands along with a delectable piece of cake. Nothing gives her more misery than the premonitions that predict mishaps and even danger for those around her, occurrences since childhood. Evie’s family is well known for their oddities including spontaneous sea chanty sing-alongs and parades, extravagant hats, and suspicious trips to the greenhouse.
Fortunately, her menagerie of loyal and quirky animals gives her ample reason to flirt with the vet in her limited free time.
As part of her unconventional sister Jule’s wedding plans, she asks Evie to have a DNA test with her. Neither is prepared for the thunderbolt of shock when the results arrive, compelling Evie to examine everything she thought she knew about her family.
Lamb offers an uproarious, yet tender story of belonging and identity. Touching on issues of adoption, PTSD, depression, and harassment, this is a lovely expression of trust, love, and what it means to be a family.
Note: Review prepared for Library Journal.
Fortunately, her menagerie of loyal and quirky animals gives her ample reason to flirt with the vet in her limited free time.
As part of her unconventional sister Jule’s wedding plans, she asks Evie to have a DNA test with her. Neither is prepared for the thunderbolt of shock when the results arrive, compelling Evie to examine everything she thought she knew about her family.
Lamb offers an uproarious, yet tender story of belonging and identity. Touching on issues of adoption, PTSD, depression, and harassment, this is a lovely expression of trust, love, and what it means to be a family.
Note: Review prepared for Library Journal.
Oh dear this gave me the feels. It took a bit of time to get use to the style of writing, something was rather...child like about it. I'm not saying it was bad or anything against the author! It just had a naivete about it.
The book was amazing, I love all the stories interlacing. Some made me happy, some made me mad, I cried big time a few times. Love a book that makes me feel something!!
The book was amazing, I love all the stories interlacing. Some made me happy, some made me mad, I cried big time a few times. Love a book that makes me feel something!!
I love Cathy Lamb. I love her characters. I love her stories. I never like the dark turns, but I know it's part of life. I love the wackiness of people living their truths and putting great creations out into the world.
You may not love those things, and then this isn't the book for you.
You may not love those things, and then this isn't the book for you.
What would you do if you knew people were going to die? Would you tell them? Do you think they would believe you? What would you do if you knew someone was about to meet their soulmate? Good news, easier to believe. Bad news, not so much.
Evie Lindsay has learned to deal with the premonitions that strike her. The choices that follow, however, have not always been easy. One in the long line of quirky women, Evie's love of animals has been her respite from the weight of the consequences following her premonitions. Her visions are often very clear, but there is one that she as seen since she was a child that has no visualized end. As she grows older, the premonition changes until one day all the pieces of a complicated puzzle come together with the help of a random DNA test from her sister. I devoured this book in one sitting and was sad to see it end. Really enjoyed the exploration of the power of love, secrets, and acceptance.
Evie Lindsay has learned to deal with the premonitions that strike her. The choices that follow, however, have not always been easy. One in the long line of quirky women, Evie's love of animals has been her respite from the weight of the consequences following her premonitions. Her visions are often very clear, but there is one that she as seen since she was a child that has no visualized end. As she grows older, the premonition changes until one day all the pieces of a complicated puzzle come together with the help of a random DNA test from her sister. I devoured this book in one sitting and was sad to see it end. Really enjoyed the exploration of the power of love, secrets, and acceptance.
I honestly don't know what to say. This one rackets up the magical realism a bit (with the main character having premonitions) but honestly this was not a good book. It drags. Badly. We get the quirky characters who don't feel like real life people at all. We have the main character who is short and overweight and also is in love with a man that doesn't feel real at all, we just hear about how awesome this person is. It's so reminiscent of her other books except for "My Very Best Friend." I really wish that Lamb would change things up a bit. I also have to say that as a reader, I loathed Evie. I wish a bookstore owner would berate me for only reading one genre. She looked down her nose at other people for someone who supposedly loved books.
"All About Evie" follows Evie who has premonitions. She lives on an island with her mother and her two sisters and keeps most people, except for them and her sister at a distance. Things come to a head though when Evie and her sister do a DNA test.
I don't know what to say, there's too much going on in this book. I don't think that Lamb knows how to incorporate magical realism into her books that makes the things feel real. Evie keeps going on about not having children cause she doesn't want to curse them with what she has and man oh man she was exhausting.
All of the other characters are one dimensional. I think I was supposed to think Evie's sister was funny, but she wasn't. She only seems to think of and love her fiancé due to his prowess in bed. There's nothing else there and I was tired of reading about it like it was supposed to be some funny thing.
The temporary chief was doing some stuff that I have a hard time believing he could have gotten away with doing to white women. Sorry, it just didn't read as real at all to me after the first couple of complaints got sent up about the guy.
The love interest, meh.
The ending was not heart warming I just sighed and happily put this away.
"All About Evie" follows Evie who has premonitions. She lives on an island with her mother and her two sisters and keeps most people, except for them and her sister at a distance. Things come to a head though when Evie and her sister do a DNA test.
I don't know what to say, there's too much going on in this book. I don't think that Lamb knows how to incorporate magical realism into her books that makes the things feel real. Evie keeps going on about not having children cause she doesn't want to curse them with what she has and man oh man she was exhausting.
All of the other characters are one dimensional. I think I was supposed to think Evie's sister was funny, but she wasn't. She only seems to think of and love her fiancé due to his prowess in bed. There's nothing else there and I was tired of reading about it like it was supposed to be some funny thing.
The temporary chief was doing some stuff that I have a hard time believing he could have gotten away with doing to white women. Sorry, it just didn't read as real at all to me after the first couple of complaints got sent up about the guy.
The love interest, meh.
The ending was not heart warming I just sighed and happily put this away.
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
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
emotional
funny
mysterious
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:
Yes
Very repetitive. There was barely a story. The whole book was her describing everything in detail over and over.
It was an ok read. Probably 2.5 stars. It took way too long to get to the DNA test which was what enticed me to read it in the first place. Many of the characters didn't seem necessary and the character development was weak. I don't like to quit on books but was tempted to with this one.
Cathy Lamb is the cure for the pandemic blues. This is the perfect book for right now!