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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
After receiving a complimentary copy of this from the publisher, I was excited to dig in. I however hadn't read any of the Rose Harbor series so I went back to book 1. So in a matter of 3 weeks read the first two books and then dug into this one. A great warm-hearted series from Debbie Macomber! Of this series Love Letters is my favorite. It had a few unexpected twists which kept my reading without feeling it was too predictable. I so enjoy her books with real world story lines and great depth to the characters. Can't wait for the next book to see what comes of the next visitors to Rose Harbor Inn!
Loving this series!
Reads easy, the story line draws you in. I'm anxious to see how the story unfolds with mark. I love that you get to hear from past visitors that stayed at the inn.
Reads easy, the story line draws you in. I'm anxious to see how the story unfolds with mark. I love that you get to hear from past visitors that stayed at the inn.
I really like her books except the melodrama towards the end.
Kindle digital library loan from my local library. I like being able to get the Cedar Cove and now Rose Harbor books online to read for free. Debbie Macomber never disappoints, I know what to expect and am always satisfied. Light and easy with characters I've grown to know and mostly love :)
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Review originally published at The Bookwyrm's Hoard.
A moving and heartwarming tale of betrayal, loss, and healing. The main characters' pain is at times heartwrenchingly real, and always believable. What's wrong in Roy and Maggie's relationship goes very deep, and Ellie's feelings of abandonment and betrayal ring true as well. Unfortunately, that makes the ultimate healing and resolution of both issues seem a bit too rushed. Still, Macomber pulls it off, leaving me feeling hopeful and optimistic for the future of all concerned.
Since I first started reading this series, I've been really drawn to the longer story arc of the innkeeper, Jo Marie, and her taciturn, somewhat irritable handyman, Mark Taylor. Things come to somewhat of a head in this novel, with any resolution very much up in the air -- a tactic that works only because the guests' stories are resolved, or well on the way to it, by the end of the book. Mark intrigues me almost as much as he does Jo Marie, who is itching to know his history. He reveals several unexpected facets in this book, which only serve to make him both more appealing and more mysterious.
Macomber alternates between first person narration (Jo Marie) and limited third person (the guests at the inn), and it works surprisingly well. There's also a running theme in this book, summed up in the title: a love letter from Jo Marie's deceased husband, a love letter Roy wrote to Maggie before their marriage, and letters and emails sent between Ellie and Tom and between Ellie's long-divorced parents. Letters that prompt memories, build or strengthen bonds, remind the reader of love once felt. It's the letters that provide the bridge between what was and what can be. Jo Marie sees the inn as a healing place, but this time around, it gets a lot of help from all those love letters.
FTC disclosure: I received a review copy from the publisher through NetGalley. All opinions are entirely my own.
A moving and heartwarming tale of betrayal, loss, and healing. The main characters' pain is at times heartwrenchingly real, and always believable. What's wrong in Roy and Maggie's relationship goes very deep, and Ellie's feelings of abandonment and betrayal ring true as well. Unfortunately, that makes the ultimate healing and resolution of both issues seem a bit too rushed. Still, Macomber pulls it off, leaving me feeling hopeful and optimistic for the future of all concerned.
Since I first started reading this series, I've been really drawn to the longer story arc of the innkeeper, Jo Marie, and her taciturn, somewhat irritable handyman, Mark Taylor. Things come to somewhat of a head in this novel, with any resolution very much up in the air -- a tactic that works only because the guests' stories are resolved, or well on the way to it, by the end of the book. Mark intrigues me almost as much as he does Jo Marie, who is itching to know his history. He reveals several unexpected facets in this book, which only serve to make him both more appealing and more mysterious.
Macomber alternates between first person narration (Jo Marie) and limited third person (the guests at the inn), and it works surprisingly well. There's also a running theme in this book, summed up in the title: a love letter from Jo Marie's deceased husband, a love letter Roy wrote to Maggie before their marriage, and letters and emails sent between Ellie and Tom and between Ellie's long-divorced parents. Letters that prompt memories, build or strengthen bonds, remind the reader of love once felt. It's the letters that provide the bridge between what was and what can be. Jo Marie sees the inn as a healing place, but this time around, it gets a lot of help from all those love letters.
FTC disclosure: I received a review copy from the publisher through NetGalley. All opinions are entirely my own.
I love there series. This is just something so cozy about these books. Debbie Macomber creates such a vivid image of the Inn that you can picture it and feel like you’re there. I really enjoyed everything about it. I will say though the Mark situation/conflict is getting a little old.
3.5 stars. I won this from a Goodreads, first reads giveaway. Thanks to random house publishing for this copy.
I was pleasantly surprised that I liked this book. I've had a hard time with Debbie Macomber on her last few books. One of them even being a rose harbor novel.
This one was a sweet love story with three different stories. A couple and a girl come stay at the Inn for the weekend and their lives are transformed afterwards.
I was surprised how Jo Marie, the owner of the Inn, didn't catch onto Mark'a feelings for her. It was so obvious! Anyways, I'm wondering hep it will play out in the future, you know he won't leave.
I really liked the story of Maggie and Roy. I think this story is really made the book for me. I pretty much figured out what happened before it came to light and I give them a lot of credit to try and come back from their huge mistakes. Of course, no way it will be easy and I wasn't sure how it would play out in the end.
The story of Ellie was a little on the boring side for me. It's nice and all that she got to reunite with her father but I think there should have been a little more of a problem with Tom lying to her.
Anyways, I think this is one of the better books I've read by her. It was a quick read and the love letters were touching. Reading her intro to the book you get some of her own family history. Love letters are the best. I have one framed that my own husband wrote to me in college after I was in a car accident. Love letters are one of the most amazing ways to show your love.
I was pleasantly surprised that I liked this book. I've had a hard time with Debbie Macomber on her last few books. One of them even being a rose harbor novel.
This one was a sweet love story with three different stories. A couple and a girl come stay at the Inn for the weekend and their lives are transformed afterwards.
I was surprised how Jo Marie, the owner of the Inn, didn't catch onto Mark'a feelings for her. It was so obvious! Anyways, I'm wondering hep it will play out in the future, you know he won't leave.
I really liked the story of Maggie and Roy. I think this story is really made the book for me. I pretty much figured out what happened before it came to light and I give them a lot of credit to try and come back from their huge mistakes. Of course, no way it will be easy and I wasn't sure how it would play out in the end.
The story of Ellie was a little on the boring side for me. It's nice and all that she got to reunite with her father but I think there should have been a little more of a problem with Tom lying to her.
Anyways, I think this is one of the better books I've read by her. It was a quick read and the love letters were touching. Reading her intro to the book you get some of her own family history. Love letters are the best. I have one framed that my own husband wrote to me in college after I was in a car accident. Love letters are one of the most amazing ways to show your love.
Okay one thing that confused me and still irks me is that in this book she hadn’t read Paul’s letter yet. I swear she read it in the last book after talking to Grace. She was like it said everything I thought it would say. In this book for some reason she hadn’t read it? I feel like the concept of love letters was not well done. I thought people would be writing and getting letters but they just used ones they got years ago. Also the mom in this book pissed me off. She was a control freak and following her daughter was crazy. The daughter told her where she was at, who she was meeting and had her phone. Macomer made it seem like it was a normal completely fine thing to do. There isn’t an Airport in Bend Oregon either. You need to go to Redmond.