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shabbyarora 's review for:
The Apple Tree
by Jewel E. Ann
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Small story full of BIG EMOTIONS. If I could climb a skyscraper and scream from the rooftops, till my voice was hoarse, I'd scream for This Book. Jewel has outdone herself. I loved LOVED every word, every sentence, every chapter, every character of the story.
CAPTIVATING, ROMATIC, SPELLBINDING, everything I crave for in a romance book, is in these pages.
I was in a Chokehold of a million different emotions running ragged in my heart. Fresh-nubile heroine, delicious- sexy hero, layers upon layers of sentiments...it was PERFECTION in every sense.
Set in 80s<---- MY DECADE of youth, I felt closer to all that went on with Eve Marie Jacobson, the Pastor's Second daughter. We met eldest Sarah in Sunday Morning
The times of good girls who were proper. You had to have certain moral & social restrictions, conforming to acceptable norms of the society.
Eve is just that. A breath of Fresh air that swirls in gay abandon in the fields.
Uninhibited
Unshackled
Untamed
‘Oh, yeah. Eve loves to fish, stargaze, skip rocks along the water, pick apples and bake pies, dance to good music, go to the movies with friends, and make love in fields of wildflowers.’
A sexy math teacher, Kyle Collins moves in next door with a five year old son in tow. One look at his honed abs & naughty grin and Eve was a goner. He is young at heart, shackled with responsibility. He wants to fly with Eve, but Josh is in his heart, rooting him to reality.
His is the toughest, most heartbreaking dilemma to watch.
Extra witty banter is Jewel's speciality and this is ever present in every scene. It's what it LEADS to, what hides BENEATH it, are real jewels in disguise.
Eve was typical 18 year old. She hated being reminded of her young, impressionable age. Threw pouty tantrums in stubbornness. But like her grandma says.... Being young is like staying inside the lines. It's when you cross over the fence to adulthood, you understand the grass isn't greener by itself. It needs responsible caring. Accountability. Confession. Reflection. Admission.
The journey from wild hearted youth to being an adult is the art of letting go in order to hold on to important things.
The growth chart of characters shot through the graph. Eve had me kneeling at her transformation
“You can walk the line, or you can build a fence along it so they have to stay on their side. And that’s part of growing up."
Bonnie was a voice of hard cold factual reason.
The "TWIST" I did NOT see coming. I was worried how jewel would make their paths merge, but NO WAY did I ever imagine, this would come into being.
Janet and Peter aren't dictatorial, just stuck in their era of dogmatism and orthodoxy. Having been challenged once, they clench thier fist tighter to not have a repeat.
Man proposes; God disposes
“I should have stayed in_______. Nobody judged me there. They just”—I wiped more tears—“listened. Like God—He just listens. And He lets me live my life, love who I want, and learn lessons in my own way. All the while just … silently listening.”
I was left SPEECHLESS!! completely in AWE of her immense talent in bringing UNUSUAL stories to life. EVERY.TIME, I come out changed, wiser, stunned from her books.hats off to you my friend on writing another million star worthy story.
Galaxies Of Stars for Winks and Whispered Song Lyrics
CAPTIVATING, ROMATIC, SPELLBINDING, everything I crave for in a romance book, is in these pages.
I was in a Chokehold of a million different emotions running ragged in my heart. Fresh-nubile heroine, delicious- sexy hero, layers upon layers of sentiments...it was PERFECTION in every sense.
Set in 80s<---- MY DECADE of youth, I felt closer to all that went on with Eve Marie Jacobson, the Pastor's Second daughter. We met eldest Sarah in Sunday Morning
The times of good girls who were proper. You had to have certain moral & social restrictions, conforming to acceptable norms of the society.
Eve is just that. A breath of Fresh air that swirls in gay abandon in the fields.
Uninhibited
Unshackled
Untamed
‘Oh, yeah. Eve loves to fish, stargaze, skip rocks along the water, pick apples and bake pies, dance to good music, go to the movies with friends, and make love in fields of wildflowers.’
A sexy math teacher, Kyle Collins moves in next door with a five year old son in tow. One look at his honed abs & naughty grin and Eve was a goner. He is young at heart, shackled with responsibility. He wants to fly with Eve, but Josh is in his heart, rooting him to reality.
His is the toughest, most heartbreaking dilemma to watch.
Extra witty banter is Jewel's speciality and this is ever present in every scene. It's what it LEADS to, what hides BENEATH it, are real jewels in disguise.
Eve was typical 18 year old. She hated being reminded of her young, impressionable age. Threw pouty tantrums in stubbornness. But like her grandma says.... Being young is like staying inside the lines. It's when you cross over the fence to adulthood, you understand the grass isn't greener by itself. It needs responsible caring. Accountability. Confession. Reflection. Admission.
The journey from wild hearted youth to being an adult is the art of letting go in order to hold on to important things.
The growth chart of characters shot through the graph. Eve had me kneeling at her transformation
“You can walk the line, or you can build a fence along it so they have to stay on their side. And that’s part of growing up."
Bonnie was a voice of hard cold factual reason.
The "TWIST" I did NOT see coming. I was worried how jewel would make their paths merge, but NO WAY did I ever imagine, this would come into being.
Janet and Peter aren't dictatorial, just stuck in their era of dogmatism and orthodoxy. Having been challenged once, they clench thier fist tighter to not have a repeat.
Man proposes; God disposes
“I should have stayed in_______. Nobody judged me there. They just”—I wiped more tears—“listened. Like God—He just listens. And He lets me live my life, love who I want, and learn lessons in my own way. All the while just … silently listening.”
I was left SPEECHLESS!! completely in AWE of her immense talent in bringing UNUSUAL stories to life. EVERY.TIME, I come out changed, wiser, stunned from her books.hats off to you my friend on writing another million star worthy story.
Galaxies Of Stars for Winks and Whispered Song Lyrics