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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
medium-paced
I have read all of the cedar cove series! These books are so enjoyable! A good warm and homey feel to each book! Like slipping under a blanket in front of a fire on a cold winters day! You will love them!
Classic Macomber. I loved the plot elements that were both concluded and introduced, the strong characters, and the development of the series. I’m looking forward to reading the next one!
Life trundles on in the small town of Cedar Cove in Washington State.
Olivia's husband Stan, who divorced her 16 years ago, is now having martial problems and wants Olivia back. Zach and Rose Cox are having marital problems. He's tired of he incessant volunteerism which he feels is making her neglect the family. She thinks he's having an affair with his assistant. MaryEllen Sherman has a one night stand with a guy who is obviously smitten with her, bit she has trust issues. And her mother, Grace, is still grappling with the fact that her husband of 35 years simply walked out the door one day and did not return.
I generally love these big cast of character stories with lots of intermingling between the plots and characters. And I generally love soap operatic elements in a story. So I should be sopping this book up with a biscuit!
Alas, I am not. For some reason this book isn't sucking me in like I think it should be. Part of the problem could be because of the storytelling style. Macomber seems to lurch from one person, one event to the next. There is very little emotional connection being made between these people and the reader.
She probably manages the best with the divorcing couple. The bitterness and rancor in their exchanges ring very true. Their lack of communication and perspective is well written. Although the way this series is being written, I wouldn't be surprised if they were to somehow make up later on.
Probably the least satisfying is how Grace's husband disappearance is going. It is such an intriguing plot idea but the execution is lacking. It should be fraught with emotional tension and terror. But it seems really emotionally bare.
Also, I am disappointed that although this series seems to ostensibly be about a community, you get very little feel of the town itself. The town should be a character but it isn't.
Not loving it like I think I should. But I'll continue to read. Maybe it'll get better.
Olivia's husband Stan, who divorced her 16 years ago, is now having martial problems and wants Olivia back. Zach and Rose Cox are having marital problems. He's tired of he incessant volunteerism which he feels is making her neglect the family. She thinks he's having an affair with his assistant. MaryEllen Sherman has a one night stand with a guy who is obviously smitten with her, bit she has trust issues. And her mother, Grace, is still grappling with the fact that her husband of 35 years simply walked out the door one day and did not return.
I generally love these big cast of character stories with lots of intermingling between the plots and characters. And I generally love soap operatic elements in a story. So I should be sopping this book up with a biscuit!
Alas, I am not. For some reason this book isn't sucking me in like I think it should be. Part of the problem could be because of the storytelling style. Macomber seems to lurch from one person, one event to the next. There is very little emotional connection being made between these people and the reader.
She probably manages the best with the divorcing couple. The bitterness and rancor in their exchanges ring very true. Their lack of communication and perspective is well written. Although the way this series is being written, I wouldn't be surprised if they were to somehow make up later on.
Probably the least satisfying is how Grace's husband disappearance is going. It is such an intriguing plot idea but the execution is lacking. It should be fraught with emotional tension and terror. But it seems really emotionally bare.
Also, I am disappointed that although this series seems to ostensibly be about a community, you get very little feel of the town itself. The town should be a character but it isn't.
Not loving it like I think I should. But I'll continue to read. Maybe it'll get better.