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A review by parklandmom
Love on a Whim by Suzanne Woods Fisher
3.5
Completed: Feb. 22/25
Series: Cape Cod Creamery, #3
Format: audiobook borrow from Everand
Narrators: Stephanie Cozart - good but not great
Challenge Prompt: TBBs's "Feb. - A book with romance"
Book #22 of 2024: This is the final book in the series. Like the other two, I found myself enjoying parts and feeling impatient with others. It took a long time before the story came around to truly address the opening of the book. It felt as though the novel was still more about Dawn and Marnie than anyone else.
Meeting and marrying someone within 24 hours is not particularly believable for me, or something I would ever encourage or suggest. Marnie's advice of "follow your heart" was really not fleshed out well. Yes, God gives us intuition but we should be seeking His leading in prayer above all else. Wisdom above feelings.
The family drama and aftermath with Lincoln's family was well done. There is a fantastic analogy used about getting ice cream out of the process and into the freezer before it becomes rock hard. The comparison is to Bear's teen years. In one day his baseball career was forcibly ended AND his father wasn't even there to see him play. This was the very league Bear believed would please his Dad.
Sometimes there can be points in our lives where things turn hard and it becomes very difficult to soften again without a lot of prayer and effort. This is especially true when it comes to hardening our hearts against God, blaming Him for the things of man, when we should be seeking Him to soften and teach us.
The character of Dawn was like a burr in a saddle through this series so I was glad to see her growth arc come around in this book. I think Lincoln was my favourite character throughout, along with Cowboy Leo. Callie has inspired me to practice "mise en place" more often during cooking and baking.
Series: Cape Cod Creamery, #3
Format: audiobook borrow from Everand
Narrators: Stephanie Cozart - good but not great
Challenge Prompt: TBBs's "Feb. - A book with romance"
Book #22 of 2024: This is the final book in the series. Like the other two, I found myself enjoying parts and feeling impatient with others. It took a long time before the story came around to truly address the opening of the book. It felt as though the novel was still more about Dawn and Marnie than anyone else.
Meeting and marrying someone within 24 hours is not particularly believable for me, or something I would ever encourage or suggest. Marnie's advice of "follow your heart" was really not fleshed out well. Yes, God gives us intuition but we should be seeking His leading in prayer above all else. Wisdom above feelings.
The family drama and aftermath with Lincoln's family was well done. There is a fantastic analogy used about getting ice cream out of the process and into the freezer before it becomes rock hard. The comparison is to Bear's teen years. In one day his baseball career was forcibly ended AND his father wasn't even there to see him play. This was the very league Bear believed would please his Dad.
Sometimes there can be points in our lives where things turn hard and it becomes very difficult to soften again without a lot of prayer and effort. This is especially true when it comes to hardening our hearts against God, blaming Him for the things of man, when we should be seeking Him to soften and teach us.
The character of Dawn was like a burr in a saddle through this series so I was glad to see her growth arc come around in this book. I think Lincoln was my favourite character throughout, along with Cowboy Leo. Callie has inspired me to practice "mise en place" more often during cooking and baking.