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The Seaside Sisters: A Novel by Pamela Kelley

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4.0

This is a good summer/beach read written from the perspective of two sisters and their aunt. It's a story about life's challenges after the death of a mom/sister and new starts with new and old friends, family, struggling to find happiness in marriage and work life and making life feel right again. 
I enjoyed reading about Maddie, Hannah and Sarah and felt connected to the three of them. I could feel their questions, struggles and happiness as I read. It was all realistic. 
I loved how characters from previous books were included. It was nice to see how old friends were doing!

Thanks so much to Netgalley and St. Martin's for the opportunity to read this book. I am looking forward to reading the next Pamela M Kelley book!
Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave

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emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand

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emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

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challenging emotional sad medium-paced

3.0

Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber

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hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

3.5

Home for Christmas by Nora Roberts

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emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Noel Bridge by Jenny Hale

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.
Just could not get into this book. I really need to stop wasting my time of these celebrity picked books. 
Gabriel's Angel by Nora Roberts

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.
I love Nora Roberts books but this one was just not doing it for me. It feels unrealistic and I wasn’t liking either of the characters. It was bothering me that the FMC was expected to share everything about her past but MMC shared nothing. It moved slow and the relationship was unbalanced. 
I picked this book up from a used book sale. The issue was paired with a Nora Roberts Christmas story and as this was also supposed to be but right from the start it was quoted as a snow storm that happened in April. There was no Christmas feel to it so I’m moving on. 

DNF’d at 31%