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The Town of Gooding, Texas just got their very own Veterinarian & Doctor siblings Enoch & Taylor Bestman. The only problem? Dr. Taylor Bestman in a woman! Within two minutes of stepping foot in town Taylor already has the town in an uproar! How is she to prove herself to these people? Especially to her very first patient, the town blacksmith?
The book starts out promising, flows nicely at first, but as it proceeds the conversations get harder and harder to follow, and the writing isn't as tight. The Characters are okay, but many of them lack depth. I didn't feel any emotional tie to either the heroine or the hero. This book had a strong beginning a weak middle and an okay ending.
On top of that, the main focus of this entire book wasn't as interesting as the background stories.
Definitely my least favorite book of this four part series. However, If you've read the other books in the series, go ahead and read it, you'll find many of your favorite characters of her past books in That Certain Spark.
The Town of Gooding, Texas just got their very own Veterinarian & Doctor siblings Enoch & Taylor Bestman. The only problem? Dr. Taylor Bestman in a woman! Within two minutes of stepping foot in town Taylor already has the town in an uproar! How is she to prove herself to these people? Especially to her very first patient, the town blacksmith?
The book starts out promising, flows nicely at first, but as it proceeds the conversations get harder and harder to follow, and the writing isn't as tight. The Characters are okay, but many of them lack depth. I didn't feel any emotional tie to either the heroine or the hero. This book had a strong beginning a weak middle and an okay ending.
On top of that, the main focus of this entire book wasn't as interesting as the background stories.
Definitely my least favorite book of this four part series. However, If you've read the other books in the series, go ahead and read it, you'll find many of your favorite characters of her past books in That Certain Spark.
Melody Carlson is one of the BEST fiction authors for teen girls, I've read a couple dozen books by her and they never cease to be great!
This is the first book i've read in the TrueColors series, and it's the 6th in the seires. Although it might seem like an odd place to start the series, these books don't have to be read in any particular order.
Hannah Anderson, a young MK (missionary kid) from Papua New Guinea, is visting her extremely fashionable cousin and family in the states. What seems like a innocent teen thing to do, shopping, turns into a major stumbling block for her. Whatever she seems to purchase needs to have something else it need to complete the "look". And although she's spending more money than she ever though was possible ($300 for a pair of jeans?) it never seems to be good enough for the people around her. As she's falling more and more into debt (eek!) she comes to realize that all the clothes she purchasing are never going to fill the empty space in her heart. It's only Fool's Gold after all.
I, at first, shyed away from these books. It thought they might be a little too "Edgy" for me. Many of them include topics like a friend's suicide, cutting, teen drinking and similar issues. Well, i am hooked on these books, this is not going to be the last book I'm reading in this series!!
This is the first book i've read in the TrueColors series, and it's the 6th in the seires. Although it might seem like an odd place to start the series, these books don't have to be read in any particular order.
Hannah Anderson, a young MK (missionary kid) from Papua New Guinea, is visting her extremely fashionable cousin and family in the states. What seems like a innocent teen thing to do, shopping, turns into a major stumbling block for her. Whatever she seems to purchase needs to have something else it need to complete the "look". And although she's spending more money than she ever though was possible ($300 for a pair of jeans?) it never seems to be good enough for the people around her. As she's falling more and more into debt (eek!) she comes to realize that all the clothes she purchasing are never going to fill the empty space in her heart. It's only Fool's Gold after all.
I, at first, shyed away from these books. It thought they might be a little too "Edgy" for me. Many of them include topics like a friend's suicide, cutting, teen drinking and similar issues. Well, i am hooked on these books, this is not going to be the last book I'm reading in this series!!
The Carousel Painter starts with a promising and uncommon theme, a young girl moves to the states from paris after her father's death and is offered a job as a carousel horse painter. Unfortunately, after this initial set-up the events that follow are all too familiar. A so-so romance, trial after trial for our heroine, and a lacking mystery. The mystery spurred me to continue reading, but the resolution was anticlimactic and predictable. It was tied-up just in time to have the perfect happy ending for the love story. Sometimes the subject matter and vernacular were spot on within the historical period, and other times, a slight bit off. Carrie was a great protagonist, but the other characters were a just a little flat.
I really wanted to like this book, but it just didn't quite do it for me. All-in-all it could have been better, but neither was it a waste of time. If you like this genre, read it, but if this genre is not your cup of tea, it wouldn't be my first suggestion.
I really wanted to like this book, but it just didn't quite do it for me. All-in-all it could have been better, but neither was it a waste of time. If you like this genre, read it, but if this genre is not your cup of tea, it wouldn't be my first suggestion.
Sense and Sensibility is probably my least favorite Jane Austen novel, and I've read them all. It never captured me like Pride & Prejudice's Darcy & Elizabeth's love story or even the impetuous Emma's mistaken matchmaking. But with Bethany House's new Insight Edition, Sense and Sensibility's long-lasting effect on culture finally, well, made Sense to me. I enjoyed it this time around, and this will certainly not be my last time to read this beloved classic.
This new edition doesn't mess with the original text of S&S - at all! Quite the opposite - it enhances the reader's experience.
The Editors point out little quirks and interesting facts found within the text, which had those notes not been there I would have missed it entirely!
Other footnotes are witty, knowledgeable and even have some fun tidbits about the movie variations.
I definitely enjoyed Sense and sensibility more the second time around thanks much in part to this insight edition! There are limitless editions of Sense and Sensibility available, but this one is by FAR my favorite.
Thanks to Bethany House for providing this book for me to review!
This new edition doesn't mess with the original text of S&S - at all! Quite the opposite - it enhances the reader's experience.
The Editors point out little quirks and interesting facts found within the text, which had those notes not been there I would have missed it entirely!
Other footnotes are witty, knowledgeable and even have some fun tidbits about the movie variations.
I definitely enjoyed Sense and sensibility more the second time around thanks much in part to this insight edition! There are limitless editions of Sense and Sensibility available, but this one is by FAR my favorite.
Thanks to Bethany House for providing this book for me to review!
