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Valentine, Texas (previously published as Addicted… di Lori Wilde
Unlike The Cowboy Cookie Challenge that I read earlier this month, this book does not have characters from earlier books in the Twilight series as major players. In fact, this book could also be categorized as part of the Cupid, Texas series, in that it stars the fourth Lockhart brother and the fourth Alzate sister from three earlier novels in that series.
So where does Twilight come in? The premise is that wedding planner Aria Alzate is recovering from a concussion, and is the wedding planner for a college friend's pre-Christmas wedding in Twilight. Remington Lockhart has recently returned to the family ranch near the fictional Cupid, which is based on Fort Davis, the seat of the real Jeff Davis County, in the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas. He's out of the Army after a bad parachute jump left him missing two fingers, and is recruited to take Aria on the long drive (which takes nearly seven hours, from Fort Davis to Granbury).
The story is told in third person, with chapters alternating between Aria and Remington. They have known each other since childhood, but are very different. She's fun-loving and spontaneous, preferring to be adaptable rather than stick to set plans. Because of his earlier life in the Army - and perhaps due to losing his mother at a young age - he's more serious, and believes in planning for every possible outcome - having a backup (or three).
They get to know (and maybe understand) each other better on the long drive, and in observing interactions with other people. A spur-of-the-moment exit from the freeway puts them in the small fictional town of Armadillo (!), where they get stuck after helping a driver who slid off the road in the increasingly icy conditions. Lucky for them, Remington booked a room in various towns along their route, just in case. However, the room just has one bed, and there are no other rooms or beds available.
Long story short - fabulous sex ensues. And wouldn't you know, when they get to Twilight, they have separate rooms - but they adjoin. Both are convinced, though, that although they definitely have chemistry, they're too different to be together, and they return to Cupid separately. It takes them until New Year's Eve to figure out their differences are actually complementary.
Lots of romance tropes in this one: grumpy/sunshine opposites attract on a holiday road trip fling - he's a scarred military cowboy/rancher, both are afraid to commit, and there's only one bed when they're trapped by an ice storm. They are fated mates due to a magic spell - there's a (silly) Alzate family legend involving hearing a humming sound when you kiss your true love - which is what united the other Lockhart brothers and Alzate sisters in marriage.
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riofriotex | 1 altra recensione | Dec 25, 2023 |
riofriotex | 1 altra recensione | Dec 25, 2023 | 
My reactions:
Two immature people with lust in their hearts, but somehow think this is love. There are some nice steamy sex scenes to distract from all the drama of Kelsey’s unhealthy relationship with her narcissistic mother. And while this is part of the Twilight, Texas series, where legend has it that if you throw a penny into the fountain, you are sure to be reunited with your high school sweetheart, the legend is barely mentioned in this episode.
I think Wilde was trying too hard to be “relevant.” Just give me schmaltz (and sex) … that’s all I’m looking for when I pick up books such as this.
The Cowboy Cookie Challenge revisits some of the characters in The First Love Cookie Club, the first book I read in this series. That book was published in 2010, and one of the characters was a little girl (about age 8) named Jazzy (Jasmine) Walker. Well, she is one of the main characters in this story, and is now age 23 and a pediatric nurse at the local hospital. (Her stepmom, Sarah, the heroine in First Love, is also a character.)
Jazzy meets handsome, widowed Roan Sullivan while caring for his daughter Trinity during a tonsillectomy - she catches him when he almost faints. She's attracted, despite a nine-year age difference, even though she's waiting to hear about a job with traveling nurses. Jazzy is eager to get out of town and escape her former boyfriend, Danny - and his fiance, Jazzy's former best friend (and current co-worker), Andi.
But before she goes, Jazzy feels compelled to beat Andi at SOMEthing, so she enters the cooking baking contest that Andi wins every year. This time, though, the cookies must be baked cowboy-style - over a campfire - and it just so happens Roan (and his deceased wife Claire) used to give instruction in and win cowboy cooking challenges all the time. Jazzy convinces Roan to prepare her for the contest - and you can imagine what happens from there.
The snow-covered scene of the front cover isn't typical for our holiday season, but it's a Christmas story, so there's gotta be snow, at least on the front cover. (There is a weekend ice storm, but as the author writes on page 279, that - and the balmy weather that immediately follows, is "typical of December in North Texas.")
There's some sex (that the ice storm facilitates) and the romance is predictable (although this one only has a few tropes I can identify: widower cowboy/rancher and child care/first responder aka pediatric nurse have an age gap fling in a small town during the holidays). Nevertheless, I enjoyed seeing old characters from former books reappearing, and matching up places like "Ye Old Book Nook in the town square" (page 56) with reality.
This is the 13th novel in the Twilight, Texas series (there are also two novellas, and a collection of four short stories). They do not have to be read in order, although the later novels are more enjoyable (because of the character connections) if they are. This was an easy, light read, perfect for the holiday season.
1 riofriotex | 1 altra recensione | Dec 8, 2023 |
riofriotex | 1 altra recensione | Dec 8, 2023 | 
Love this book because it's around the holidays and it involves an older couple.
Book starts out with her daughter coming home with her boyfriend. They also invited his father. He arrives first and she is surprised as to who he is, they have a past but agree to NOT divulge that to the young adult children.
The younger couple is really involved with one another and the parents’ realize they could become more connected if they do marry.
Love the locations and festivities and descriptions of the scenes.
So beautiful. Never realized the story would end as it did, fantastic!
Enjoy reading this author and can't wait to read more of her works.
The Moonglow sisters are the three Clark girls, Madison, Shelley, and Gia, who grew up with their grandmother Helen Chapman at the Moonglow Inn in Moonglow Cove after their parents' deaths in a skiing accident. Madison's ruined wedding separated the girls for many years, but they come back together when their grandmother becomes deathly ill.
The girls have a lot of history and bad feelings to work through, and there are lots of other issues worked in the story - a miscarriage and a cult for starters - maybe too many issues. In a way, all these plot lines reminded me of romance tropes, as Wilde is quite skilled at weaving more than one of those in her romances. I think she needs more practice doing so in women's fiction.
Gia, the youngest, mostly stayed in Moonglow Cove after studying kitemaking in Japan, and convinces their long-time next door neighbor, hunky Mike, to pretend to be her fiancé in order to get her sisters to stay and finish the wedding quilt Helen wanted them to complete. Gia's and Mike's pretend romance becomes real (friends to lovers trope) and that is probably the strength of the book, given Wilde's extensive experience in that genre. Gia is also the most balanced sister and best developed character in the book.
Twilight is based on my current Texas residence of Granbury. In a letter from the author at the end of the book, Wilde says, "I vacationed in Galveston every summer for thirteen years, soaking up the fascinating history. I borrowed heavily from those experiences while creating Moonglow Cove, adding in dashes of other Texas coastal towns I visited - Port Aransas, Corpus Christi, and South Padre Island among them." The setting reminded me more of Port Aransas than Galveston, although the Moonglow pears that also inspired Wilde don't grow on the Texas coast.
Despite all this, the book served its purpose as a light read for the holiday season. Given the setting, a vacation/beach read is also a good classification. I'll probably read more books in this series, if only to see what landmarks from Texas coastal towns I can pick out in future Moonglow Cove settings.
1 riofriotex | 5 altre recensioni | Jan 9, 2023 |
riofriotex | 5 altre recensioni | Jan 9, 2023 | Roan is the single father of a four-year-old little girl. He lost his wife two years earlier and gave up the competitive cooking that they did together. Instead, he devotes himself to his daughter, Trinity, and his ranch. His first reaction to Jazzy's request is a resounding "NO!" but it isn't long before he gives in to her pleas. Roan doesn't understand why he is so drawn to Jazzy. She's too young, nice, and optimistic for a grouchy old guy like him (he's thirty-three). But there is something about her that makes him wonder about the possibilities.
I liked watching the relationship develop between Roan and Jazzy. Roan is hesitant because of the age difference and his reluctance to risk his heart again. Jazzy makes no secret of her attraction to Roan and willingness for a rebound relationship. Jazzy is on a three-week vacation from work, so she has plenty of time for campfire cooking lessons from Roan. I loved Roan's patience as he helped Jazzy overcome her confidence issues when competing with Andi. The more time they spend together, the harder it is for Roan to resist Jazzy. However, his fears have him waffling about how he treats her - first kissing her silly, then pulling away.
Though Jazzy initially proposes the rebound relationship, it isn't long before she realizes she wants more. She tries to bury her feelings, believing Roan is still in love with his late wife. This is harder to do as she and Roan give in to their attraction, and she starts dreaming of a future together. One of the things I liked about seeing Jazzy and Roan together was how she brought some light back into his life. But when the competition is over, Roan lets his fears come between them. I ached for Jazzy and wanted to shake some sense into Roan. I was happy when he saw the light, but Jazzy should have made him work harder to get back into her life.
The cookie competition and rivalry between Jazzy and Andi were critical to the story. Andi was very unlikeable, and the more I learned about their history, the less I liked her. Andi's constant bullying of Jazzy was one of the motivations for Roan's decision to help Jazzy. I liked Jazzy's growing confidence and how Roan's support helped Jazzy let go of her hard feelings. I had fun watching Jazzy improve her skills while still being her somewhat klutzy self. I laughed at the happy accident that gave her the recipe she needed for the contest. The contest itself was a nail-biter. Several twists affected the outcome. Andi's actions didn't surprise me at all.
I enjoyed the secondary characters of Trinity and Charlie. Roan's daughter was adorable, and I understood his protectiveness after what he'd been through. Her love for her daddy was evident, and I liked how she made Jazzy part of their circle. Jazzy's best friend, Charlie, was great. He knows Jazzy very well and does his best to rein her in when she needs it. He is there when Jazzy needs him, whether it's dealing with Andi or heart-related issues. I also liked seeing characters from earlier books, including Jazzy's dad and stepmom.
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As the two sisters begin to spend time together and work on the sourdough starter, they begin to realize how much they had missed each other over the last six years and slowly begin to share their lives with each other. Willow was one of my favorite characters. Despite spending her days in a wheelchair, she has a positive outlook in life. The big question throughout the book is whether the sisters will reconcile or will they stay estranged and go back to their old lives without each other? And if they become friends, will they be able to win the baking contest?
This book has everything it needs to be a fantastic read. It has sisters, romance and a great mystery that they need to solve to move ahead with their lives. Once they begin to look at the family history they find abuse - both from parents and spouses and the trauma that comes from abuse through their family for generations back. By the end of the book, both sisters realize how strong and resilient they are and learn again how important their family is for each of them.
I've just ordered the first two books in the series. The only connection between the books appears to be the setting in Moonglow Cove. I enjoyed this book and location so much that I'm looking forward to reading The Keepsake Sisters and The Moonglow Sisters.
NOTE: This is book 3 of the Moonglow Cove series but can be read as a standalone. I didn't even know that it was part of a series until after I'd read it.
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ (2/5 Stars)
Title: To Tame A Wild Cowboy
Author(s): Lori Wilde
Character(s):
― Tara Alzate: 32 years old, Black
― Rhett Lockhart: 28 years old, Brunette, Brown Eyed
Setting: El Paso, Mexico
Tag(s): Romance, Contemporary
Content Rating: R
POV: Third Person
Smexy Level: Warm
Favorite Quote(s):
― “Things don’t have to be smooth. Wrinkled is fine with me.”
Overall Opinion:
How I managed to make it to the end is a mystery within itself. The blurb drew me in and I expected this to be entertaining than it was but I was left bored with the plot and characters. Let's also mention Tara altitude is off putting and throughout the series, I found it hard to like her despite understanding her feelings in taking full custody of Julie. I'm not sure how Rhett was able to stay in the presence of her but I guess love works in mysterious ways. Overall, okay read and nothing to brag about.
From the book jacket: There’s a legend in Twilight, Texas. It says that if on Christmas you sleep with kismet cookies under your pillow and dream of your one true love, he will be your destiny. Carrie, Raylene, Christine, and Flynn are all members of the Christmas Cookie Club. Eash has a story to tell, and each discovers the miracles of the season the power of love.
My reactions
I knew going into it that this collection of novellas (originally published separately) would be a schmaltzy romance. I’ve read another work by Wilde previously and liked it; I found this one charming for its genre, though unremarkable. Despite the book jacket blurb, I found the chief refrain to be the legend of the town fountain – throw a penny into the fountain and you’ll be reunited with your high school sweetheart. Whatever.
It was a fast read and satisfied my need for a little Christmas in July, but I’ve basically forgotten the characters and their stories already.
C J Critt does a good job of reading the audiobook. She set a good pace, and had clear diction.
Sin embargo, no había esperado la facilidad con que Katie asumió su papel... en todos los sentidos. Tampoco había imaginado verse víctima de la posesividad que sentía por esa mujer, una mujer que no se conformaba con una relación que no fuera para toda la vida.
A Christmas card of a story, would make a brilliant afternoon movie. Peter has had a heart attack and returns to Kringle to make amends for past mistakes, taking Evan with him. There, Evan meets Chloe, a vet who teaches him there is more to life than work. Can a romance work when so much divided them? Great holiday read.
From the book jacket: It’s Christmastime in Jubilee, Texas, but Lissette Moncrief is having a hard time celebrating… Especially after she accidentally smashes her car into Rafferty Jones’s pick-up truck. Yes, he’s a whole lot of handsome … but Lissy’s not about to let herself get whisked away by his charming ways and words. What she doesn’t know is that Rafferty’s in town just to meet her – and to give her a share in the windfall that doesn’t rightly belong to him.
My opinion
Okay, it’s an Avon Romance and I was expecting something predictable and heart-warming, not great literature. This had a lovely premise: a young widow with a toddler, struggling to make ends meet after her husband dies in Afghanistan. She’s now reeling from the new diagnosis that her son is going deaf when she meets the brother-in-law she’s never known and who inherited her husband’s life insurance. The sparks fly. Of course, he’s not only handsome, but also a gentleman, equally good with skittish horses and over-tired toddlers, and adept at writing a business plan and setting up a website. Oh, and he just happens to know American sign language so he can teach Lissy’s son, the basics so he can begin to communicate.
So far, I don’t have much of a gripe with the scenario – like I said it’s a cowboy romance and fairly predictable. But there’s a very weak subplot involving Lissy’s mother-in-law and the “terrible secret” she’s carrying which she just knows if she reveals it everyone will hate her, and she’ll never see her grandchild again. This tortured character just tortured me every time she appeared on the page, and the book lost a ½ star as a result.
Oh, well, ‘Tis the season, and I guess you can’t win the rodeo every time. I’ll probably get back on the horse at some point in the future and read another of Wilde’s books.
It is unfortunate that this fine beginning of the story quickly degenerated into a full-on story of sexual attraction and culmination in a very graphic manner. The constant sexual innuendoes and not-so-subtle desires rapidly eclipsed the main idea of caring for the baby. The overt graphic descriptions of intense sex were an unecessary distraction in what could have been a hilarious romantic comedy, and ruined the story for me. Readers should be aware of this content before picking up the book.
I received this novel from the publisher and from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The opinions expressed here are entirely my own.
When country music star Cash Colton first meets shy Paige MacGregor, sparks fly. It’s palpable, and Lori Wilde makes it happen on the page with words poetic and perhaps a bit unexpected in the same chapter where there’s also observations of faded Levi’s on a cowboy’s butt:
“His dusky eyes held the promise of landscapes she yearned for – windswept moors and craggy mountains, foamy ocean waves and rocky deserts, stony castles and petal-strewn gardens.”
I love it.
There is definitely a play of contrasts here. Clay comes off as cocky and confident, but is coming off a rough relationship, struggling to find his songwriting mojo and, boy, does he have problems left and right with that. Paige is sweet and perky, awkward and beautiful – and utterly lacking in self-confidence, to the point where at times I put down the book in frustration because I couldn’t knock some sense into her.
They’ve both had their share of troubles with past romantic interests, but it’s Paige who is all but burying her head in the sand and she plugs along, rebuffing him at every turn for self-preservation. (I’ll give her this – she’s still trying to recover from her last disastrous relationship, and that one would probably have me running from anything male for a good long time, too.)
Cash initially chases her because he’s starting to hear the music flow again, and she could be his new muse. While he starts off thinking he’s only looking to be Mr. Right Now to Paige…well, maybe he surprises himself.
Both characters were interesting but it was Cash who fascinated me. His character really seems to grow and develop in this book, and I love how music wove through his thoughts and interactions.
“In her body he supped the history of song. The Celtic footprints of reels and ballads. The drunken beat of tribal drums. The mournful sigh of bagpipes, and the hopeful wheeze of polka accordions. The haunting wistfulness of a forest dulcimer. The sweet, easygoing autoharp.”
When an author can weave a mention of bagpipes and polka accordions into a sex scene – and it works – that’s something. Wilde also does a great job at building tension – the first lovemaking scene is well over halfway into the book. It’s not thrown in the story gratuitously and each scene offers more insight into the characters.
Cowboy, It’s Cold Outside was a fun read because there is clever and entertaining dialogue, which I love in a romance novel. Author Wilde uses musical terms in the introduction of each chapter (in lieu of chapter titles) that serves well to hint at what’s coming next in the story.
I was surprised to realize this was part of a series (despite the “A Twilight, Texas Novel” on the front cover – so I can safely add that it works well as a stand-alone. There IS a bevy of interesting and entertaining side characters so I’ll definitely be going back to read more in this series. (AND – if you enter the giveaway below, you can win another of Lori Wilde’s novels in the series!)
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Many thanks to Lone Star Book Blog Tours and the author Lori Wilde, who provided a copy of the novel in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
SECOND CHANCE CHRISTMAS by Lori Wilde
Welcome to Twilight, Texas. It's where love has a habit of coming true. This is book 12 in the series, but since I've only read this title, I can honestly say that each book is a stand-alone.
Joel and Jana work together, they are good friends and they are in a case of mistaken identity. They are setting up the nativity scene at their local church and find a young baby in the cradle of the manger. A note says that the mother will pick up her baby on New Year's Day. Joel and Jana are neither married, and they don't really know what to do with a baby. It becomes a pleasant ordeal for them to get the proper supplies to be able to take care of the child themselves.
The mystery of a lost baby at Christmas time is a good fit. Highly recommend it if you enjoy stories set at that time.
Thanks a bunch to #netgalley #loriwilde #williammorrow #harpercollisnpublishers #avonbooks for the complimentary copy of #secondchancechristmas I was under no obligation to post a review.
Jared was the local bad boy when they were in high school. After graduation, he joined the rodeo for a few years and then returned to start his own rodeo school. It's tough going because most people remember his past and don't see that he's changed. One of the ways he has changed is that he is ready to settle down - and Leigh is the woman he wants. The problem is convincing her.
I liked Jared. He has a plan for his life, he brought his business to his hometown, and he pitches in to help where he's needed. Jared knows he's in love with Leigh, which means he wants more than the fling she wanted from him. I liked how he stuck to his principles.
Leigh was a bit frustrating. I understood her desire to date without the interference she suffered under her brothers, but I thought she went about it the wrong way. Leigh didn't care anything about the guys; she just wanted a good time. She was also one of those who repeatedly brought up Jared's past.
I enjoyed watching Jared's pursuit of Leigh. He wasn't overt in what he wanted; instead, he found ways to put himself in her path. Leigh's dismay was palpable when the high school principal paired her with Jared to work on the homecoming parade. I wanted to shake her for harping on his past, especially after he stepped up to protect her from embarrassment. The way he showed up at her date locations was funny as he exuded innocence in denying doing it on purpose.
The sparks between Jared and Leigh were intense, but they disagreed on what to do about them. Jared doesn't want a temporary hook-up, and Leigh resists the idea of a relationship with all her might. I ached for them both when they clashed over Jared's declaration of his feelings. Both had some soul-searching to do over what they wanted from each other. I loved the scene at the homecoming dance, especially Leigh's reaction to Jared's "award." The epilogue was great. I loved the throwback to the first scene in the book.
Brady finds "Annie" hitch hiking and breaks the first of his 5 unbreakable rules....he picks her up and takes her to the nearest truck stop. They indulge in chili (another of the rules...never eat truck stop chili). He knows something is going on when two men whom he calls the Blues Brothers, because of the way they are dressed, and she chooses that moment to kiss him.
Yup that pretty much sets the tone for the book. A lot of the pampered princess discovering the outside world. Between worrying about being caught and how to break the truth to Brady (another rule: no secrets). But since they are in deep lust with one another he's willing to make some adjustments. I did think it sweet when he finds out that Annie, Princess Annabella, is a virgin he slams on the brakes and tells her he is not worthy of the honor. Yes, he's THAT honorable. Oh and she decides to get a job for the 6 weeks she'll be around.
She keeps referring to the Audrey Hepburn movie "Roman Holiday" so that should give you some idea of the quirky romance this is. While sweet for me it dragged at times. Some incidents occur that I just rolled my eyes at thinking...yes, this is definitely fiction for that wouldn't happen like this in reality. Then the last chapter and a half just flew through some important dealings and BOOM...we have our HEA.
Like I said, sweet story. Good afternoon staying warm by the fire kind of book. On to the next one please.
It was ok.... not my favorite. I just hate how in these stories, they are hopping into bed the second time they meet, allowing no time for real depth or intimacy to develop. : /
I enjoyed this book. Each sister is a part of me and I could identify. Maddie feels responsible for everything and everyone as I do. The others call her a control freak. Shelley is a free spirit who does things impulsively and gets into trouble. The others believe she needs watching. I get the same thing from my family. Gia is the peacemaker according to the rest. I could identify with her keeping quiet to maintain the peace. When it all blows up, WOW! It shakes them all up and leads to many secrets being exposed.
This is a keeper. There is some romance but it is understated but it made me happy as I read it.
The three Clark sisters were once as close as sisters could be. Orphaned young and sent to live with the grandmother they had no idea existed in Moonglow Cove, Texas, the golden haired girls were nicknamed the Moonglow Sisters. Madison, the oldest, was always organized and in charge, carefully controlled, caring for her younger sisters as if she was another parent. Middle sister Shelley looked just like their late mother but was the impetuous, wild, and carefree rebel of the family. Little sister Gia was the peacemaker, bridging the gap between her two wildly different sisters, wanting only for everyone to get along and be happy, the consummate people pleaser. But after "The Incident with Raoul", the sisters' relationship was broken. Maddie fled to New York, launched a very successful lifestyle TV show and became famous. Shelley escaped to Costa Rica and hadn't been home since. Gia went to college and then to Japan to study under a famous kitemaker, before coming back to Moonglow Cove and the beach to try and make a go of it with her kite business. When their dear Grammy is diagnosed with a glioblastoma and must have brain surgery, she instructs her best friend, Darynda not to tell Gia until the surgery is underway. At the same time, Gia will read the letter that Grammy has written, asking her to finish the quilt they'd all left unfinished so long ago. But she must call her sisters home to help her finish it. The question is whether the three women, still nursing their hurts, can get past what happened 5 years ago with Raoul, can share their secrets, and unravel the misunderstandings that tore them apart even as each sister faces her own role in their rift, learns truths about herself, and changes in order to move on.
Opening with Grammy penning the letter to the sisters before her surgery, the sisters are described as very different but each a vital part of one complete kite. In one sense this makes sense in that the letter is written to Gia, the kitemaker, but since the rest of the story uses quilt imagery, this seems a bit of an incongruous analogy, especially as Grammy herself is a quilter. In the letter she exhorts Gia to "repair the riff" between the sisters. And while using the word riff instead of rift could be a dialect thing, there are no other instances of dialect terms. And it's hard for me to get past an obvious mistake like that right off the bat. The three sisters are drawn as very different in personality and they stay strictly true to those depictions throughout the novel. They each guard their secrets carefully even if sharing them could have made life far easier very quickly. As the sisters and the town come together to help save the Moonglow Inn (and just why the town is so invested in the sisters is unclear other than they were once close to each other), they will have to reveal themselves, laid open and honest. All three of the women learn their life lesson at almost exactly the same time, leading to three major climaxes all at once. Gia's pretend engagement to next door neighbor Mike, undertaken as the way to keep the sisters together to work on the quilt, is the romance thread of the plot and it can't decide if this is a romance or a women's fiction novel. Whatever it is, it has one of the strangest sex scenes I've ever read (unnecessary as well). The deus ex machina moment with Raoul returning, forcing the sisters to finally have it out over "The Incident with Raoul" comes completely out of the blue and the epilogue is awkward and too much, too tidy. The novel tries to tackle a lot of issues: perfectionism, family, cheating, miscarriage, cults, sex addiction, cancer, homosexuality, intolerance, being orphaned, healing, and communication with varying degrees of success. The biggest reveal of the novel was completely obvious from the beginning, so it just petered out. The novel felt muddled to me and I'm still not sure whether I want to be team quilts or team kites. A quick, uncomplicated read, it needed tightening and focus. Others really like this a lot though so if you're looking for a light, easy beach read, maybe this one will be for you.
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