My March reads
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christianreaderMary McNear – Up at Butternut lake 3/5
Allie, a young widow and her five-year old son Wyatt move to a remote cabin in the small town of Butternut where Allie hopes to start her life again. Allie and Wyatt are soon taken up in the community, but Allie is still doubtful. Can she really live here? Did she do well brining her son so far away from all he's ever known? And what about their neighbour Walker Ford, who offers to teach Wyatt to fish. Is he just being neighbourly or does he want more from Allie?
A relatively run-of-the-mill romance, not really bad, but not too memorable either. I actually liked the side characters better than Allie or Walker, but though McNear tried to add some side stories into the novel, they didn't get enough space to be really fleshed out. I wasn't too fond of the romance, it felt a little too physical, if you get my meaning.
Allie, a young widow and her five-year old son Wyatt move to a remote cabin in the small town of Butternut where Allie hopes to start her life again. Allie and Wyatt are soon taken up in the community, but Allie is still doubtful. Can she really live here? Did she do well brining her son so far away from all he's ever known? And what about their neighbour Walker Ford, who offers to teach Wyatt to fish. Is he just being neighbourly or does he want more from Allie?
A relatively run-of-the-mill romance, not really bad, but not too memorable either. I actually liked the side characters better than Allie or Walker, but though McNear tried to add some side stories into the novel, they didn't get enough space to be really fleshed out. I wasn't too fond of the romance, it felt a little too physical, if you get my meaning.
Joanne Trollope – Sense and sensibility 2,5/5
A modern retelling (for The Austen Project) of Jane Austen's novel in which Elinor is an architect desperate for a job to keep her family afloat and Marianne a guitar student with some reality issues.
I wrote a full review of this one here, but the short message is: this can hardly be called a modern retelling, as it basically puts the Regency characters of Sense and Sensibility in the 21st century without changing a single thing, making this story feel very unrealistic and the characters (apart from Elinor and Brandon) annoying. Despite this being written by a well-known author, there are much better Austen retellings around!
A modern retelling (for The Austen Project) of Jane Austen's novel in which Elinor is an architect desperate for a job to keep her family afloat and Marianne a guitar student with some reality issues.
I wrote a full review of this one here, but the short message is: this can hardly be called a modern retelling, as it basically puts the Regency characters of Sense and Sensibility in the 21st century without changing a single thing, making this story feel very unrealistic and the characters (apart from Elinor and Brandon) annoying. Despite this being written by a well-known author, there are much better Austen retellings around!
Jody Hedlund – A noble groom 4,5/5
Annalisa Werner is a young widow in a frontier town. She needs a new husband to help her work her farm and make sure she can pay of her loans. But instead of the cousin from Europe who can marry her, a stranger gets of the boat. Carl Richards needs a place to stay and is willing to help Annalisa with her farm. But can he be trusted?
I loved this book, it may be my favourite from Jody Hedlund (Though side by side with The Doctor's Lady). Annalisa and Carl are both very interesting and well-drawn characters and the descriptions of the hard farmer's life were very vivid and real. I love that the relationship got time to develop. Very much recommended for everyone who likes historical (Christian) romance.
Books in March: 3
Annalisa Werner is a young widow in a frontier town. She needs a new husband to help her work her farm and make sure she can pay of her loans. But instead of the cousin from Europe who can marry her, a stranger gets of the boat. Carl Richards needs a place to stay and is willing to help Annalisa with her farm. But can he be trusted?
I loved this book, it may be my favourite from Jody Hedlund (Though side by side with The Doctor's Lady). Annalisa and Carl are both very interesting and well-drawn characters and the descriptions of the hard farmer's life were very vivid and real. I love that the relationship got time to develop. Very much recommended for everyone who likes historical (Christian) romance.
Books in March: 3
Books in 2016: 10
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