Helpful Score: 1
This book was the first I read by this author. I'll give it another try before deciding if I will continue to read her books or if this book was a one off for me.
The lead character is Caroline, 28 years old, single, and innocent/naive to the point of me thinking sometimes; 'you have got to be kidding'.
What I had issue with mostly was that nearly all of the people around her daily were Christians who regularly attended church. And, not one of them invited her to attend until she was 28 years old.
I understand that everyone is not comfortable with 'witnessing' to others. However, I thought that the way the author portrayed the personalities of these additional characters, one, at least, would have spoken up a time or two.
The lead character is Caroline, 28 years old, single, and innocent/naive to the point of me thinking sometimes; 'you have got to be kidding'.
What I had issue with mostly was that nearly all of the people around her daily were Christians who regularly attended church. And, not one of them invited her to attend until she was 28 years old.
I understand that everyone is not comfortable with 'witnessing' to others. However, I thought that the way the author portrayed the personalities of these additional characters, one, at least, would have spoken up a time or two.
Helpful Score: 1
Sweet Caroline is quite the book, and she is quite the person. She is a normal human being, in a normal life. Tough decisions need to be made, and only Christ knows if she is making the right choices. This book grips your heart and doesn't let it go. I love it from the heart-head-ear conversations to the screaming in my head what I thought she should do. :) This story of a girl in her late twenties growing up is something that anyone could benefit from reading. Caroline's situations remind me of some of Jane Austen's tales, where you really want it to end one way, but with more thought you want it how it is, and then you go back to the other. Over all this book was a comfy read and caused more giggles and grins that I care to admit. The whole cast of characters was a hoot and found a warm place in my heart. I cannot wait to read more through Love Starts with Elle. Rachel Hauck has a real winner here and I'm definitely putting her future books on my TBR lists.
Helpful Score: 1
I really liked this book. The characters were well fleshed out, if a bit ridiculous, and the story was interesting.
A young woman inherits the restaurant where she has worked for years and the property that go with it from her boss just when she's thinking about taking an internship abroad. To make things more interesting, just when she's starting to get serious with a new boyfriend, her childhood sweetheart comes back into town. Now she must try to keep her new business afloat, deal with family matters, and sort out her love life all at the same time.
One of the things that I appreciated about this book the most was the humor in it. The narrator (the main character) talks about her father telling her that she wasn't the blue-light special and that she shouldn't give herself up to the first guy who asked and at times shows the conversations/arguments that her head and her heart are having.
Overall I thought the story was well told and I really enjoyed it.
A young woman inherits the restaurant where she has worked for years and the property that go with it from her boss just when she's thinking about taking an internship abroad. To make things more interesting, just when she's starting to get serious with a new boyfriend, her childhood sweetheart comes back into town. Now she must try to keep her new business afloat, deal with family matters, and sort out her love life all at the same time.
One of the things that I appreciated about this book the most was the humor in it. The narrator (the main character) talks about her father telling her that she wasn't the blue-light special and that she shouldn't give herself up to the first guy who asked and at times shows the conversations/arguments that her head and her heart are having.
Overall I thought the story was well told and I really enjoyed it.
Excellent book. Loved the characters and the small town story. Wish it would have ended differently, but I still recommend. Great humor and I truly didn't know how the story would unfold.
