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I just finished "The Shop on Blossom Street" and I found this book too much alike. It was almost the same ladies just with slightly different names. She also reuses some of the names I think so if it has been a while since you have read the first book, keep in mind that she is not talking about the same people in some instances.
I was also disappointed with some of the endings. Lydia and Brad seemed to reconciled a little too easily for my taste. For somebody with issues of being left behind by her lovers, Lydia sure was understanding towards Brad's decisions. And Brad was really kind of a jerk about the whole thing. He didn't really deserve Lydia in my book. He definitely needed to do some grovelling because despite his good intention toward his son, he did Lydia wrong.
I enjoyed Elise's story in the beginning but I found the end really distasteful. So since her ex is dying and is rich, now she can really accept him for who he is?
Out of all the stories I think I liked Bethanne the most because like it said in the end, she completely reinvented herself. This character was most realistic and different from the characters in the first book. I also love how her relationship with Paul turned out. I think out of the four women, she became the strongest character.
Courtney's story was sweet but a little too much like "Grease" for my taste. I liked the relationship she develops with Annie more than anything. The ending to her story was pretty good, more realistic than romantic. I am curious to know if these three will show up in future books. I wonder why Macomber developed her story with Andrew so slowly. It seemed like there were some good material and drama that could have come out of her relationship with Andrew if it happened earlier.
Overall, it was a fast read but just okay. I think the stories were a little too forced, like Macomber felt like she needed to do a sequel but lacked ideas. I will continue to read the series for now and see if it gets better.
I just finished "The Shop on Blossom Street" and I found this book too much alike. It was almost the same ladies just with slightly different names. She also reuses some of the names I think so if it has been a while since you have read the first book, keep in mind that she is not talking about the same people in some instances.
I was also disappointed with some of the endings. Lydia and Brad seemed to reconciled a little too easily for my taste. For somebody with issues of being left behind by her lovers, Lydia sure was understanding towards Brad's decisions. And Brad was really kind of a jerk about the whole thing. He didn't really deserve Lydia in my book. He definitely needed to do some grovelling because despite his good intention toward his son, he did Lydia wrong.
I enjoyed Elise's story in the beginning but I found the end really distasteful. So since her ex is dying and is rich, now she can really accept him for who he is?
Out of all the stories I think I liked Bethanne the most because like it said in the end, she completely reinvented herself. This character was most realistic and different from the characters in the first book. I also love how her relationship with Paul turned out. I think out of the four women, she became the strongest character.
Courtney's story was sweet but a little too much like "Grease" for my taste. I liked the relationship she develops with Annie more than anything. The ending to her story was pretty good, more realistic than romantic. I am curious to know if these three will show up in future books. I wonder why Macomber developed her story with Andrew so slowly. It seemed like there were some good material and drama that could have come out of her relationship with Andrew if it happened earlier.
Overall, it was a fast read but just okay. I think the stories were a little too forced, like Macomber felt like she needed to do a sequel but lacked ideas. I will continue to read the series for now and see if it gets better.
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