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Tea With Emma (2011)

by Diane Moody(Favorite Author)

3.38 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

OBT Bookz

series

The Teacup Novellas

review 1: This story is about an author, Lucy, who writes a book, sparked by a tea cup she receives as part of an inheritance from her beloved Aunt Lucille. The main portions of the book is actually a novella Lucy is writing about a woman named Maddie, who is inspired to open a Tea Shop after returning from a trip to England. What I liked: I enjoyed this book for three major reasons. 1) The main character, Maddie, was cute, outgoing, passionate, and exciting, and the supporting characters had interesting personalities as well. Lively characters always make a book come alive in my opinion. 2) The way Ms. Moody integrated the secondary plot into the primary plot was perfect. There was a smooth transition between the first plot and the story plot, and you were actually pleased when Luc... morey was able to finish her manuscript about Maddie's opening of the tea room, before her publisher’s deadline. 3) Of course I loved the romances developing in the book.What I didn’t like: The only thing I would say in a negative way about this story is that the plot was somewhat predictable. I knew from the beginning which characters would get together, and how the personalities of the characters would change. But, it was a very small dislike. The plot of this book changed and transitioned with twists and turns, and the characters were charming. The recipes at the end of the book were a bonus. I can’t wait to read the second book in the series. Overall, I give this book five stars.
review 2: This was a nice, short romance story. It was Christian, without being overbearing about the fact. I've read books that are MUCH more heavy-handed with throwing in Christianity.It was also Jane Austen inspired, without making me hate Jane Austen. It was nice to see that with so many romances these days influenced by her work.The characters...well, okay. The main couple were definitely Jane Austen inspired. But otherwise, I didn't want to bludgeon anyone. And with the books I've been reading lately, that's definitely saying something.If I *did* have to gripe about anything, it would be the sudden shift in Ian's character. I understand that he let go of his anger and whatnot...but it just felt like an unbelievable shift in character. Part of that might be because the story takes place over a few months, but we're only given small chunks at a time, and most of the story is from Maddie's perspective. So we don't get much time in Ian's head, watching the change happen.I liked the way the story was set up - each book in the series is tied together through the overlying story of the author writing the stories. I promise, that sentence makes more sense when you're actually reading the book.Not sure if I'd get the rest in the series - I really only got this one because it was free on Amazon. And for that, it wasn't bad at all. less

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