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Love Finds You In Sisters, Oregon (2009)

by Melody Carlson(Favorite Author)

3.95 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1935416189 (ISBN13: 9781935416180)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Summerside Press

review 1: Hope's grandmother "Nona" dies in her sleep in her 90's. She loved her so much and was very close to her as a child, and wrote her letters on a regular basis. Hope hadn't been home for a long time though. She hadn't even seen her two sisters in a long time either. She and her sisters Faith and Charity were named for the three mountains in Sisters, Oregon. Will Hope be able to get along with her sisters, get through things that happened in the past that drove her away from her hometown and family, and would she ever find contentment or love at all?I read this within a day, and there was so much drama in it and so many misunderstandings and heightened emotions, that sometimes it actually irritated me (which meant I felt the story). However, it did seem not very Christ... moreian-like either. It seemed like the "Christian" people were okay with living like the world or not facing their problems at times to get their own way. There were things about God mentioned and the Bible here and there, but I don't think enough. Also there were some sentence structure issues at times. I don't know how some of these things slipped past the editors. I do think this story was a bit realistic in certain ways and at the same time I think other issues were too well patched up too. This book didn't have much of a romantic tale and I felt like I couldn't connect or didn't get to know certain characters as well as I would have liked to. It wasn't bad, but definitely not one of my favorites in the "Love Finds You" books (which I've read over a dozen of these).
review 2: This is a cute, easy to read book about a lawyer trying to decide what's best for her life and the lives of those she loves. The author did an interesting job of comparing the area of Sisters and its volcanic region to the volcanic region of her family. But it was too over the top for me. As a sister with two younger sisters, I must admit I was really getting depressed by their interactions. It seemed WAY too much. Two of the sisters had no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Their kids hated them. So did their husbands or exs. And I could see why. They were always angry about something. And it was sad to see. Whereas the heroine never got angry over what the other two did. Again, it just seemed unbelievable.The other thing is the romance. There was none. A few guys pop up, but when the heroine finally decides on who the hero should be (and one never knows, really), it seemed unbelievable also. There was nothing to set them up but one candlelight dinner in the middle of the book and a few encounters by the last few pages. And the guy helping paint the house.The dog is also a star. He gets lots of play. I think I knew him better than the hero. :) he heThis book is an interesting read for the heroine and the setting. But the heroine is way more tolerant of sister volcanoes than I could ever "hope" to be... :) less

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