He Loves Me Not
Don't Look Back (sequel)
Why I have these books: One was free and one was only $3.99 on Kindle. They were listed as LDS novels on Amazon, but there was no mention of religion in the books at all. I guess the author is LDS?
Well... huh. I'm not sure what to say. The first book ends with a cliffhanger, the second ends with many questions not answered. The writing isn't great, the choices the main character makes are senseless. (Really, no thought at all to call the police during any part of this ordeal?)
There was enough going on to keep my interest. I wanted to know what would happen, so I did feel some investment in the story. It just ended so lamely. What happened to "his" family when they heard what had happened? What happened to her good friend back in Reno? Did they connect up again? What did the people in town think when they heard the whole story? And was there really criminal activity going on or not?
I'm just glad I only spent $4.00 on both books. I would donate them to the library if they were "real" books.
No bad language that I can remember. Very lightly implied sexual relations within marriage. Abuse in marriage is a central part of the story.
Friday, October 26, 2012
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
2 more books by Jennifer Chiaverini
The Runaway Quilt
The Sugar Camp Quilt
Why I have these books: These are real books (not on my Kindle) and I have them because I really like Jennifer Chiaverini books.
My copy of The Runaway Quilt is actually the first book of another large Elm Creek Quilts combined volume (The Elm Creek Quilts Album, which includes books 3 - 6)... but instead of reading the next two books, I skipped ahead to The Sugar Camp Quilt because it ties in with the same characters as The Runaway Quilt. Got all that?
Anyway, both of these books are set just before the Civil War. I am pretty sure there are two other books that involve the same time period and characters, but off the top of my head, I can't remember which ones they are. Too bad Ms. Chiaverini doesn't put sub-categories on her website that make it easy to determine which Elm Creek Quilt books are the contemporary ones, which are set in the 1800's, which are set in California, etc...
Or I can just read the back of the books or the descriptions on her website.
I enjoyed both of these books. I've pretty much liked all the Elm Creek Quilt books and will keep all the ones I have and will most likely buy any others that come out.
Clean. There is some talk about how slaves were often raped by the "owners." If I remember correctly, in The Runaway Quilt, the "n word" was written like this: n------. I was surprised when in The Sugar Camp Quilt, the word was actually spelled out. There also may have been (but I'm not sure) a swear word or two between the two books.
The Sugar Camp Quilt
Why I have these books: These are real books (not on my Kindle) and I have them because I really like Jennifer Chiaverini books.
My copy of The Runaway Quilt is actually the first book of another large Elm Creek Quilts combined volume (The Elm Creek Quilts Album, which includes books 3 - 6)... but instead of reading the next two books, I skipped ahead to The Sugar Camp Quilt because it ties in with the same characters as The Runaway Quilt. Got all that?
Anyway, both of these books are set just before the Civil War. I am pretty sure there are two other books that involve the same time period and characters, but off the top of my head, I can't remember which ones they are. Too bad Ms. Chiaverini doesn't put sub-categories on her website that make it easy to determine which Elm Creek Quilt books are the contemporary ones, which are set in the 1800's, which are set in California, etc...
Or I can just read the back of the books or the descriptions on her website.
I enjoyed both of these books. I've pretty much liked all the Elm Creek Quilt books and will keep all the ones I have and will most likely buy any others that come out.
Clean. There is some talk about how slaves were often raped by the "owners." If I remember correctly, in The Runaway Quilt, the "n word" was written like this: n------. I was surprised when in The Sugar Camp Quilt, the word was actually spelled out. There also may have been (but I'm not sure) a swear word or two between the two books.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
An Elm Creek Quilts Sampler (Jennifer Chiaverini)
Why I have this book: I bought it back when I first started reading the Elm Creek Quilts books. This tome contains the first three novels in the series:
The Quilter's Apprentice
Round Robin
The Cross-Country Quilters
These are the books that lit a fire under me about learning to quilt. (And, btw, did you know you could use "lighted" and "lit" interchangeably? I just checked to make sure. :) ) I can't help but read one of the Elm Creek Quilt books and I want to go work on a quilt.
Besides the quilting aspect, the stories are all very good. Jennifer Chiaverini is a good writer. It's easy to get absorbed into the characters and storylines. It's not cheesy... it's just a good place to lose yourself for as long as you want. And with 18 titles and counting, you can get lost for a long time.
I decided to re-read these books because the last two books tie into some earlier ones, and I wanted to catch up before reading them. They are definite keepers.
The books are 99% very clean. The other one percent might have a few swear words, a mention of some current social issues, such as adultery and abuse. In one book, a lesbian relationship is very faintly implied, but not involving any main characters.
The Quilter's Apprentice
Round Robin
The Cross-Country Quilters
These are the books that lit a fire under me about learning to quilt. (And, btw, did you know you could use "lighted" and "lit" interchangeably? I just checked to make sure. :) ) I can't help but read one of the Elm Creek Quilt books and I want to go work on a quilt.
Besides the quilting aspect, the stories are all very good. Jennifer Chiaverini is a good writer. It's easy to get absorbed into the characters and storylines. It's not cheesy... it's just a good place to lose yourself for as long as you want. And with 18 titles and counting, you can get lost for a long time.
I decided to re-read these books because the last two books tie into some earlier ones, and I wanted to catch up before reading them. They are definite keepers.
The books are 99% very clean. The other one percent might have a few swear words, a mention of some current social issues, such as adultery and abuse. In one book, a lesbian relationship is very faintly implied, but not involving any main characters.
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