Book 48 Truth or Date by Susan HatlerI was honestly a bit skeptical when I downloaded this free book. I'm trying to be more careful about what I read. There is so much garbage out there, and while I enjoy a good romance story, I don't need the trash that sometimes comes with it. This book was a pleasant surprise in that regard.
The book centers around Gina Hall who is done with men who won't commit to the relationship. She had been dating someone for 10 years before he finally admitted he wasn't wanting to get married. Now as a bridesmaid for her friends upcoming wedding she is surrounded by friends who are all in love. Just for fun the girls start to play Truth or Dare. Gina never picks truth so she ends up taking the dare and ends up moving out of her home into her friends apartment, and going on a blind date. She also ends up getting asked to set up a going away party for Chris Bradley at work.
During the course of finding out what he would like for his party she ends up getting him caught up in her game of Truth or Dare she's been playing, except he changes the rules and makes it Truth or Date. One date leads to another and soon she isn't sure if they are still playing or actually dating.
The book was an amazingly quick read, funny and realistic.
I give the book 4 stars.
Book 49 A Year at 32 September Way by Mary YliselaFive people from three different countries find themselves embarking on a year long adventure in Verona, Italy. They have all rented apartments in the same building, never realizing how entwined their lives are about to become.
One of them, a writer, is running from her past hurts. Will she find happiness at last? Another tenant is a young couple. Will they find continued happiness, or will this be the beginning of the end? The next is a young woman looking to finally spend sometime with the love of her life. Will she discover sometimes people aren't who you think they are, or is he for real? Then there is the man whose Father has controlled his whole life, will he discover what it means to be free of control, or will lack of control cause him to implode?
The book was one that while somewhat unrealistic was hard to put down once you met each of the characters. The way their lives began to weave together was interesting, and certainly not what I would have thought it would have been having read the description that came along with this free copy of the book that I downloaded.
I would still recommend this book, I just tend to like more realistic stories, and while I'm sure this is believable for some, it just didn't catch me as that.
I'd give this book 3.5 stars.
Book 50 The Keeper by Suzanne Woods Fisher
I just finished this book yesterday, and all day today have felt kind of sad. I thought it was the weather, but now as I write this review I think it was the book.
Julia Lapp has so much to think about. Her father is dying, and she is the eldest daughter, her farm is falling apart, her Uncle is a trouble maker (at least in the eyes of the other Amish) and her fiance has called the wedding off again. How will she manage to maintain her home, watch over her brother and two sisters and deal with Paul's on again off again feelings?
Roman is a traveling Bee Man who visits the Lapp's farm every spring. He usually quickly moves on, but this year is different. This year he isn't sure why, but he feels drawn to stay and to take care of Julia and her family. She gives him a to do list, hoping that once he is done he will move on, but when his Uncle's fiance shows up at the farm, he begins to realize that he must now deal with the past, even if that means settling down.
Juila and Roman have never really connected, but now they are drawn into each other's lives as they try to help her father and her family deal with all the trials they are going through.
The book was good, just sad. A little too much tragedy. I tend to like more uplifting stories.
There were some good themes running through the book, and some happiness, I was just not a fan of how she resolved the one major issue that the family was dealing with.
I'd give the book 3 stars.
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