Summer On Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
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Book Reviews of Summer On Blossom Street
Book Review: Boolk review
Summary: 5 Stars
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Summary: 5 Stars
I enjoyed this book very much I look forward to all Debbie Macombers new books !!!!Book Review: Great Service!!
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Summary: 5 Stars
I enjoyed it and was not able to put it down. Great Job Debbie. CherylBook Review: Another Year, Another Blossom Street Book
Summary: 4 Stars
First of all, let me say that I love Debbie Macomber. She is one of my favorite authors and wrote one of my most favorite (and highly recommended) books (BETWEEN FRIENDS), but I hate to say this -- I think it's time to close the Shop on Blossom Street and move one! Don't get me wrong. I love Lydia and Brad, Anne Marie and Ellen, Alix and Jordan, et al. But the stories are becoming tiresome and too predictable. It was fun in the beginning and I enjoyed getting to know them, but I'd like to meet new characters and read new stories.
Once again, the story revolves around Lydia's Knitting class at her shop on Blossom Street. There are several women and a man this time. Each chapter is told from the point of a view of a different character (I enjoy this writing style). The stories are predictable and I knew the ending before I was halfway through. Once I finally got there, however, it felt rushed and disorganized. I don't even feel that we got the full story of some of the characters (Alix and Jordan's ending was almost an afterthought! As one of the original characters from the very first Blossom Street book, doesn't Alix deserve a better ending to her story?). Phoebe and Hutch were cute, altho I felt their story was incomplete and didn't receive a proper ending (could their story be the theme for next year's novel?) The last few chapters seemed to revolve entirely around Casey and Lydia -- what about the other characters and their stories? You knew what would happen with Lydia & Casey. I wanted a more complete ending to the other stories (the ones that were new!)
One of my favorite genres of reading is women's fiction and I enjoy reading about the friendship and love between a small group, which is why I was drawn to Debbie Macomber and grew to love her books. I just think this series is getting a little old and repetetive and predictable. I'd like to meet new characters and read new stories. Maybe in a few year we can re-visit Blossom Street, but next spring can we please travel somewhere else and meet someone new? I give this book 4 stars -- if you're a new reader traveling to Blossom Street for the first (or even second) time, I'm sure you'll love it. But if you're a returning fan and have been along since the beginning, I can't say I recommend it. Pull out the original SHOP ON BLOSSOM STREET and reread that one. It's much better than this one (or better yet, pick up BETWEEN FRIENDS or THURSDAYS AT EIGHT -- two of my most fav books also by Debbie Macomber!)