The Last Chance Cafe

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Summary: I could not put it down
Review: This was such a great read. The romance was very good, the mystery was very good and the story was very good. Who could ask for anything more.

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Summary: Good story, but needs more background description
Review: While this story was both interesting and entertaining, it could have been improved by a more detailed description of the setting. Nevada has several distinct characters - the highlands, the Mojave desert lands and the Great Basin valleys. The start of the book had me recalling blinding snowstorms I'd experienced out in the lonely sagebrush scrub, but later on, it became clear that Primrose Creek actually lay somewhere around Lake Tahoe, within easy reach of both Carson City and Reno. Unfortunately, that magnificent landscape - which could have become a major character in the novel - was never adequately described. Okay, the entire point of the book was to tell a love story (and it's probably too easy to criticise authors who've clearly sweated blood over their work), but I do believe that setting is important, especially when the author chooses a location as fabulous as small-town Nevada!