Mixed Signals

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Summary: value-laden, but where's the fun?
Review: This is the first fiction book by Liz Higgs that I have read and the first of the Christian-genre books (also the last). While the writing style is engaging and the characters are sweet for the first twenty pages, the plot and character development parts are excrutiating. There are so many coincidences and (un)surprising revelations that they become bothersome. The characters interact with one another, but are not affected on a deeper level (let's NOT go into one person's religious conversion here, it was too predictable to narrate upon). Being Christian myself, I had hoped to find some reassuring spirituality in this novel, but was disappointed. The religiosity of the characters is thrust upon the reader, but is mostly demonstrated by frequent verbal references to God and portraying religion as an obstacle (!).

Rating:
Summary: REALly good!
Review: This novel was so incredibly real, the characters were all people I could relate to and the story was believable. The book was so good it kept me reading, laughing and crying all at the same time. PLEASE READ IT! You won't regret it! =)

Rating:
Summary: absolutely wonderful!
Review: This was a great read. I am a somewhat jaded reader and I must admit at one point I was brought to tears reading this book. This has seldom happened in my long history. I was cheering for Nora and Patrick from the start. An older woman who deserved love after many hurts. I liked Patrick and felt his loss as well. I was glad to find that these two were not just a side story. Once I got to know David I really felt for him regarding his childhood. I wanted to see him happy. Even though Belle was the main character, I felt like the other characters were as important to the story as she was. Each character was well developed. I would love to live in this town with such wonderful people. I will be keeping my eye on this author, and you should too!

Rating:
Summary: absolutely wonderful!
Review: This was a great read. I am a somewhat jaded reader and I must admit at one point I was brought to tears reading this book. This has seldom happened in my long history. I was cheering for Nora and Patrick from the start. An older woman who deserved love after many hurts. I liked Patrick and felt his loss as well. I was glad to find that these two were not just a side story. Once I got to know David I really felt for him regarding his childhood. I wanted to see him happy. Even though Belle was the main character, I felt like the other characters were as important to the story as she was. Each character was well developed. I would love to live in this town with such wonderful people. I will be keeping my eye on this author, and you should too!

Rating:
Summary: I found MIXED SIGNALS to be everything the author promised.
Review: What a delightful book. The characters are so well defined I felt like I knew them. I found myself laughing and crying along with them. The book was so good I just couldn't put it down.