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Summary: Light - hearted new novel
Review: I did not expect this book to be " the great American novel", however, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I hope another comes out soon, to follow this , because many threads were left hanging and I look forward to a sequel. I did not find this to be syrupy or Cape Light to be a Bible-thumping town as did Publisher's Weekly. It is a light novel about nice people in a New England town, with morals and closeness. Sometimes it is great to read something with no explicit sex or viloence or language as so many of the new books are today along with TV. If we had more down-to-earth novels, with good morals exhibited, maybe there would be less trouble in families.
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Summary: NOT about lesbianism!!
Review: I don't know where Sarah from Denver got the idea that this book has ANYTHING to do with lesbianism!! It most certainly does not. It is about two sisters, one of whom is the mayor of their hometown, but she was widowed as a young mother. This book, in no way, implies that she's a lesbian. If you have any doubts, read the following two books in the series. I seriously doubt if Thomas Kinkade, a devout Christian, would write a novel that has anything to do with homosexuality, which the Bible says is an "abomination to God". Anyway, the book is enjoyable entertainment, and I found I wanted to read the sequels to find out what happens with the characters next.
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Summary: Enough Already
Review: I don't konw when I've read a worse book. I was expecting something on the order of Jan Karon. Clearly that's what Mr. Kinkade and his writer were trying to emulate, but missed the target by a mile. So sweet it gave me cavities. Without a doubt the painter of light has crossed the line into "over saturation." I swear if I see another Kinkade painting, plate, birdhouse, afghan or god knows what else, I'm going to hurl. This book is really not worth the money.
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Summary: NOT a lesbian novel at all!
Review: I enjoyed this book a lot. The characters were interesting and real, and I felt like Cape Light was a place I'd like to live in. But the previous reviewer must be mistaken or maybe joking-- the mayor is an unmarried woman-- but there isn't the tiniest indication that she's a lesbian. What book was that reviewer reading?!? Anyway, I hope Kinkade writes more Cape Light books. This was a totally enjoyable read.
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Summary: Kincade will never be as good as Karon
Review: I frankly felt that the character Jessica was very contrived. I had to push myself to even begin to care what happened to her and to read this book through to the end. I certainly didn't think Cape Light was a Bible-thumping town and most of the other characters were really believable. Too bad Sam fell for that twit, Jessica.
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Summary: Have read 3 so far...
Review: I have read the first 3 books in this series and they are wonderful. I couldn't put them down and look forward to reading #4 soon.
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Summary: A refreshing change
Review: I have to admit I do not read very many books but I have to say this book was a refreshing change to the soap opera novels out today. The story line for the most part seemed so down to earth that most of it could have really happened. My hopes rose as I read each page and I look forward to reading the next two books in the trilogy. The only negative I saw were blatant editorial errors.
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Summary: Gathering Place
Review: i love this book. it was great i did not want to put it down . it was like i was there and that i knew everyone in the town . thanks again for a GREAT book to read.
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Summary: hard to grasp
Review: I love to read christian fiction but this was a bit disapointing. For the first time I actually wished that the main character, Jessica, would just go away. I mean I actually wanted to throw this book out a window a couple of times. I didn't even bother to finish it. And I don't think I would call this a christian faith based book. In fact it said in very broad terms that all you need to do is go to church and pray and everything will work out in the end. Not a single mention of the plan of Salvation, which christian faith is based on.
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Summary: Rough Start but wonderful Read
Review: I loved this book and the other two that follow. Kinkade is a wonderful painter and a good author. He's new at writing fiction and maybe started off with a few too many characters, but it became essential in knowing all of the people of the town. They will come back later. Knowing each of the stories of each of the secondary characters is so much more helpful in knowing why they are even in the story. He doesn't want you to just meet a few main characters. Kinkade wants to introduce you to an entire little village. The characters are so easy to relate with no matter your age. I am the same age as Sara but I can still relate to Emily and Jessica because he doesn't make them obviously older. I couldn't stop reading all three books and I hope that Kinkade is writing more Cape Light Novels.
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