Mary N. (maggysue) reviewed Love Finds You in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts on + 811 more book reviews
Love Finds You in Martha's Vineyard Massachusetts is a good story, although it started off a little slow. Waverly, a young widow needing a new beginning, comes to Martha's Vineyard to run "The Gallery", her mother and aunt''s new business venture. She meets a young girl in need of loving attention, and her father, who is taken over by Waverly's ambitious and mean cousin. It all works out in the end!
Victoria T. (justicepirate) reviewed Love Finds You in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts on + 350 more book reviews
This story was interesting and not bad. I read it quickly enough.
Waverly is a widow who wants to work at an Art gallery in Chicago. When her mother Vivian calls her and invites her to Martha's Vineyard, MA, she feels it is time to leave Chicago and get working at "The Gallery" her mom and aunt just bought. When she arrives she is disappointed to find out that "The Gallery" is not what she thought it'd be.
Blake has worked in the movie industry for a while and decided on an early retirement. His daughter Cicily who is 9 has been living with his ex-wife who has a husband who had two daughters of his own living with them. When his ex asks him to care for his daughter who seems to be changing too drastically for a little girl, he agrees and is excited to spend time with her. He recently moved to Martha's Vineyard and his neighbors are two sisters in their late 60s who have been very sweet to him.
This story is about Waverly and Blake, but there is a problem: Janice, the cousin of Waverly. She seems to be too self consumed to see that Blake isn't interested in her but she is wild about him. This is where the story is problematic to me. Don't go on dates with a woman who is so controlling. Also, the way Janice is treated at the end of the book at a party really seemed un-Christ-like and this is a Christian book, and she was publicly humiliated and it made me hurt for her, even if she wasn't the nicest or brightest bulb. Also, these Christians never open their Bibles? One is "seen" in a room but it just doesn't really completely seem that they are very dependent on God, though some do "say quick prayers" here and there. It just seems very "comfortable" and makes me a little sad.
All in all, a cute little story but the ending made me laugh with its rush and unrealistic outcome.
Waverly is a widow who wants to work at an Art gallery in Chicago. When her mother Vivian calls her and invites her to Martha's Vineyard, MA, she feels it is time to leave Chicago and get working at "The Gallery" her mom and aunt just bought. When she arrives she is disappointed to find out that "The Gallery" is not what she thought it'd be.
Blake has worked in the movie industry for a while and decided on an early retirement. His daughter Cicily who is 9 has been living with his ex-wife who has a husband who had two daughters of his own living with them. When his ex asks him to care for his daughter who seems to be changing too drastically for a little girl, he agrees and is excited to spend time with her. He recently moved to Martha's Vineyard and his neighbors are two sisters in their late 60s who have been very sweet to him.
This story is about Waverly and Blake, but there is a problem: Janice, the cousin of Waverly. She seems to be too self consumed to see that Blake isn't interested in her but she is wild about him. This is where the story is problematic to me. Don't go on dates with a woman who is so controlling. Also, the way Janice is treated at the end of the book at a party really seemed un-Christ-like and this is a Christian book, and she was publicly humiliated and it made me hurt for her, even if she wasn't the nicest or brightest bulb. Also, these Christians never open their Bibles? One is "seen" in a room but it just doesn't really completely seem that they are very dependent on God, though some do "say quick prayers" here and there. It just seems very "comfortable" and makes me a little sad.
All in all, a cute little story but the ending made me laugh with its rush and unrealistic outcome.
