Search - Twenty Wishes (Blossom Street, Bk 4)

Excellent, fast reading story! A group of friends comes up with the idea to make a list of 20 wishes to help them move on in their lives. Things start to change as they take the steps to make the wishes happen. I miss hearing of "the old gang" from Blossom Street. The story doesn't involve them, but there is mention of them. Definitely a feel good book. Leaves me considering making my own list of 20 wishes.

Twenty Wishes is by far the best of the Blossom Street books. Actually, I loved the 1st, so read the 2nd and the 3rd because I have a problem not walking away from a series, but after the 3rd, I wasn't sure if I'd read anymore (not that it was bad, it just wasn't great and I have a ton of books to read). I am so glad I hung in there and read the 4th. While the ending was predictable, I'm not opposed to predictable as long as it's well written and engaging, and this was both. I also like that Macomber mentioned and used previous characters, but that this book focused on new characters and only used the old to support the new. It's refreshing that the same craziness doesn't occur in the same people's lives again and again (unless it's directly related to their job, people don't typically live soap opera lives). So, yay, I'm looking forward to any additional Blossom Street books and even if there is some ridiculous drama, I have hope that she'll still have some great ones!

Book #4 in the Blossom Street series. Love the characters in this series. This one is about the woman who runs the bookstore on Blossom Street and the wish list she makes that ends up changing her life.

I really enjoyed this book and this author.

This was a surprisingly good book. Years ago, I used to read everything by Debbie Macomber and stopped though I can't remember why. I think it's when I discovered paranormal romance and Debbie's writing no longer appealed. I needed to read something by her for an author of the month challenge so when I saw this audiobook, I jumped on it. It reminded me why I enjoyed her stuff in the past. This is part of the Blossom Street series and though definitely chick-lit, it was very much a tear-jerker.

Four local widows meet at Anne Marie's bookstore and they are all miserable and hating life since they were only widowed in the last year and haven't come to terms yet. They decide to write down twenty wishes each and make them happen. Now these ladies are well off and any wish is certainly not out of the realm of possibility. I enjoyed meeting Lily, Barbie, Elise and Anne Marie. I liked the individual stories of each lady and the fulfillment of their wishes.

But Ellen was my favorite and the reason for the tear-jerker part of this book. 8 year old Ellen was despondent for various reasons I won't get into but the school felt she needed a "lunch buddy" (this is an older women who spends lunch with the child once a week, kind of as a mentor). Elise is a lunch buddy and talks Anne Marie into the program as well. Anne Marie is matched up with Ellen and the heart-breaking story really starts right there.

This story has elements of romance, cozy small town living, child protective services (and all that entails). Just a regular chick lit kind of book with real heart and depth. If you haven't read Debbie Macomber before, or it's been years, this book (or even any book in the Blossom Street series) is a great place to get a story warm your heart and make everything seem A-OK again. Oh and make sure you have a tissue while reading, you'll surely need it. Truly wonderful.

I loved this book. It still involved, a little, some of the characters in A Good Yarn. And it is very appropriate for book lovers as it is about a book store, which I would love to own or work in. The detail is awesome. It's a very good read.