The Wedding Promise

 

The Wedding Promise is the second book in the Angel Island series. 

Liza is slowly learning how to run and inn and how expensive it to can be to maintain a historic building. As she continues to renovate the rooms and update the many parts of the inn a young woman visits begging her to host a wedding. Unsure what to say Liza explains the inn is not up to hosting a large wedding and she thinks it best to pass on the opportunity. However the young woman refuses to give up and Liza soon finds herself learning how to host a wedding while continuing to update the inn.

A slow paced story with light hearted moments and exactly what I need with my mental state right now. The writing continues to be consistent and the characters hold true to who they are. I like that the island seems to just fix problems for people and makes the reader believe miracles can happen. I do plan on continuing the series I just have to catch up on some other library books I have checked out first. 

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

 

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart was in the local free library.

Alice knows a life of fear and pain but strong love from her mother. Unable to protect her mother Alice learns to tread softly and keep her father happy above all else. Soon Alice is torn from the only home she knows and sent to live on a flower farm with her Grandmother June where she hopes her life will change for the better. 

I do not like to do reviews on books I do not enjoy. It felt like the overall theme was just sadness and the happy parts of Alice's life were just skimmed over like they did not matter. The writing was nothing special and Alice did not really seem to grow in any way despite the story taking place over her childhood and young adult life. 

Death by Didgeridoo

 

This is the first time I have reviewed a book twice but Death by Dedgeridoo is worth it. 

Jamie Quinn is a divorce attorney and has taken some time off after the death of her mother. Trying to find herself she is thrown into the deep end of criminal law when he cousin is accused of murder. What I like about Jamie is that she is just a normal person who wants to make sure that the wrong person is not sent to prison for murder. Add in moments of light humor and you have a nice cozy read.

Barbara is consentient in her writing, the story line flows smoothly and all the characters have quirks. One other thing I enjoy is the chapters are all similar in length making the reading session more enjoyable.