16 Lighthouse Road by Debbie Macomber

[Kate]

Waterstones Synopsis:

 

Family court judge Olivia Lockhart has a failed marriage, a difficult relationship with her daughter, Justine, and a mother who has plenty of opinions and is always willing to share them. When Olivia denies a divorce in court, there is a frenzied reaction and, thanks to an article by Jack Griffin in the local paper,everyone's talking about it. Cedar Cove - people love it and sometimes they leave it, but they never forget it!

This is the first book in the Cedar Cove series, and like the rest of Macomber's work, I really enjoyed it. This is different to her other series: Blossom Street because Cedar Cove is a navy town and the story revolves around the whole community not just a street. I found this book a fun, quick read and I have already reserved the next two books in this series.

There are a whole host of new characters that I liked. Charlotte was probably my favourite - it made me laugh that she went to wakes with the hope of coming away with a new recipe! She seemed like a wise older woman and I liked how she managed to have a whole conversion with a stroke patient who had lost the ability to speech. The rest of the characters were likable too -Macomber writes strong female characters who are a pleasure to read about. The characters seem real - I can easily believe that these people could exist in real life.

Macomber writes a good story. She is amusing, gripping and exciting. I found myself reading huge chunks of the books in one go - I wanted to know what was going to happen. I liked howMacomber didn't tie up all the story lines in this book, allowing for continuation in the series.

The issues in the book that Macomber focuses on are hard: being a navy wife, divorce and cot death. I think that Macomber was sensitive to these issues and dealt with them well. Maybe not everything was realistic in this book but I liked how she worked things out.

Overall, this was another great read by Macomber and I'm looking forward to reading the next installment.

9/10

[Inver]

Another one I would probably enjoy Kate. How many of this author do you have.?

[Kate]

I get them out the library. My hope is to read all her books, although there are a few!

[Inver]

Picked this one up at charity book sale the other week. I think my friend picked up another in the series, will probably end up swapping them.

[Athena]

I bought one of her books, 16 Lighthouse Road. I haven't read it yet but I hope it's good!