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A review by cindysbookcorner
Tending Roses by Lisa Wingate
3.0
I found Tending Roses by Lisa Wingate hard to get into.
I liked Tending Roses but didn't love it. One reason is there is a lot of description with everything. Instead of being able to feel things, they were described.
I felt for Kate and Ben with their financial struggles until I realized they lived a high-luxury life. Ben had a boat, and a club membership, etc. At that point, I struggled to engage, when they could have easily sold things and been better off. I did not like Ben very much at the beginning and found Kate to be okay, but hard to relate to. Even though I am in some of the same seasons she was. I also just found the book to be heavy. I don't know if it was because I came off a previously heavy book, or if it truly is that heavy. There was also a lot of family drama that added to the heaviness. I didn't understand why the family hadn't seen each other in six years. Once it was explained, I didn't feel like it was enough of a reason for them to not even chat.
The ending was okay but predictable with the way the story went. I will read other books by Lisa Wingate since I enjoyed previous works of hers.
I liked Tending Roses but didn't love it. One reason is there is a lot of description with everything. Instead of being able to feel things, they were described.
I felt for Kate and Ben with their financial struggles until I realized they lived a high-luxury life. Ben had a boat, and a club membership, etc. At that point, I struggled to engage, when they could have easily sold things and been better off. I did not like Ben very much at the beginning and found Kate to be okay, but hard to relate to. Even though I am in some of the same seasons she was. I also just found the book to be heavy. I don't know if it was because I came off a previously heavy book, or if it truly is that heavy. There was also a lot of family drama that added to the heaviness. I didn't understand why the family hadn't seen each other in six years. Once it was explained, I didn't feel like it was enough of a reason for them to not even chat.
The ending was okay but predictable with the way the story went. I will read other books by Lisa Wingate since I enjoyed previous works of hers.