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We are treated to a short and sweet introduction - nice. Immediately onto the recipes and some of these are quite brilliant. I'd never have thought to use my slowcooker for pancakes, for example. The recipes are easy to understand, clearly stated and consisting of easy-to-obtain ingredients. This is a great book!

The book opens up in a way that leaves me wanting more and I have to go on - I started this book earlier today and I couldn't stop until it was finished. There are very well-developed characters who seem realistic both in nature and in their conversations, something I'm not finding enough of lately. Early on I made several predictions thinking I'd made how the whole book would play out but - nope. It took a very different turn and I will not know if ANY of my predictions are correct as the end left me very much hanging. Very well written with good grammar and from a believable standard. The POV switches around a bit and it is done well with great continuity and is very easy to follow.

Trish does it again - what I love is her consistency. If she wrote it, I won't be able to put it down, as I'm learning. You cannot go wrong with any of her works.

In this third installment to the mind-opening Station Series, we see Piper find the meaning of real friendship and true love both. For me personally, my mind was opened to the infinite possibilities of our universe -and others and what lies beyond our galaxy. In exposing us to these new worlds, she manages to make them sound believable and subtly points out what were are doing wrong here, in regards to maintaining (or NOT-maintaining really) our planet.

These messages just add to the brilliance of the book. The story itself is impossible to put down and brought such vivid, colorful images to my mind - I can only wish other authors could do this for me. Since they cannot, I'll continue to impatiently hound Trish to publish more of her works. ;)

This book starts out a bit vaguely; there is plenty of action, some confrontation that is great but without knowing who is who I cannot decide whom I’m routing for or even what they’re really fighting about. This is frustrating to me – as an avid reader who generally has no trouble reading between the lines, I am not used to guessing games at this level. To be fair though, I see this is Book 4 and **I was given this book in exchange for honest review** without any discussion or knowledge of the series.
I would say, do not read the books of this series as standalones! To be fair to the author, the book is well spoken, well written and well imagined. I would consider reading more by this author and maybe even going back and starting at Book 1.

Whiskey and Gumdrop Hearts:
4 stars
As the title may imply to fans of the Blueberry Springs series, this installment features Mandy! A lovable character and I am happy to be exposed to more of her, her inner thoughts, her personality. She is still the same Mandy I have previously come to love with her ever-existing fear of commitment and anxiety of failure.
This book is so much fun as I get to watch Mandy be her neurotic self ... I enjoy Mandy because she is a strong character, a business woman and an all around fun person. Oram is a brilliant character designer, which is why her Blueberry Springs series works so well.

While the cast can be a bit quirky, they do still say things sometimes that I find to be cheesy and unbelievable for the times. Not too often, but phrases such as 'get out of town' seem out of place.

Overall a very fun read and well written!

In other news, these books ALWAYS make me want gumdrops and I can only ever find spice drops. I totally think Jean should send me some gumdrops since she always prompts this craving in me! ;)

Tequila & Candy Hearts:
4 stars
Blueberry Springs and all the charm this small town has packed into it is back and this time with a 'community planner' . This grips me right away as I cannot wait to see what sort of quirky events Nicola plans to spice up the town's social life! I get to read about Nicola's inner thoughts while she plans a fun, first-time event for Blueberry Springs and Oram cleverly works some humor into the whole situation. As we are treated to all of Nicola's inner thoughts though, it does lead the reader to predict every bit of what's going to happen in this book - however it ends abruptly, leaving the reader hanging! A nice surprise and a good time getting there!

Vodka & Chocolate Hearts:
4 stars
This short ties in just perfectly with the other shorts in this box set and the whole of Blueberry Springs. Another fun little teaser into the lives of the quirky cast of this series that I have come to love so much.

Normally these books are very predictable but this one did not turn out the way I expected it to – respect to Jean for throwing a curveball at me, as not many can surprise me.

hooked on short stories where in the past I would never bother with them. Luckily, there is also more to come as it kicks of a series that Kristie is currently working on – I definitely need more of these characters and to know how they go about their lives.

At first sight, Mena may seem like a woman who has been walked on but she soon proves that she handles herself well. When she lands in a life-threatening situation, her cheating husband appears on the scene and she has to make a quick decision: go with him or entrust her life with a stranger. Enter Jaxon; seemingly a beast who initially does have dangerous plans for her but in an instant makes a decision that saves her life. What she has yet to discover is that worlds are going to change as a result of her decision that night.

She goes on to not only save her own life in yet another volatile situation but claim her new place as a leader, and even form an alliance with her natural enemy.

ery simplistic, cute poetic book.

This book reads very easily with just 4 short, simply lines on each page, accompanied by some really great, bold illustration. Derek the Dragon is adorable and lovable as he goes a bit nuts trying to find his lucky socks. He ends up cleaning everything in an attempt to find the socks which I think is a good message. (Hey kids - missing something? CLean your room and you'll probably find it!)

Cute, fast read with beautiful illustration.

I read Book 2 and then simply had to go back, read Book 1 and see how it all began. I’m immediately drawn into this world and find myself wanting to stay there. When I step away from the book, I miss it and so I end up reading it all in just a few hours, putting my life on hold until I know what becomes of Angel’s.

Angel is a very strong character and I’m immediately finding myself relating and sympathizing with her – as well as wanting to know all about all that she has going on. I feel real anger at Shaun for being kind of a deadbeat, controlling, etc. and intrigue as she finds her way through her new world.

The book is overall well spoken though the tense changes constantly from present to past – once I got used to this style I was more easily able to submerge myself into the book and could come to appreciate the various situations. Could use a pass through by a proofreader for typos amongst punctuation and spelling but – the book is still easily followed.

I’ll be on the edge of my seat waiting for more of this saga.