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Summary: My Second Lavyrle Spenser Book
Review: I have only read two books by Lavyrle Spenser, and those are Small Town Girl and now Family Blessings. While reading this book, I got so wrapped up and wished that I had a romance as pure, new, and fresh as the one unfolding before my eyes. The story is touching and the characters are believable (as were those in small town girl). Lavyrle Spenser has a way of getting into the readers heart and tugging at the right strings. This is a wonderful book.
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Summary: One of the best love stories ever written.
Review: I loved this book. Lavyrle Spencer really allowed you to become part of the Reston Family in their time of grief. At first I thought that the age difference between Chris and Lee would bother me, but it did not because Chris was a very mature 30 year old. A truly outstanding book. I was a little disappointed in the movie. The movie left out too many of the little things that tell you why Chris and Lee became so close and later became not only friends but lovers as well. A number of my friends at work have read this book, upon my suggestion, and all of us agree that it is one of the best.
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Summary: Unforgettable love story
Review: I picked up this audiobook for the first time three years ago, and found the only romance author worth reading. Lee and Christopher seem like real people that I'd like to know. Christopher is a police officer who survived an unhappy childhood in an alcoholic family, so he is naturally attracted to Lee, a widowed mother and flower shop owner who always puts her family first. The author does a good job of portraying Lee as a strong and independent woman, without making her seem like a martyr. Chris is the perfect guy, just the right combination of strong and gentle. The reader's delivery brings all the characters to life and makes them impossible to forget (except she sometimes makes Lee's voice sound 65 instead of 45). I wanted so badly for Lee and Christopher to find happiness in the end. After reading almost all of LaVyrle Spencer's books, this is still my favorite.
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Summary: Dried the eyes a few times
Review: I read this book while @work (I work on the phones) and would have to take a few deep breaths and hard swallows before I could answer calls a few times while reading this book. LaVyrle Spencer can really sweep you into her words and she sure made you remember what it felt like to be in true love. This is the first of her books I've read, and NOT THE LAST! Great story!
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Summary: Dried the eyes a few times
Review: I read this book while @work (I work on the phones) and would have to take a few deep breaths and hard swallows before I could answer calls a few times while reading this book. LaVyrle Spencer can really sweep you into her words and she sure made you remember what it felt like to be in true love. This is the first of her books I've read, and NOT THE LAST! Great story!
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Summary: FAMILY BLESSINGS
Review: I truly believe this is Lavyrle Spencer's best book. The story is so well written that you feel as if Lee and Christopher could be people that live on your street. It just proves that love has no age bounderies. Lavyrle Spencer has a way of turning the everyday person's life into the most intriguing love story. She is by far the best contemporary romance writer of our time. I just wish she would come out of retirement and write more stories for us. No one could ever take her place.
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Summary: Finally, A Delightful Older Woman/Younger Man Story
Review: I wish this kind of story were written as often as the older man/younger woman theme. It's always been surprising to me that so many women romance authors embrace the scenario of a girl barely out of her teens (or in some cases not even) hooking up with some guy old enough to be her father (or in some cases grandfather), yet shun the idea of a romance between a mature woman and young man. Ms Spencer really doesn't take much of a chance here though. The guy is 30 and the woman 44 but from the way she has the characters carrying on about the age difference you'd think it was much worse. These are the 1990s not the 1940s for goodness sake. We actually have women who are CEOs of major corporations. It would have been bolder of Ms Spencer to have made the male lead between 18 and 22. Neither she nor Danielle Steel have any problem with this age difference as long as it's the girl who is the younger. Still, kudos for a good story that tries to break a pattern.
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Summary: INCREDIBLE BOOK!
Review: L LIVE IN MEXICO AND LOVE TO READ IN ENGLISH. THIS WAS THE FIRST BOOK I READ FROM MRS. SPENCER AND TOUCHED MY HEART. I LOVE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEE AND CHRIS. LOVE IS AGELESS! YOU MUST READ IT TOO.
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Summary: Finally, A Book about an Older Woman and a Younger Man!
Review: Once again I am rating a book by how many paragraphs or pages I skimmed. In essence, the more I skim, the less I end up liking the book. In Family Blessings I found myself reading scences over and over again because the characters were that well developed and interesting.This book can be divided into three parts: Lee and Chris dealing with the grief of losing a loved one; then confronting their growing feelings for each other; and lastly, surviving the censure of their families. What makes this book so interesting is that the reader gets the feeling that this is a gradual process, that the entire love affair did not happen in two weeks as some romance novels are wont to do. These are not cardboard characters who automatically believe in the power of love but grow to understand its significance in their lives. The feelings that Lee and Chris experience, and the doubts they have about the longevity of their relationships are believable, as are their solutions to these problems. I highly recommend this book! It is a great read about wonderful characters.
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Summary: Wonderful Summer Read
Review: Simply captivating! I sat down with this novel and finished it in a day because I absolutely couldn't put it down. I felt like I knew each of the characters, especially the hearts of Lee and Christopher. So much that I find myself thinking about them and wondering if there are people out there living their lives. This is the perfect book if you are looking for a beach read or just want a good, relaxing book for a rainy afternoon. I laughed and I cried, no doubt. This being the first LaVyrle Spencer book that I've picked up, I can't wait to get my hands on another!
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