16 Lighthouse Road (Cedar Cove, Book 1) | Debbie Macomber

16 Lighthouse Road (Cedar Cove, Book 1) | Debbie Macomber | Lots of Potential, Yet a Good Story

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16 Lighthouse Road...

	16 Lighthouse Road (Cedar Cove, Book 1) Debbie Macomber Mira, 2001 - 384 pages average customer review:based on 46 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

What a wonderful escape!

Escape to a small town through the heart of Debbie Macomber -- believe me, you won't want to put this book down! The characters are richly drawn and you will find yourself swept away in their stories. The main characters -- Olivia, Charlotte, Grace, Cecelia, and Justine -- are reminiscent of people you know, people you love... and if you are anything like me, you'll find yourself rationing the number of pages you read at a time, just to draw out the pleasure. Macomber has alluded to the act that "16 Lighthouse Road" will be the first in the series -- and I hope it's a series that never ends!

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Lots of Potential, Yet a Good Story

16 Lighthouse Road is the story of the citizens of Cedar Cove, Washington. Cecilia and Ian Randall are a young, married couple having problems. They are in court seeking a divorce. Here we are introduced to Olivia, the judge. She doesn't grant them their divorce. Jack Griffin, the new editor of the local paper is in court that day writing an article for the paper. An article that will get people talking. There is also Charlotte, Olivia's mother. She is a busybody to say the least. Yet a very charming character. We also meet Grace and her husband Dan who seem to have a good marriage but then he just disappears. 16 Lighthouse Road was a good book except it jumped around to too many characters. It would have been better if it would have just focused on a few characters, like Cecilia and Ian, Olivia and Jack for instance. Instead the reader is introduced to many of the townspeople and it begins to get a little overwhelming. The storylines were good they just didn't get to develop because there were too many. I really like Ms. Macombers books but this book just seemed to focus on too many people and didn't build a good solid story around any two characters. The story of Cecilia and Ian was good but again it would be nice if more time had been spent on them. The storyline with Grace and her husband was excellent. I would liked to have seen one whole book dedicated to their story. Ms. Macombers other books, such as the Texas series and Buffalo Valley series, are better in that one book is dedicated primarily to one or two sets of characters and their stories. The other townspeople are in the story but they don't play such a big part like these in Cedar Cove. This book had a lot of potential but didn't expand on it. The characters were all people one could like and were again everyday people that everyone can relate to. There were just too many of them. Still, this was still a good book and passed away the hours in an entertaining way.

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Some subplots left hanging.

Judge Lockhart had difficult
relationships of her own. Her daughter Justine wanted to marry a
man of which she didn't approve, her best friend Grace had been
abandoned by her husband, and Olivia's mother Charlotte enjoyed
attending her court if as a casual observer.
Debbie Macomber portrays an interesting slice of life
in a small coastal town through her characters, but not all of
the subplots are resolved right away. This can be disappointing
for a reader who enjoys a quick resolution. 16 Lighthouse Road is only the first of
a series which readers will enjoy.

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An okay read...

I usually really enjoy Debbie Macomber's books but this book was not as enjoyable as her others. This book seemed to be missing something from her usual writing style, although I can't say exactly what it is. I believe the problem may have been that there were too many characters and not enough attention was given to each of the characters. I didn't feel as though I knew these characters when I finished this book. I would recommend the Dakota trilogy over this book.

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