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Arranged
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Originally posted on my blog here:
Arranged has been sitting on my TBR since 2013, immediately the blurb of the book had appealed to me but then it got lost in the too many books on the TBR shelf and I forgot about it. Fast forward three years and I was looking for a books to read that had been on my TBR for ever and this one of course came up. Luckily a month or so back this book was on discount on the Kindle store so the stars aligned and the book and me were meant for a hot date.
The reason originally the book appealed to me in part was because of the name of our main character, Anne Blythe!!! Hello Anne of Green Gables.... The blurb for the book in brief is; Anne has a good job, good friends and hopefully a book deal. Sadly she keeps choosing carbon copy men who are no good for her, she likes the lean, black hair, blue eye sort of man candy... Her best friend gets engaged and Anne thinks why isn't this happening for me? She finds a card in the street and next thing you know she is signing herself up for an arranged marriage! BOOM....
The idea really appealed to me, a girl who works for me just married a man who was "introduced to her" by a matching service as part of her church and he comes from the same village as her family. They spent a year getting to know each other before they were married, that made me really curious about the idea and this book gives some insight.
The first 50% of the book is focussed on the process and finally meeting of Jack and Anne. I liked Jack straight away, Anne I was on the fence with for some of the book but did love her especially in the final third of the book. The book is written really well, it got some tears out of me both happy and sad which is always a good sign... I would have liked a bit more time spent with some of the other characters, especially her brother Gilbert and his family and even her parents to get more of an understanding of the tension between her and her Mum, other than she is obsessed with Anne of Green Gables.
I don't want to say more about the plot as I don't want to give anything away, it was really enjoyable, I knew something big was coming and the plot twist was interesting and enjoyable to see play out. The story felt resolved at the end which I love, I don't like what if's. Reading this makes me certain I will pick up more work by Catherine McKenzie.....
The book personally gave me a few things to think about on my attitude/perspective toward dating and finding a partner so I managed to get more than I bargained for out of the book.
A great read, 5 stars for me, I loved it!
by
Originally posted on my blog here:
Arranged has been sitting on my TBR since 2013, immediately the blurb of the book had appealed to me but then it got lost in the too many books on the TBR shelf and I forgot about it. Fast forward three years and I was looking for a books to read that had been on my TBR for ever and this one of course came up. Luckily a month or so back this book was on discount on the Kindle store so the stars aligned and the book and me were meant for a hot date.
The reason originally the book appealed to me in part was because of the name of our main character, Anne Blythe!!! Hello Anne of Green Gables.... The blurb for the book in brief is; Anne has a good job, good friends and hopefully a book deal. Sadly she keeps choosing carbon copy men who are no good for her, she likes the lean, black hair, blue eye sort of man candy... Her best friend gets engaged and Anne thinks why isn't this happening for me? She finds a card in the street and next thing you know she is signing herself up for an arranged marriage! BOOM....
The idea really appealed to me, a girl who works for me just married a man who was "introduced to her" by a matching service as part of her church and he comes from the same village as her family. They spent a year getting to know each other before they were married, that made me really curious about the idea and this book gives some insight.
The first 50% of the book is focussed on the process and finally meeting of Jack and Anne. I liked Jack straight away, Anne I was on the fence with for some of the book but did love her especially in the final third of the book. The book is written really well, it got some tears out of me both happy and sad which is always a good sign... I would have liked a bit more time spent with some of the other characters, especially her brother Gilbert and his family and even her parents to get more of an understanding of the tension between her and her Mum, other than she is obsessed with Anne of Green Gables.
I don't want to say more about the plot as I don't want to give anything away, it was really enjoyable, I knew something big was coming and the plot twist was interesting and enjoyable to see play out. The story felt resolved at the end which I love, I don't like what if's. Reading this makes me certain I will pick up more work by Catherine McKenzie.....
The book personally gave me a few things to think about on my attitude/perspective toward dating and finding a partner so I managed to get more than I bargained for out of the book.
A great read, 5 stars for me, I loved it!
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