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2.0 out of 5 stars
Ok read, lacks credibility, February 24, 2009
This review is from: Scrapping Plans (Scrapbookers, Book 3) (Paperback)
I just happened to come by this book while researching infertility topics at our local library. When I saw that it was a fiction novel dealing with the topic, I thought "Great something to take my mind off the medical aspects of infertility."
The book was ok, not one of the most compelling ones I have ever read. My big problem with it was the author's lack of research into infertility treatments. You would think that if she was going to write a book about a woman's struggle with something as personal as infertility she would have done even the smallest amount of research. At least talked with some women dealing with it. Or perhaps find out the correct treatment steps. It's evident she did not.
Bottom line - if you are struggling with infertility, don't get suckered into reading this book. It just leaves you feeling annoyed!
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3.0 out of 5 stars
I'd give it 2.5 stars if I could., February 14, 2009
This review is from: Scrapping Plans (Scrapbookers, Book 3) (Paperback)
The 4th book in the Sisters, Ink series by Rebeca Seitz. This one centers on the youngest sister, Joy, who was adopted as an infant from China. She is the quiet sister, the Martha Stewart wannabe with control issues. Joy desperately wants to have a baby, but fertility issues put a stress on her marriage.
The side plots include her sister Kendra's pending wedding and their widowed father's new romance with a woman very much unlike their mother. The sisters are close, sharing all aspects of their lives and having their traditional scrapping nights where they talk and conspire. Kendra and Tandy plot to run off their father's potential new wife and they all conspire to find out why Joy is withdrawn.
I really struggled with the writing and the lack of editing. The back cover blurb wasn't proofread either. The first sentence had an error in it and the remainder was made up of short, incomplete sentences. Blatant proofing errors really detract from the story.
Like the other books, this one is a light chick-lit story. However, it has some sober overtones as Joy and Scott work through their fertility struggles. The book alternates with first-person journal style chapters from Joy's point of view and third-person narratives. I found Joy's insights interesting, but somewhat melodramatic.
Like the other books in this series, it's predictable, with Christian faith-based lessons to be learned. I liked it. I didn't love it. I'd give it 2.5 stars if I could.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
3rd book in series about scrapbookers an ok read, February 1, 2009
This review is from: Scrapping Plans (Scrapbookers, Book 3) (Paperback)
Scrapping Plans by Rebeca Seitz is the fourth book in the third book in the Scrapbooking series about a quartet of sisters making a life for themselves in their small Southern hometown. Kendra is engaged and planning her wedding. Tandy is a newlywed and reveling in married life. Meg is enjoying a busy life as a mother to three with husband who loves her. Joy's marriage is crumbling under the pressure of her inability to conceive and her husband's refusal to seek help. Toss into the mix their new scrapbooking business and their father's return to dating and the Sinclair sisters are busy again. This third volume in the series follows Joy through the ups and downs of trying to become a mother and visiting China to see the orphanage from which she was adopted. While I really enjoyed the story about Joy, her resolution seemed a bit easy, I didn't feel like the reader was able to really walk through her struggles with her. Also, the plotline about Daddy Sinclair dating seemed a bit immature. Tandy and Kendra acted more like teenagers in trying to foul their father's romance then adult women, and again their change of heart was a bit rapid. Also a subplot about Meg having headaches was emphasized throughout the first half of the book and completely dropped in the last half. I'm sure it will be picked up in the last book which will feature Meg. This wasn't the best book in the series, but it's a necessary read for fans of the the Sinclair sisters.
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