Pentapod reviewed The Master Quilter (Elm Creek Quilts Novels) by Jennifer Chiaverini (Elm Creek Quilts (6))
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2 stars
My least favourite of the Elm Creek books I've read so far. Overall they're peaceful, homey little books about a circle of female friends and quilting; nothing that's going to change your life, but pleasant little reads about small-town friendships. In this book the author uses a different narrative structure than her usual and gives each chapter to a different character, covering basically the same timeline over and over but from different perspectives. During this time most of the characters have some kind of secret they're hiding, and a crime is committed, and so the reader slowly pieces together what's happening as each chapter reveals a bit more. It was okay, but seemed a little bit forced, and I felt as if the ending didn't really resolve well whether the culprit was going to be punished nor whether the rivalry between quilters was going to be healed or not. Also …
My least favourite of the Elm Creek books I've read so far. Overall they're peaceful, homey little books about a circle of female friends and quilting; nothing that's going to change your life, but pleasant little reads about small-town friendships. In this book the author uses a different narrative structure than her usual and gives each chapter to a different character, covering basically the same timeline over and over but from different perspectives. During this time most of the characters have some kind of secret they're hiding, and a crime is committed, and so the reader slowly pieces together what's happening as each chapter reveals a bit more. It was okay, but seemed a little bit forced, and I felt as if the ending didn't really resolve well whether the culprit was going to be punished nor whether the rivalry between quilters was going to be healed or not. Also seemed a bit silly how many of the characters were portrayed as being shocked that Summer decides to move in with her boyfriend - considering she is stated to be 27 at the time it's a bit ridiculous in this day and age that any of the other characters would even blink. Makes the book come across as super uptight and conservative, which wasn't a feeling I'd got from the others I've read.