Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: Blue Willow by Deborah Smith ISBN: 0-553-29690-6 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (20 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Blue Willow
Comment: Blue Willow is the first book I read from Deborah Smith. I saw it first here at ..., i was convinced by it's book review that only recently bought it from a book sale shop. Unfortunately, I cant' find it in any of our leading (national)bookstore. Blue Willow is a great book, I love it! I fell in love with Lily and especially with Artemas. It made me laugh and cry! It's hard to put it down. This book will be worth keeping, reading all over again and again, and I'll definitely recommend it to friends. As Blue Willow was my first, it's definitely not my last.
Rating: 5
Summary: ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE DECADE!
Comment: BLUE WILLOW is absolutely one of the best books I have ever read. I started reading it at 4 in the afternoon, and could not put it down until the next day when I finished at 6 in the morning! I didn't just read it--I devoured it. Ms Smith has an immense talent that brings characters to life and immerses the reader in the plot so that it comes alive. She is now at the top of my list of "must have" authors, and I am busily finding all her other books. Bravo, Deborah Smith! Bravo!
Rating: 3
Summary: Good Story, but....
Comment: I like Deborah Smith as an author. She has a way of creating believable characters and stories, with plots that can alternately tug at your heart strings and make you smile. I liked Blue Willow, but I found the characters hard to believe, thereby causing the entire story to be unbelievable. I know, it's fiction and I should probably lighten up, but the reality of a character is what often drives a novel. It seemed incredibly far-fetched that Artemus Colebrook could have such a powerful drive to overcome his parent's shadow, be the strong leader of his siblings, and turn around a failing business into an international powerhouse. Not that that kind of strength and integrity isn't possible, but all before he turned twentyfive! I also found it unreal for such a handsome, rich, powerful man to harbor feelings for a child he'd seen, what, two or three times? A young girl he faithfully corresponded through the mail for several years? Come on.
I also found the Stepford-like loyalty of the Colebrook clan to be unreal as well as a little scary. Six brothers and sisters who can't see further than the bounds of their family is more than a little bizarre.
And for Lily to simply stand by and say nothing when evidence came to hand that aleviated the blame the Colebrooks placed on her deceased spouse? Give me a break! If I were Lily, I would want the world to know the blame for the tragedy the story is centered around was shared with the Colebrook sibling running the project. Especially after Colebrook International sued her dead husband's firm, causing her to lose her home and all of her worldly belongings. Heck, I'd call a press conference. If Artemas had to do what he had to do, so should have Lily. Better yet, Artemus should have done the honorable thing and informed the public of his sister's involvement.
Oh well. That's just me.
This is a good read for the most part, if you can past the inane behavior of many of the characters.
 |
Title: Silk and Stone by Deborah Smith ISBN: 0553296892 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
 |
Title: Miracle by Deborah Smith ISBN: 0553291076 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1991 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
 |
Title: When Venus Fell by Deborah Smith ISBN: 0553562797 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 05 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
 |
Title: A Place to Call Home by Deborah Smith ISBN: 0553578138 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
 |
Title: On Bear Mountain by Deborah Smith ISBN: 0446610674 Publisher: Warner Vision Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
