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Welcome to Serenity: A Novel (A Sweet Magnolias Novel, 4)

Welcome to Serenity: A Novel (A Sweet Magnolias Novel, 4)

bySherryl Woods
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gretchen
5.0 out of 5 starsBramd new
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on May 21, 2023
Just what I needed to complete my set
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Karen Talley
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3.0 out of 5 starsSo-so
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on July 3, 2017
I read the first three books and liked them a lot more than this one. Part of the problem here was there were just too many things going on with too many couples for me to get interested in the main couple. Jeanette isn't one of the original Sweet Magnolias but was adopted into their group when she moved into Serenity and took a management position at the Corner Spa. (I found it hard to believe that the spa did so much business in such a small town, but...) She loves her job, but isn't happy when she finds that her boss wants her to help out with the town's Christmas festival. She has avoided all Christmas activities for years because of an incident in her past. Also recruited to work on the festival is Tom McDonald, the town's new manager who also dislikes Christmas. It was hard for me to take Tom and Jeanette seriously because I felt like their actions were so immature. The characters weren't really well developed in my opinion and the dialogue was mostly on the juvenile side. I did a lot of skimming to finish.
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Karen Talley
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3.0 out of 5 stars So-so
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on July 3, 2017
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I read the first three books and liked them a lot more than this one. Part of the problem here was there were just too many things going on with too many couples for me to get interested in the main couple. Jeanette isn't one of the original Sweet Magnolias but was adopted into their group when she moved into Serenity and took a management position at the Corner Spa. (I found it hard to believe that the spa did so much business in such a small town, but...) She loves her job, but isn't happy when she finds that her boss wants her to help out with the town's Christmas festival. She has avoided all Christmas activities for years because of an incident in her past. Also recruited to work on the festival is Tom McDonald, the town's new manager who also dislikes Christmas. It was hard for me to take Tom and Jeanette seriously because I felt like their actions were so immature. The characters weren't really well developed in my opinion and the dialogue was mostly on the juvenile side. I did a lot of skimming to finish.
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Shayla Powell
3.0 out of 5 stars Worst Audible Narrator EVER
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on June 21, 2020
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I canโ€™t get over the audible version. The narrator was the worst. She speaks soooooo slow and fumbles over the words that I stopped listening and bought the kindle version instead. Iโ€™d rather take longer to read it myself. The only reason I give this 3 stars, is because the story is alright. Itโ€™s a struggle to get through this book. These characters arenโ€™t as notable and somewhat annoying. I canโ€™t wait to finish it and get started on the next book in the series.
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Cookie27
3.0 out of 5 stars Great read but... something was missing from this story.
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on August 29, 2019
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It seemed as if the story was drawn out to much and the ending needed a page or two more.
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Amt158
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on February 7, 2015
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I liked it until the end, too many thing happening were rushed at the end and I definitely did NOT like the ending, however I do really like Sherryl Woods writing as a whole, she can have you crying and then change having you laughing.
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TitusVT
3.0 out of 5 stars Easy Read
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on April 4, 2013
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Its good to read about women looking out for each other. But I really haven't experienced support at this level. It is downright nosiness with a side order of margaritas.
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annette eberhard
3.0 out of 5 stars Whine, Whine, Whine
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on November 24, 2014
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I enjoy all Sherys books but this one had a lot of repetition and way too much whining. The story builds up and then the ending is abrupt.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on July 20, 2017
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Started out good, but got a
Little boring!!!!
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Virginia Brannigan
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on August 20, 2017
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Typical fun read by Sherryl Woods. Enjoyable.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on March 1, 2015
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Same old story; predictable story plot and outcome.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Was So So
Reviewed in the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ on June 25, 2021
I got through the book because I had read the other 3 and wanted to finish this one. The NARRATOR on the audiobook is AWFUL! She sounds like a computer generated voice. Hardly any kind of inflection...she might be the one that all the companies use for any computer voice...
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