Homespun

This was an awesome book. Both main characters were very complex. Charlotte\’s wishy-washiness – and especially the lengths it goes to, may really, really irritate some. BUT, that is so much more realistic than someone who has been wishy-washy all their lives, and 10 minutes into meeting the person who turns out to be the love of their life, they are able to stand up for themselves. Real life does not happen that way. And in that way, Charlotte is exceedingly realistic. But/and everybody has some good qualities, and Charlotte is no exception. She appreciates the little things, which are often so important. She appreciates so much about Marlow – as she should. And Marlow? Marlow sees Charlotte as she is, which is mentioned numerous times in the book. It is so dear, and so precious how lovingly and careful and respectful she treats Charlotte – who is not used to being treated well. (Both by her ex-wife, and, as we see/guess, by her father.) Marlow is such a good person, \”despite\” having been treated so well – but she\’s not a martyr – somehow. I really enjoyed Amy Deuchler\’s narration. The voices were different enough it was easy to keep track of who was speaking. And the emotions in their voices were well done, and not overly done.

I wanted to like this, I really really wanted to like this because the summary sounded good and the narrator did a great job, however good narration does not a good story make. The premise was sooooo promising, yet the execution just made this story just irritating and repetitive. Charlotte\’s character development is non existent, she begins in the story as a weak willed, conflict avoiding, soft spoken person and she ends the story as such. Each and every time she tries to change herself she ends up running away, whenever conflict arises and voices are raised she shrinks and \”braces\” herself for impact. In the few instances where she does have a burst of courage she\’s lead by another person, drawing their strength and taking comfort in the fact that someone is there to catch her and back her up. Never does she actually do anything herself or decide for herself and it never gets better. I still don\’t understand why the Livingstons hate the Millers, I can understand why the Millers hate the Livingstons but not vice versa. Narration was very very good, Magnolia Robbins demonstrated a wide range of voices and emotions that she portrayed in the book. Each and every character was distinguishable and had a personality of their own. It would be a joy and pleasure to listen to her again. Overall… this book had the potential to be something deep, well developed, and fun, however, it was not. It was a story about a weak meek woman who had everything given to her and doesn\’t know how to take care of herself and as the story progresses, nothing changed. Even at the very end, things were still given to her and she didn\’t work or change for anything, certain situations popped up which enabled her and her lover to be happy, not because she, herself, did anything to change her own terrible situation. I personally hate weak characters and I don\’t recommend this book if you do too. However, it wasn\’t the worst story I\’ve ever listened to and if you have nothing else to listen to and some left over money, then sure.

I absolutely loved this audiobook. The characters were interesting and the story had a bit of a mystery mixed in. Two families once opened a distillery, the Millers and the Livingstones, but now only the Livingstones own the business. Marla Miller works there even though the Livingstones treat her and her family badly and the mystery is about her father\’s death in the same distillery 10 years ago… Marla is so sweet and adorable and she plays the banjo. This is a scatterbrained review. but I wanted to write something because I enjoyed the whole audiobook. ok so the other main lady is Charlotte Livingstone. she has been living in Chicago, but after her wife cheats on her one too many times, she leaves everything and goes back home to Kentucky where her family owns the distillery. She gets a job there and meets Marla and even though Charlotte wears heels and dresses and Marla wears jeans and goes barefoot when she can, they instantly like each other. They start as coworkers, and then neighbors, then, during a scene I LOVED when they were painting Charlotte\’s dead aunt\’s house, they finally kissed… This is a poorly written review, but it\’s the thought that counts. Absolutely loved this. Narration was good and the story and sex scenes were amazing.

Loved the story, loved the plot, loved the characters, especially Marlo. She is such an amazing woman. Narration was excellent.

Family feud love story. Slow start, exciting plot twists. Good narration, smooth flow. Enjoyed it!

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