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    Wedding Cake: A Novel

    By Lynne Hinton

    3.5/5

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    “Hinton’s down-home charm carries the light, feel-good story with ease.”

    —Publishers Weekly

     

    First came Friendship Cake, then Christmas Cake, and now Wedding Cake—another delightful chapter in the ongoing story of the ladies of Hope Springs, North Carolina, who, after a difficult year, are banding together to find the perfect husband for a dear friend. Author Lynne Hinton has cooked up a wonderful confection that fans of Jan Karon, Fannie Flagg, and Kaye Gibbons will want to devour. Wedding Cake is comforting, warm, and satisfying—and it comes with delicious recipes, too!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMay 18, 2010
    ISBN9780061994791
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    Wedding Cake: A Novel
    Author

    Lynne Hinton

    Lynne Hinton is the New York Times bestselling author of Friendship Cake and Pie Town. A native of North Carolina, she received her undergraduate degree from the U.N.C. at Greensboro and her Masters of Divinity degree from Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California. She also studied at Wake Forest University and the NC School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking. She has served as a chaplain with hospice and as the pastor of Mount Hope United Church of Christ and First Congregational United Church of Christ, both in North Carolina. Lynne is a regular columnist with The Charlotte Observer . She lives with her husband, Bob Branard, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Visit her online at lynnehinton.com Facebook: Lynne-Hinton-Books  

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    • 3/5
      This is one of the books I picked up during a certain book retailers semi-annual massive clearance sales. I tend to buy a ton of books at like a buck a piece that I would have otherwise never read. This is probably not a book I would have picked up on my own, but yet it was a book I actually enjoyed reading. I could see myself reading this book a couple of years ago and not enjoying it nearly as much I do now. A few years ago I would not have been able to relate to anything these women were going through, but it's funny how as the years go by people change. This is a story about a group of women, there story started I think four books before this one, and they are women who have grown children, finished college, some retired, some still working. But regardless these are all women who have lived life. As a group they have gone through some hard things, losing a member of the group to cancer, problems in marriages, the loss of loved ones, strained relationships with children. But through everything they have stuck together, and have been true friends to one another. I can only hope that I end up with friends as good as they are to each other. Bea is a character that is perhaps a bit too over dramatized. She plays the role of meddling friend, and she has almost an overwhelming personality. I have to admit I had a hard time taking her seriously, but then she had a moment outside her house where she completely broke down in front of a stranger, and she became much more of a person in that moment. I really loved Charlotte, I could probably read a book about only Charlotte. She is a pastor who now runs a domestic abuse shelter. She is a strong woman, who knows the job she does is so important to so many women, but it is a hard job to do. As she mentions throughout the book, she can't save them all, and the sad reality is a lot of women go back to their abusive situations, and Charlotte feels that loss every time she isn't able to "save" one of those women. It's totally understandable that after seeing the results of unhealthy relationships all day long she would have a hard time trusting any relationship she has. Overall I think this is a story a lot of women would enjoy, I think my mom would enjoy reading this book. I had a couple of problems with the book, but they didn't make the book any less of a good read. My first issue was the pacing, well not so much the pacing, but the passage of time within the book. You would get a chapter or two that happened during times close together, and then a few weeks or months would have gone by. I felt like I missed out on events that happened during those times. I also felt like the end was wrapped up too easily in some regards and other things were completely left out. A character is alluded to having some kind of revenge plot with another for most of the book, but it is never addressed at the end of the book, felt like it left you hanging. Also at the end suddenly, and very much without warning, a character receives something that allows for her to just sweep in an solve everyone's problems. It felt almost like the author needed to tie things up at the end and wanted it all to end nicely, so she just wrapped it all up with a shiny new bow. I did enjoy reading the book, so I'll give it three stars because it did have a couple of issues within it, but I think if you are looking for a relaxing read, this may be an option for many people out there.
    • 3/5
      This is one of the books I picked up during a certain book retailers semi-annual massive clearance sales. I tend to buy a ton of books at like a buck a piece that I would have otherwise never read. This is probably not a book I would have picked up on my own, but yet it was a book I actually enjoyed reading. I could see myself reading this book a couple of years ago and not enjoying it nearly as much I do now. A few years ago I would not have been able to relate to anything these women were going through, but it's funny how as the years go by people change. This is a story about a group of women, there story started I think four books before this one, and they are women who have grown children, finished college, some retired, some still working. But regardless these are all women who have lived life. As a group they have gone through some hard things, losing a member of the group to cancer, problems in marriages, the loss of loved ones, strained relationships with children. But through everything they have stuck together, and have been true friends to one another. I can only hope that I end up with friends as good as they are to each other. Bea is a character that is perhaps a bit too over dramatized. She plays the role of meddling friend, and she has almost an overwhelming personality. I have to admit I had a hard time taking her seriously, but then she had a moment outside her house where she completely broke down in front of a stranger, and she became much more of a person in that moment. I really loved Charlotte, I could probably read a book about only Charlotte. She is a pastor who now runs a domestic abuse shelter. She is a strong woman, who knows the job she does is so important to so many women, but it is a hard job to do. As she mentions throughout the book, she can't save them all, and the sad reality is a lot of women go back to their abusive situations, and Charlotte feels that loss every time she isn't able to "save" one of those women. It's totally understandable that after seeing the results of unhealthy relationships all day long she would have a hard time trusting any relationship she has. Overall I think this is a story a lot of women would enjoy, I think my mom would enjoy reading this book. I had a couple of problems with the book, but they didn't make the book any less of a good read. My first issue was the pacing, well not so much the pacing, but the passage of time within the book. You would get a chapter or two that happened during times close together, and then a few weeks or months would have gone by. I felt like I missed out on events that happened during those times. I also felt like the end was wrapped up too easily in some regards and other things were completely left out. A character is alluded to having some kind of revenge plot with another for most of the book, but it is never addressed at the end of the book, felt like it left you hanging. Also at the end suddenly, and very much without warning, a character receives something that allows for her to just sweep in an solve everyone's problems. It felt almost like the author needed to tie things up at the end and wanted it all to end nicely, so she just wrapped it all up with a shiny new bow. I did enjoy reading the book, so I'll give it three stars because it did have a couple of issues within it, but I think if you are looking for a relaxing read, this may be an option for many people out there.
    • 3/5
      Interesting book. I enjoyed the interaction between the characters. I also liked the recipes in each chapter.
    • 4/5
      This was a very pleasant book to read. It raises a lot of important issues that would make a for a terrific discussion at a book group. If you are looking for an action-packed thriller, this might not be the best choice. But if you are looking for a solidly crafted novel, with a wide variety of complex characters, this is a great book. Fan's of the Mitford series will find this book (and the others in the series) welcomed reads. The recipes in the book were interesting, and it would be a good discussion to see how the story tied to the recipes. Overall, a good read.
    • 4/5
      I really rather liked this book. This is a character rather than plot driven book and the theme is romance/weddings, although it's not really a romance novel per se. The story is really about a group of friends who support each other through their joys and sorrows as they pertain to their love relationships. While primarily this has to do with romantic relationships, love in all of its forms is explored here--friendship and mother/daughter relationships are also a major part of the story. I liked the authenticity of the author's voice. The characters talk like real people and most of the main characters are well rounded and well developed. They are not perfect and their relationships are flawed, and yet there is compassion and forgiveness for being human. The ending, while somewhat contrived, was also satisfying. This was a really fun Sunday afternoon read and I do recommend it.
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this book. I love books about friendships between women and this is a great example of that. I have not read her earlier books, but I had no problem picking up on the characters and learning about their personalities and past life events. Ms. Hinton wove the joys and sorrows that women face into her story. This is a perfect summer read and I highly recommend this book.
    • 5/5
      This was a thoroughly delightful book - full of surprises. It showed clearly the friendship of a group of women. There were three quite different marriages, and one that didn't end in marriage. It also touched on the relationship between a mother and her daughter. After finishing the book reactions that sounded strange when reading about them began to be believable. The female preacher in "Wedding Cake" was head of a shelter for abused women and I think she gave a true picture of life there. I would definitely recommend this book.
    • 2/5
      This book reminded me of frosting: sweet, fluffy, and not terribly substantial. It was okay, but certainly not on a par with Jan Karon or similar authors. Because I had not read any of the previous books about this group of friends, I had a hard time figuring out who people were. Despite this, I felt the characters and events were fairly predictable; by the second or third chapter, I could anticipate how each person would react to the situation of the moment. And everything was wrapped up far too neatly in the final chapter, like a wedding gift wrapped by a store clerk rather than the giver.All in all, I am glad I received this book through the Early Reviewer program; as an ER book, I am willing to overlook the fluffiness of it. However, if I'd spent money on it hoping for something substantial like the Mitford books, I'd have been very disappointed.
    • 3/5
      I received this book as an early reviewer. In many ways, I thought the book was similar to Nora Roberts "Bride Quartet" series with some of Debbie Macomber "Blossom Street" series in it. I had a hard time following the book in the beginning. There a lot of people and not a clear idea to who was who. I felt that the stories needed to be developed more such as when Louise marries her best friend's husband and takes care of him till he dies. There's a chapter on her moving in with him and the next time she's mentioned is after he dies. Nothing on how he was doing in between. There were many other gaps in the book similar to this.
    • 3/5
      This was a fairly entertaining read -- typical women's fluff reading. I was somewhat "underwhelmed" by the plot, which took a back seat to the characters (for the first several chapters, it seemed to be all characters and no plot). I might have enjoyed it more if I had read the other books in the series, but I didn't enjoy it enough to bother hunting up the prequels. The ending annoyed me -- all conflict was miraculously, implausibly, and unsatisfactorily resolved. And, of course, the book included the ubiquitous homosexual character (is it now obligatory to include a gay character in every novel of this type?). I also feel that there were too many characters to develop each one fully (although I might feel differently about it if I had read the previous books). However, the book was a nice bit of relaxing fluff reading, and the recipes included between each chapter were a nice touch.
    • 4/5
      I had read the first couple of books in this series, but not too recently, so I was pleased with the job Hinton did in the first chapter refreshing my memory. It was just enough background and should not bore someone who was up to speed with who the characters are and their relationship to each other. I would have liked a reminder of how old these ladies are – there was no mention of age in the whole book.I would call this a good gentle read – a book for people (like my mother) who don't like see the "F word" on every page or have every bedroom scene described in detail. As the title indicates, the story line centers around weddings, engagements and wedding renewals. The plot is pretty predictable (although a major character died in one of the earlier books, so you just can't assume everyone lives happily ever after). I was a little disappointed in the ending because it felt very rushed – all of a sudden every thing was tied up, without the characters explaining the reason for their choices.If you liked the earlier books you will like this one, but I wouldn't think it would appeal as much to a new reader.