Kimberly reviews The Cottage On Juniper Ridge by Sheila Roberts

TITLE: The Cottage on Juniper Ridge
SERIES #: Life in Icicle Falls #4
CHARACTERS: Various
AUTHOR: Sheila Roberts
PUBLICATION DATE: 02/25/14
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
How to Change Your Life…

Can a book change your life? Yes, when it’s Simplicity, Muriel Sterling’s guide to plain living. In fact, it inspires Jen Heath to leave her stressful, overcommitted life in Seattle and move to Icicle Falls, where she rents a lovely little cottage on Juniper Ridge. And where she can enjoy simple pleasures—like joining the local book club—and complicated ones, like falling in love with her sexy landlord, Garrett Armstrong.

Her sister Toni is ready for a change, too. She’s got a teenage daughter who’s constantly texting her friends, a husband who’s more involved with his computer than he is with her, and a son who’s consumed by video games. Toni wants her family to grow closer—to return to a simpler way of life.

Other women in town, like Stacy Thomas, are also inspired to unload their excess stuff and some of the extra responsibilities they’ve taken on.

But as they all discover, sometimes life simply happens. It doesn’t always happen simply!

REVIEW:
3.5 Hearts This is the 4th in the series and I have not read the others and also this is the first I have read from this author even though I have heard her name for years. This book has a lot of characters from past books but it does explain those characters fine. You just know you have missed their story.

This story is not about Jen and Garrett but about the women of Icicle Falls. Garrett is actually rarely in it to be honest. And gives little time to form a connection between them. Actually the connection that is there seems forced. But the connection of the women is not forced at all. The friendship is very well written. This story is about learning to simplify your life. it is about learning what you need and do not need in your life. This is the story of women taking on more than they can handle to be “superwoman” and them learning how to say “no”. The book they talk about Simplicity by Muriel Sterling needs to really be written.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.