92 Pacific Boulevard by Debbie Macomber
>> Tuesday, August 10, 2010
92 Pacific Boulevard by Debbie Macomber
Genre: Fiction
Series: #9 in the Cedar Cove series
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 378
Challenges: Support Your Local Library #33
Source: Library
The Short Version:
Life in Cedar Cove, Washington continues with some returning characters and some new ones as their lives and stories continue to intertwine in a small northwest town.
Why I Read It:
I enjoy this series for its feel good outcomes and it’s setting in an area of the country near where I live. I’d had it planned for a vacation book for a while because they make a great summertime light read.
The Book:
Since this is a series it’s difficult to talk about without mentioning things that have happened in the first eight books. I’ll keep this spoiler free for this book though. If you don’t want to accidentally read something that may have happened before this book, skip down to My Thoughts.
Every book in this series focuses primarily on one person or family. This time the main story is about Sheriff Troy Davis and his relationship with his former high school sweetheart Faith Beckwith. They’ve had their issues since Faith moved back to town and at the beginning of the book they have backed off the romance a bit. It’s clear that neither of them is happy with their choice to just be friends, but can they keep it that way?
It’s difficult for them to avoid each other when Faith’s rental home is repeatedly broken into and vandalized. There seem to be no real clues as to who is doing this and why they seem to have something personal against Faith. Troy is as determined to solve this as he is to figure out his relationship with Faith.
At the same time the headline making local story is keeping him just as busy investigating as he is managing the media and the mayor. Twenty to thirty year old human remains were found in a nearby cave by a couple of local teenagers. There are no unsolved missing person cases that fit the time frame or the remains. The media wants to sensationalize the story and the Mayor wants to make sure it stays quiet and doesn’t affect his plans to promote tourism in Cedar Cove.
As these stories play out several returning characters have their storylines continue and some new people are introduced that will keep this series going.
My Thoughts:
This series is one that I enjoy picking up when I need a comfort read or something light between darker or heavier books. It was perfect for vacation. I enjoy the continuing stories and the way that characters continue throughout the series. What make it nice is that there are also new characters or the focus shifts to another family with each book so it’s not just the same handful of people in every single book.
By this point in the series I feel like I’m catching up with old friends when I pick up the next book. It’s not all feel good sappy happy stuff, but even when things don’t work out all happy, Macomber leaves the reader feeling like it’s worked out the way it should be.
Rating 3/5
No stars – I couldn’t even finish it
1 star – I didn’t like it but I managed to finish it.
2 stars – It was OK. Not good, but seriously just OK.
4 stars – I really liked it. I really think you might like it too.
5 stars – It was amazing. I’d recommend this to just about anyone.
2 comments:
I had to check goodreads to see my rating (same as yours). I enjoy this series but tend to forget them shortly after reading, lol. Next one is due out soon I think.
Mary: yeah - it's just an enjoyable series. The next one is due out at the end of August. I've got a galley of it that I'm reading right now. More of the same - pleasant comfort reading.
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