The Potting Shed Quilt (Colebridge Community, #2) by Ann Hazelwood

The Potting Shed Quilt (Colebridge Community, #2) Reviews

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  Lynn Hayward-Bisbee

  Hmmmm.....Let me think. Holy cow! should I speak to Mother about the strange happenings at 333 Lincoln or oh my gosh, should I just wait until we can have a Kodak moment about it all? Or should we have a heart-to-heart on how we are a "Christian" family, but I'm engaging in premarital sex and believing that ghosts actually leave flowers on a grave and tools in a potting shed?Grr! how ridiculous!! I read the second book--partially because the first book just kind of stopped without wrapping up any story lines and partially because I thought maybe I was being too unfair to the author and really needed to give it a second chance. I love quilting cozy mysteries, but these are just too sappy and unrealistic for words. I have never, ever in all my years of reading hundreds of books had an author use the same phrase over and over in a book: ie: "Kodak moment" and "Hmmmmmmm." I've seen these books advertised as "Christian books" and although I am not so stupid as to think there aren't Christians out there that still have premarital sex---all this constant talk of ghosts and talking to spirits--well, it just doesn't jive. It seems like the author needs to pick a belief and stick to it. And the main character is always saying "hmmm"--as if she can't make a decision --at her ripe old age of almost 30. C'mon. This is just too ridiculous. And, once again, the book just ends. Just stops. It stops right in the middle of a scene without tying any ends together--which is another thing--the endless story lines and plots --sheez! Pick a plot already! The simple fact that it took me so long to finish this book is indicative of the fact that I practically had to force myself to continue to read it. I wanted to be fair. I wanted to like these books, wanted to get into the characters and read the whole series----but, I can't stomach another Kodak moment!
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  Judy

  I don't often critique writing in a published book, but I cannot let this one go by without at least some mention of the poor editing.
  
  The story was fine. A good cozy mystery in my mind. How can you go wrong with a story about gardening, quilts and a few ghosts scattered about? Run on sentence, poorly constructed sentences for starters. I think the use of Jean's English accent was overdone. It felt like the author used every English phrase or word group that she had ever come across and put them into every sentence that Jean uttered. I have read other novels set in England and the characters did not speak like that. One page ended about 1/3 of the way down the page then the #63 was inserted and the text did not pick up again until the page was turned.
  
  Overall, I would recommend the book to friends that like cozies, that have an interest in gardening or quilting, but would add a disclaimer about the editing. I gave it 3 stars for the story line not the story telling.
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  Amber

  Love this book-2nd in a series that got it as a library request-unfortunately I have not been able to read the 1st book. The author is wonderful. It has lead me to another series she writes, "Pery Countey Quilts" series which I have started reading as well. I enjoy not only the quilt aspects of her books but the storylines are very good and draw you in. The Potting Shed quilt is a cozy mystery with a slight touch of paranormal, but not a science fiction type. You are drawn into the live of this family and the mystery that the main character is trying to unravel about the family who previous owned the house that she and her fiancee have purchased, when she finds an old quilt top wrapped around an unusual vase in an old potting shed. It was hard to put this down. I wish I could have read the 1st book in the series first "The funeral home quilt" to clairify a few places in the book, but all in all, I don't think reading it out of order was too much of a problem. Make me want to read the 1st book even more.
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  Zen

  This is the second book in the Colebridge Community Series after The Basement Quilt. I noticed an improvement in the writing in this book and the editing was better. I know it's a little hokey but I am enjoying this series more than I thought I would. In this book the quilt quite cleverly becomes part of the story, as it was paper pieced, and the papers were letters that contained answers to a family mystery. It's not prize winning stuff but the books remain a pleasant way to pass a cool fall evening.
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  Amanda

  The story was enjoyable, and the characters grew on me, but the book just didn't have the best writing or editing. I still continued reading the series, so that means the story is interesting, but it feels a bit stiff in some ways.
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  Pat

  Great series
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  Sherry Partington

  Not quite what I was hoping for. A bit too much "Praise God" for my tastes. I will try one more of her books because I do love the idea of quilts and flowers being an integral part of the book.
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  M. E.

  I really want to like this series. But it's so corny.
  And the friendly ghosts who can order gifts and deliver flowers.... well.....
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  kc

  I am so enjoying this quilting series. Anne prepares for her wedding. The quilt in this book contains a historical story in itself. The characters have depth and subplots of their own. Well written.
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  Karlene Gould

  Porto g shed quilt
  
  Excellent read as a family grows ,so does the love and joys be felt. So glad to have read this book and look forward to more!
  
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  Patty Sylvest

  I listened to the audible recorded book.
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  Shasta Matova

  I found this book at the library, and even though I knew that this wasn't the first book in the series, I decided to read it anyway. Most series book of this type tend to be light murder mysteries, but this one is more relaxed and discusses life in a small town of a busy flower shop owner and her wedding plans. It starts out really slow, but once I realized I simply had to relax and enjoy the slow pace, they bought a fixer upper house, and found a quilt with a mystery, it started to get more interesting, since I have a fixer upper house and am a quilter. Trying to find the history behind a quilt needs genealogy research skills, and I am a genealogist as well.
  
  The story is interesting, and the author shows a lot of promise. This is only her second fiction book, and that is obvious. I found the conversations to be stilted (one character said "jolly good" every time she spoke, and at the end of the book, the family started saying "you all"), and as the others have said, the character development was weak. There was a lot more telling than showing.
  
  It apparently is a long series, and I am interested to see if the books get better as they go along, so I may try one or two more to see if the series is worth my time.
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  Sherry Sharpnack

  "The Potting Shed Quilt" wasn't as good a read as Ms. Hazelwood's first book in the Colebridge series, b/c I feel there is a lot of exposition, such as about the cut-up letters used for the foundation-piecing of an old crazy quilt found on the property that Anne & Sam buy for their home. I also didn't need all the info on Jane Austen toward the end of the book. The plot was interesting enough, although the suspense w/ the disgruntled handyman ended too abruptly, the story itself ended abruptly, & the language of Anne's new, English employee/ fellow quilter Jean rang completely false. Perhaps Ms.
  Hazel wood really doesn't know anyone from Britain... Anyway, a fun read; just not as good as "The Basement Quilt."
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  Danita W.

  I ordered this book after reading her first book The Basement Quilt but let it sit while I was reading another book. Now I have finished it and have ordered the third. I really enjoyed reading about the people of Colebridge and the happenings in their lives. I am looking forward to what will happen next. A good clean read.
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  Marlene

  Great story about quilting -- and I like to quilt. The book, itself is weak on sentence structure and true character development. But I'm reading the entire series and donating the books to the library when I'm done.
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  Helen

  Again, I am not thrilled with the character development or should I say lack of character development. And yet, I read on!
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  Loene Morrison

  I really enjoyed the book and anxious to start the next one