Trouble the Water by Nicole Seitz

Trouble the Water Reviews

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  Kim

  3.5 stars, this was a good but sad story. I would recommend this one!
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  Liz

  What can I say, my rating tells you I thought the book was amazing. I guess because the book mirrored a recent loss of a loved one for me, but I have to say the characters in this book were just LOVELY! I would love to meet many of them and I have to say that "The Dutchess" is my favorite. I love the blend here of humor, sadness, and "Gullah" life. I grew up on a great lake so stories about water attract me and I live not too far from the Atlantic. I have a tendency to pick up any book with the word "water" in it's title. I'm not going to give to much away here, but I will say that this is a beautiful book!
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  Chelsea

  This book was a surprise. I picked it up not knowing the subject matter. Very sad to start with and end with, but in a good way. Two sisters come together with a secret they didn't know they shared. If you read this book, make sure you read the Epilogue since there is a twist at the end. Also A Note From the Author has some interesting facts I am sure every woman would want to checkout for their own knowledge. I would have given this book another 1/2 star, but this site doesn't permit this for some reason. Check it out.
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  Jo Lynn Loewenkamp

  I'm between one and two stars on this one. I guess it was okay, but honestly wouldn't go out of my way to recommend it to anybody. It was a quick read, but I'm really bugged by the fact that she misused "desert" vs. "dessert", so ya know what? I took it down to one star, for that. And, it's not like it was a mistake once, I think it was about 5 times. (Somebody getting their "just deserts" - whatever.)
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  Issababy

  When I started reading this book I kept thinking how this is not my normal type of book. While that is true, it's also true that I fell in love with it. It's sad and beautiful and terrifying and uplifting all at the same time. I highly recommend it to all my female friends. Ride the roller coaster that is this book. You won't regret it.
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  Deborah Martinez

  I would rate this 2.5 stars. I had a hard time getting into the book, and found it to be confusing how it jumped from past and present so often. With that being said, I thought the story line of women being there for each other and forming a bond was beautiful. After looking at other ratings/reviews, I realize mine is very low, but I just struggled a bit with all the back and forth.
  
  
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  Gretchen

  Couldn't get into it....
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  Karen

  I read about 50 pages. I could not get into this book!
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  Cheryl

  I can see the appeal. I did make it to p. 69. But Southern fiction and I just don't mix. For one, I'm not sure that the white author really understands the African-American culture of her neighbors well enough to portray them so intimately. For another, the eccentricities and sentimentality are just, ergh, melodrama/ soap opera. For another, there's too much reliance on the supernatural (God).
  
  dnf August 2023
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  Brandy

  If I think about it, I realize I've read quite a few books about islanders who band together against outsiders, protecting their ways and secrets and leaving a newcomer protagonist to sort things out on her own. Trouble the Water by Nicole Seitz is a refreshing contrast. The denizens of the fictional St. Anne's Isle in the Lowcountry of South Carolina embrace Honor Maddox when she's at her lowest, setting her on a spiritual journey to confronting the painful past she's trying to escape.
  
  The story is told in the alternating perspectives of Honor, her sister Alice, and Duchess, an eccentric islander with regrets of her own. Ms. Seitz deals us a tender story of the particular miracle of bearing another's burdens when one's own are too much to shoulder. Relationships and spiritual transformation unfold through lovely symbolism and distinctive voices. Also, tearjerker warning: if you know much about what it's like to sit by your dying loved one's hospital bed, and maybe even if you don't, you will cry.
  
  Highly recommended for Lowcountry fans and those who believe in miracles.
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  Dave Ritchie

  Very well written, interesting characters, haunting plot. Two sisters, troubling past, how hard it is to be honest, even with oneself. Highly recommended. I picked up another of Seitz's books from the library today.
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  Alisa

  Excellent, well-written, heart warming story.
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  Lesa Crews

  First time I have read from this author and love her! The story is has meaning and a bit of humor along the way.
  Highly recommend!
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  Ann

  OMG! This was terrific!
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  Karen Baker

  A really well written book that takes place in the low country, Gullah way of life flows through the background of this book. The sad story takes a life full circle from someone she knew in her past to someone she is with now in the present. This story was riviting and I enjoyed the author's writing.
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  Rosemary Stevens

  This is not typically the kind of book that would interest me, however after saying this, I found this book wonderful, enthralling and I found that I couldn't put it down as I needed to know more about Honor, Alice's and the "Duchesses" life. Great book.
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  Jana

  Good read throughout, good characters, easy to envision what was taking place in the book. Strong ending with a surprise.
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  Aria

  Dnf @ p. 66. This book is so bad, in so many ways.
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  Lisa Fondren

  Really a terrific book! A warm novel about healing, sisterhood and hope. I truly enjoyed it!