For the Love of Quilts (Wine Country Quilt #1) by Ann Hazelwood

For the Love of Quilts (Wine Country Quilt #1) Reviews

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  Karen Zalewski

  This is a great story as all her other books have been. I'll definitely read the next one. However this book was not well edited. Many typos throughout the book
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  Diane Ferbrache

  I picked this up at a quilt store (no surprise there!) and was pleasantly surprised. This is NOT pulitzer material. The writing reads much like a conversation with a good friend or someone's journal, but that's just fine. Hazelwood puts us right into the life of Lily who is having an existential crisis. She has left her job and can't decide what to do next. When her friend (an antique dealer) is murdered and leaves Lily the "first right of refusal" to purchase her antiques, she may have discovered what she is meant to do.
  
  The chapters are short (hence the journal comparison), the conversations are realistic, the sub-plots about Lily's sisters and friends are engaging. This is not great literature, but instead a pleasant look into life with all its complications and dilemmas. There's not much suspense, but everything seems natural and real. I'll definitely look for more of the books in the series. A sweet summer read -- and the bonus factor of being set in Missouri Wine Country -- one of my favorite places.
  
  NOTE -- I was actually a bit annoyed at the ending! There's a HUGE cliff-hanger. Thanks, Ann! Now I HAVE to read book #2.
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  Lauretta

  This book is so horrible on so many levels that it boggles the mind. The prose is truly lackluster; the characters are unidimensional and poorly described at that, with shopping and eating as their sole source of entertainment (you'd think the whole world revolved around visiting quilt and antique shops); and the overuse of "cute"--even if there is little in the way of description, must we rely upon this single descriptor? Furthermore and not that I believe that every story should be wrapped up in a neat package by the end, but the abrupt ending seems more of an attempt at crass commercialism than even the slightest attempt to resolve anything in the story line. And where was the copy editor?! I have *never* read anything with so many spelling and punctuation errors. By the last quarter of the book I believe there was an error every 1-2 pages. My fantasy was that the copy editor encountered a financial or romantic or existential crisis that left the person distracted and totally incapable of doing their job!
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  Scilla

  Lily Rosenthal loves quilts and often drives to the wine country to shop. She has just left her job as an editor and isn't sure what she wants to do. When visiting a local shop, the owner Rosie tells her she should think about buying her shop. When Rosie is murdered, Lily is offered first refusal for the contents of Rosie's shop.
  
  Lily decides to open her own shop in the wine country, and gets help from Carrie Mae, a shop owner who has befriended her. Lily is very close to her three sisters, one of whom is worried about her husband seeing someone on the side and another with a daughter who is pregnant but just decided not to follow through with her wedding. Lily's best friend has an abusive husband. Lily has a male friend, but does not want to get into dating. I didn't like the ending of the book.
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  Joy

  I was looking forward to reading this series. This first book was such a disappointment. There wasn't any proofreading of this book before publication as there were dozens of terrible typos, spelling mistakes in the text. These were easy to find and fix such as hse for the word she. That aside, the storyline was weak, the Main Character was a self-absorbed, spoiled young woman who ends up being given a wonderful opportunity and takes for granted. Even her relationships are one way. This book had so much potential that sadly, was never fulfilled.
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  Kay

  Just another light book that needs editing…or just spell check. I use these books to fill in. I do like the settings, this one starts in the Hill area of St. Louis and moved out to Augusta, wine country. If only more care was taken in the production.
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  Char Ferraro

  Enjoyed the book but not the ending...no resolve!
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  Laura

  Won't be reading any more of this series, cannot stand the writing style. Very simple, almost junior high-ish. Story may have been interesting but I have no interest in following it.
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  loraknits

  Lots of typos, misspelled words and even character names mixed up but still a fun read. WARNING of you are enjoying out bake sure book 2 is handy when you finish!
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  Rhonda

  the book ends by leaving you hanging and honestly I don't care enough about the characters after reading 410 pages to find out if they live or die. will never pick up this author again.
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  Kresti Lyddon

  Awful. I couldn’t finish it. So many mistakes, wrong spelling. Bad grammar. It was so distracting I couldn’t take it any more. I gave up.
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  Barbara

  I bought this book at a quilt shop. Paid top dollar for it and wished I hadn't. It was a pleasant enough read. The plot, if you want to call it that, had some interesting twists. But nothing was resolved at the end of the 400 pages. It was like you were just looking into Lily's life day-to-day. I don't believe I've ever read a book with such blatant bad editing. Come on. Who can go to a bank and deposit $30,000+ on a Sunday? Really? The book ended with a cliff hanger, but nothing in the book made me want to read the next one.
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  Beth

  The book was very poorly edited. Characters seemed shallow and undeveloped, and there were many inconsistencies in the plot. Considering the title, quilts seemed more of an afterthought.
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  Beatrice M

  the ending was a little surprising, i had to go find the 2nd book in the series so I know what is happening