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The Strawberry Hearts Diner
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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- Mamareads
- 20-04-22
Simple pleasures
Wonderful story with a small town feeling. I loved it. It was soft and gentle and left me smiling.
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- Jan
- 26-04-18
First class
I really enjoyed this book a lot of giggles and heart stopping moments , the narrator was very good too.
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- finally have time
- 02-11-18
Cute romance and a family of the heart
I find stories like this one difficult to rate. Is it right to rate it as high as a complicated, epic novel that took years to write? Maybe not, but I've decided not to compare apples to oranges but to rate books according to how much I enjoy listening to them - and I enjoyed listening to this one. It was mainly a sweet romance about two deserving people who have had more difficulties in life than most, but there were two other romances to enjoy, as well. The story centered around a lonely girl with no family and no roots, who finds people willing to accept her as family, without the blood ties. There was little conflict and the conflict that existed wasn't intense. This was a simple, sweet, feel-good story that takes place in an idyllic small town. The narrator was very good.
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- Sarah Tang
- 20-09-17
Enjoyable narration, horrible story
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
No, I would not. The main character is a flat, incredibly annoying, self pitying Mary Sue character with no depth. It was agony trying to get through the book.
Has The Strawberry Hearts Diner turned you off from other books in this genre?
Hopefully not, I've listened to other lighthearted reads that were much better than this one.
Which character – as performed by Brittany Pressley – was your favorite?
I enjoyed all the characters except Jancy, although that was no fault of Brittany Preslsey's. I would listen to other books she narrates.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
Nope.
Any additional comments?
Would avoid all books by this author.
8 people found this helpful
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- DebK
- 19-09-17
Enjoyable Listen!
Very entertaining book...found myself smiling and laughing out loud! Great reader! Highly recommend this book!
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- Debbie
- 27-08-17
Witty, Worthy, Wise and Wonderful Women
Jancy, Vicky, Nettie and Emily . . . young, old, seasoned and not . . . all together working side by side at the Strawberry Hearts Diner . . . .cooking, laughing and crying together . . . each one with a story . . . one so afraid of putting down any roots . . . so afraid of letting herself hope . . . until two women were brave enough to take her under their wings . . . and share their home, their diner and their souls with her . . . I love Carolyn Brown's books . . . I can count on real down-to-earth stories about common folks facing the same kinds of troubles that come to us all . . . and I get to mourn with them, grow with them and celebrate with them . . . I am never disappointed . . . I wish there was a sequel to the Strawberry Hearts Diner . . . because I really need to know about the next chapter in these four amazing women's lives . . .
7 people found this helpful
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- K. Mc
- 15-08-17
my new favorite
I love this book, sweet southern love. The author puts you in Texas . I could picture the white swing and diner.
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- Kindle Customer
- 12-11-18
Predictable
It is predictable, but it is also a sweet "down home" story. Something to just enjoy w/o requiring any heavy thinking.
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- K W
- 12-09-17
A very lovely story
I loved listening to this sweet story. Enough to keep me entertained and wanted to keep listening. I loved all the characters and their development. Always love Carolyn Brown story! Thanks for another great story!
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-08-17
Loved It
The book was beautiful. It showed how love can conquer all. It was funny, happy and loving. EJ
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- B. D.
- 09-08-17
A sweet romance
A nice summer read with characters you wish were your friends, in a small town you may find yourself wanting to live in. Definitely worth the credit.
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- whatcha.listening.to
- 09-11-17
5 The Strawberry Hearts Diner Stars
I don’t know what I expected when I picked up this book but I am go glad I did.
Jancy finds herself right where she needs to be, and surrounded by people who just want to help her. But she needs to find this out on her own.
Nettie and Vicky own The Strawberry Hearts Diner and when Jancy needs a job they are more than happy to let her in.
I think they needed her as much as she needed them and Vicky’s daughter Emily comes home she and Jancy become fast friends.
Now I don’t normally like to summarize my reviews anymore but I just loved the small town the diner and the friends Jancy meets along the way.
It’s more of a tale of how all these women find what they need. And yes sometimes that means romance but not always. I just had the warm fuzzes throughout this whole book and I want everyone to give it a chance.
Now there might not be descriptive loven time.. But you know when its happening and sometimes that’s totally ok in a romance book.
I very much enjoyed the narration too. I was exactly what this book needed.
*You don't have to like my review but its 100% my opinion, and I am allowed to have it.*
14 people found this helpful