• A Thread So Thin

  • The Cobbled Court Series, Book 3
  • By: Marie Bostwick
  • Narrated by: Pam Ward, Julia Whelan
  • Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,086 ratings)

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A Thread So Thin

By: Marie Bostwick
Narrated by: Pam Ward, Julia Whelan
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New York Times best-selling author Marie Bostwick crafts a timeless tale of friendship, love, and the choices we must make in their name.

While New Bern, Connecticut, lies under a blanket of snow, Cobbled Court Quilts remains a cozy haven for its owner, Evelyn Dixon, and her friends. Evelyn relishes winter’s slower pace—besides, Internet sales are hopping, thanks to her son Garrett’s efforts. In addition to helping out at the shop, Garrett has also been patiently waiting for his girlfriend, Liza, to finish art school in New York City. But as much as Evelyn loves Liza, she wonders if it’s a good idea for her son to be so serious so soon with a young woman who’s just getting ready to spread her wings.

Liza’s wondering the same thing, especially after Garrett rolls out the red carpet for a super-romantic New Year’s Eve—complete with a marriage proposal. Garrett’s the closest thing to perfect she’s ever known, but what about her own imperfections? The only happy marriage Liza has ever seen is her aunt Abigail’s, and it took her decades to tie the knot. Soon Liza is not only struggling with her own fears but with the mixed reactions of her friends and family. And when she finds herself torn between a rare career opportunity and her love for Garrett, Liza must grasp at the thinnest of threads and pray it holds.

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©2010 Marie Bostwick Skinner (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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Too wordy

I wanted to like this book but the main character, Liza is unlikable and depressing. The author talks too much about her previous book and spends too much time giving backstories on every character and every experience. I found myself fast forwarding towards the end of the book. I was hoping to have found a new author but this one isn’t it.

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Annoying Storyline

I really enjoyed the light, sweet storylines of the previous books in this series AND of course the craftiness. This book however was rough. Liza's character was a frustrating and well just one eye roll after another. The indecisiveness ruined the book. So sorry you have a great guy that loves you and wants to marry you and supports your dreams, while you're pursuing an art degree paid for by your aunt, you've been offered an amazing art museum job (with no work experience), have an aunt who wants to throw you a beautiful wedding and you have a supportive group of friends to lean on. Her whining and indecision about her privileged life and great opportunities is not something I can relate to at all. It's nice to escape into a light book full of craftiness, but this character is whiney and ungrateful. Who cares what this character thinks at all? Ick.

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Frustrating storyline

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

I love this series, but find the Lyla character so frustrating. I just want to yell at her. Guess that is the idea of a good storyline.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The least interesting was the indecision of Lyla

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Love the series, wouldn't have wated to miss it

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Ugh! So pessimistic. too much back & forth. No HEA

Well its not the best book in the series. Again we find another weak, annoying, pathetic heroine. She is immature & selfish. She exhibits such self-pity intermittent with self-loathing it's hard to care about her or connect with her character. Also, her friends are obnoxious! Bottom line, I don't enjoy reading about a person I don't like & frankly, I can't stand Liza!!

In addition, this book lacks the with and easy humor the previous books in the series or the Texas novels had. It's a very frustrating story, hard to get through. I actually hated it more as it went on. The ending is supposed to be insightful, deep but really it was just soooo stupid!!! It's worse than a cliffhanger, it is nothing. J7st like the main character, an empty vessel full of nothing.

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In Real Life, this would never work out. Their trip to Paris would be their goodbye. What a disappointment.

Some of the narration was good, but Liza's voice is flat..

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Not good


tried several times to get into. Definitely Not my cup of tea. It reminds me of a teenage romance


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Slowwwwww

This story dragged a lot. Part of this was that the characters kept telling their (and others’) background stories, even though this is the third book in the series.

Another issue I had was that this book was a lot “preachier” than the previous two. This began to interrupt the flow of the story. I nearly decided not to finish it.

I may try out the next one…but I’m not sure.

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why did I waste my time 😭😭

goodness, this is by far one of the worst things I've ever read/listen to

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Not as good as the others

I will start by saying that I loved the other books in this series, however this one seemed to miss the mark. Liza was a really insufferable character and it was hard to feel sympathetic towards her but she is more passive in the other novels. All of the novels in this series are very feel good and wholesome, but this one seemed a bit of a stretch and Liza's character ruined it. Couldn't wait for this one to end! Such a shame.

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The Cobble Court Crew in Full Effect

If you like the series, you’ll like the book. All the old favorites are back and it’s good to meet them again.

This story dragged for me, I literally skipped chapters near the end just to get there. The writing is good, the story was just too stretched, characters act completely out of character - which in some ways is fine - but when it takes half the book before anyone broaches the subject... well, like I said, drawn out.

Having said that, I love the writing style, I so enjoy how life lessons are so well worked into the stories - great perspectives and none of it comes off heavy handed.

Though this might not be my favorite of the series (then again, I made it through books 5-10 of WOT, so comparatively this was a breeze) but I’ll look forward to my next meeting of the quilt circle at Cobbled Court.

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Great story!

Where does A Thread So Thin rank among all the audiobooks you???ve listened to so far?

This is one of the best series I have ever purchased.

Which character ??? as performed by Pam Ward and Julia Whelan ??? was your favorite?

All of the characters are richly developed. They are not stereotypical but more like real friends. I really hated for the book to end.

Any additional comments?

These characters have been encouraging to me in my own sometimes difficult life. I find solace in listening to them as they resolve their struggles. They all feel like regular friends by the end of the book.

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