Ties That Bind

No. The combination of the heavy Christian slant and the voice of one of the narrators spoiled this experience for me. I might listen to another Marie Bostwick book, now that I know it's Christian fiction--I'd just tune out the heavy-handed parts, just as I do with overdone sex scenes--but I won't listen to another book from this narrator.

Debbie Macomber's Blossom Street books.

Xe Sands sounds tired, bored and condescending, which results in the narrator coming across as passive and tired. If I'd noticed she was one of the narrators I would not have purchased the book.

I liked the characters and the story. Regular church-going choir member that I am, the heavy-handed Christian elements were quite a bit too much for me.

If a book is Christian (or any other heavy-handed religious) fiction, please state that up front so customers are not unpleasantly surprised.

I really enjoy this series about women quilting together, sharing their faith, their joys and their sorrows . . . I am not a huge fan of narrator, Xe Sands, whose voice tends to be whiny at times, but this book, it wasn't as grating . . . the family dynamics of Mari and Margot with their parents was gut wrenching BEFORE Mari's untimely death, and even more so afterward, when Margot's father took it upon himself to fight for custody of young Olivia, despite the fact that Mari clearly left instructions that she wanted her sister, Margot to raise her little girl . . . many ethical dilemmas were presented as the family visited little Olivia in the hospital following the accident, and prepared for the legal battle over custody . . . including an unscrupulous social worker and lazy court system . . . and in the midst of the fight comes a lady pastor, as precious as can be, and a nice, nice man who catches the eye of 40-year-old Margot . . . who has recently sworn off romantic relationships entirely . . . this is a clean, Christian story . . . with a wonderful circle of quilting friends . . . and plenty of wonderful surprises along the way . . . God is good . . . all the time . . .

Even though life has given you lemons, the reciept for lemonaide varies from person to person.
It's a great listen, I really enjoyed the series and was sorry that this is the last book.

When I started to listen to this book it was a sad time for me personally and the story started out sad so I have to admit that I was a bit disappointed at first. But I have enjoyed all of the other books in this series by Marie Bostwick so I didn't give up. It turned out to be a much different story than I had anticipated and am not disappointed at the end. I am a quilter and I love stories that I can relate to like the ones by this author. Makes me feel like I could be one of the characters in the story!

Sad, happy and exhilarated.

When I read Marie's first book, A Single Thread, I was hooked. The ladies touched my very soul, because I could relate so closely with each one. A master quilter, breast cancer survivor, and peoples struggles in relationships..past and present. This time I felt really depressed at the beginning. Not sure if I was struggling in my own life with situations I had no control over and as both Philippa and Margot had to do, I had to turn them over to God. It had a great and happy ending which I think all books should have, thanks Marie!

Loved the story, cried in at least 3 different places. A wonderful story about love, loss, family, friends, and faith.
Narrators were excellent.

Well written with believable characters who live, love and touch each others' lives in what only appears to be random events. One can definitely envision the Father's hand 'working all things for the good for those that love Him'.

It enhanced the listener's understanding to have these two talented performers 'voice' the very individual thoughts and experiences of the two main characters.

Dual readers made the story richer. Both brought warmth and humanity to Margot and Philipa.

The story was good but the two narrators were terrible. I thought the story was really good though.

The performance was terrible. One narrator that played Margo was depressing. She always sounded like she was almost in tears. Even when something good was happening, she was morose. The other narrator was even worse. Her New York accent was atrocious. She never heard of words that end in "er". Everything was the letter "a". Annoying beyond belief to hear motha, fatha, leccha (lecture), eitha (either),, told a (told her). She ruined what was a very good character and made her sound like a street hard kid from the Bronx.

The story yes, the narrators no.

The story was very good, liked following the Cobble Court characters. It was like visiting with old friends but was very disappointed that the experience of the story was greatly reduced but the narrators.

The court room when Margo gave up her case so her niece wouldn't go to foster care.

I dispose whinny voices which the reader of Margo has and does. So sickening.

NEVER let the reader of Margo read again on an audio book.