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my fave author

the story continues and i was so glad wonder where the author will go now

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Fantastic story!

This was a great story with lots of characters and so entertaining. The narrator did a great job with using a different voice for the characters. A good narrator is so important to any audio book and it brings the story alive. Was interesting having characters from the first two books included.

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Wonderful

I really enjoyed this book. The Lord is very present in Hake's writing. I definately recommend this book.

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A pleasant- not spectacular- listen

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend this audiobook to a friend looking for a fairly light listen in the Christian romance genre. I would make sure that my friend knew what she was getting into, since this book definitely isn't for everyone (or every mood!).

What other book might you compare That Certain Spark to and why?

This book is the fourth in a series by Cathy Marie Hake, preceeded by "Fancy Pants", "Forevermore" and "Whirlwind", all of which take place in the same town in Texas, so I would compare it to its predecessors. They all deal with some fairly heavy issues, such as spousal abuse in "Forevermore" and cancer in this book, but the stories come together with the requisite happily-ever-after for the main characters.

What about Johanna Parker’s performance did you like?

Johanna Parker gave each character a distinct voice, so that it was easy to determine who was speaking when. Unfortunately, as a result, some of the characters sounded a bit ridiculous.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

I wish I could think up a witty line, but that's not my thing! Something about a doctor, prejudice and love sparking in the blacksmith's forge.

Any additional comments?

I would recommend starting the series from the beginning: it's nice to see how characters from previous books are incorporated into successive storylines. The first two books in the series are my favourite by Hake.

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Nice escape

Any additional comments?

I'm about half way through listening to this book and am delighted that I have it. For me, it's a light "read," about a topic I'm fond of (women doctors on the frontier) and is written and read well enough to hold my interest -- not all books are, so this book is a positive for me and I'd certainly recommend it.

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Women’s rights, romance, and mystery western-style

The narrator is excellent. While the romance is good, the story is way too heavy on the ‘women deserve to pursue careers’ theme. Too much of the book focuses on this topic, over and over. Otherwise the story is well done. The characters are very likable.

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Disappointing Narrative

The narrator was very good, however, her style was mismatched for this story. I believe that she would be very, very good with children's storys.

I love just about anything that Cathy Marie Hake writes, but I had to stop midway through the second chapter because the characters seemed so unreal.

I am not giving up though, because I am going to buy the paperback and try again. CMH is one of my all time favorites; besides, I want to see what happens to Lynette.

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This is one I couldn't finish

Too predictable and overly dramatic. I hate it when I can't finish a book I paid for, but I just was not able to get into this one.

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