8 Sandpiper Way (Cedar Cove Series #8) Book

Okay, one star is harsh; maybe it's more of a 1.5. This was another LJK Book Club read (i.e. I had no choice). I don't really see the appeal; the author uses formulaic situations and stereotypical characters, rather than real character development, to elicit sympathy from the reader. Evidently this is one in a series, so perhaps many readers are already familiar with the characters, but there didn't seem to be any real depth. It doesn't help that there are simply too many characters, which makes it difficult to develop real feeling for any of them. Furthermore, the beginning and end seemed random and abrupt, not part of a narrative arc. Finally, the cover doesn't match the book at all; it looks like spring or summer, when the book itself takes place in November. Overall, a boring and intellectually empty attempt at rendering small-town life. Eh.