The Book Blogger Hop/Book Beginnings/ The Friday 56 5/12/2017

I missed last week's Friday posting.  The book, I was reading last Thursday/Friday really did not lend to Book Beginnings/ the Friday 56.  And I read the majority of books on my Kindle, so the question on Book Blogger Hop about reorganizing my bookshelves didn't really apply.

The Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Ramblings of A Coffee-Addicted Writer, Friday 56 is hosted at Freda's Voice and Book Beginnings is hosted by Rose City Reader. The idea is to share a sentence or so from the first page and the 56th page of the book you are currently reading!  Also, I will now also include a brief synopsis.

This week's Book Blogger Hop's question.
If you read a book you ended up hating, would you stay away from future books by that author, or would you give them a second chance?


MY ANSWER:  It depends.  If I had read the author before and liked him/her, I'd just chalk it up to a bad book or one I didn't enjoy; even the best author has one of those occasionally.  If I never read the author before, it still depends.  It depends on why I didn't like the book.  Was it I didn't like the writing style, bad grammar/spelling undeveloped characters or plot, or just not liking that particular story.  There is an exception, I won't read anything by Gillian Flynn or Paula Hawkins or anything that is compared to their books, I just could not stand Gone Girl or Girl on the Train and I know I am in the minority, but we're all different in what we like to read.  

A Brief Synopsis:  This is the summer of Annie Sparks—at least according to her. No more supporting lazy jerks or coddling irresponsible family or taking care of anyone who doesn’t deserve her help. Instead she’s headed to an estate in a remote mountain town, to spend her summer with her boots covered in mud and her hands working the earth. Love is the last thing on her mind.

Nugget is a long way from Logan Jenkins’ old life as a Navy SEAL. But before he starts fresh in the private sector, he receives a bequest from a man he never knew: his biological father. To learn more about his background, Logan makes his way to his late father’s estate, where he is immediately knocked on his heels by an incredible woman with a heart of gold.

Annie’s not looking for a fling, and Logan knows Nugget can’t be forever, so falling in love should be impossible. But when they’re together, time stops, and suddenly the impossible seems like the only thinkable option . . .

Beginning of the Book

The big gate stopped Logan Jenkins in his tracks. He didn't know what he was thinking coming here like this  But his curiosity had gotten the better of him.  A man ought to know where he came from and who his people were, he supposed.  ago, he hadn't given a good goddamn.  Then boom, his life changed with one phone call.

Page 56

The little town served her better than Davis, which over the years had grown to big for her comfort level.  Nugget had a market, gas station, a feed store and two restaurants.  What more did a person need?

My thoughts:  This book 9 in the Nugget series.  It feels so good to revisit this town.  Although this book is the 9th in a series, it can also be a stand alone.  Stacy Finz is starting a new series in July in a town near Nugget.  There will also be a Christmas book out for the Nugget series that I'm excited for.  I love the author's writing style, it feels like a cozy pair of pajamas that you can't wait to get into.