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Celia Bonaduce

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Tiny House in the Trees by Celia Bonaduce takes us to Cobb, Kentucky. Molly McGinnis is working on her master’s thesis in civil engineering while waitressing at Crabby’s Restaurant. It is a constant struggle with money, and Molly is three months in arrears on her rent. Then the owner of Crabby’s decides to close the business and Molly is out of job. She is thankful when dreamboat Quinn Casey offers her a position at his Christmas tree farm. Molly is hoping the trees will provide inspiration for her thesis project and that Quinn will see her in a different light. She has had a crush on Quinn, but Molly has trouble talking when he is around. Bale Barrett owns Bale’s Tiny Dreams and enjoys bouncing ideas off Molly for his tiny homes. Bale has fallen for Molly, but she only sees him as a friend. When Molly and her African Grey parrot, Galileo find themselves homeless, she decides to take up residence in one of Bale’s tiny homes without asking his permission. Molly is making progress of on her thesis project thanks to Bale when tragedy strikes. To find out what happens to Molly, pick up Tiny House in the Trees.

While Tiny House in the Trees is the third A Tiny House Novel, it can be read alone. Each book focuses on a different woman and a tiny house. I thought the book contained good writing and steady pacing. Molly is a unique individual who has too many ideas for her thesis and has trouble focusing on the project at hand. She is supposed to graduate in June, but Molly keeps making changes to her thesis project which is not a hit with Professor Cambridge (a member of her thesis committee). When she finds herself homeless, she comes up with various solutions. Molly is her own worst enemy (her antics made me cringe). She acted more like a teenager than a woman in her 20s (she has growing up to do). I was happy to see her grow as a person. The two men in the story are opposites (of course). Quinn has a lackadaisical attitude towards work and prefers to spend his time gambling and flirting with women. Bale is a hardworking man who creates unique tiny homes that he displays at conventions around the country. He has fallen in love with Molly, but she sees him as a friend. Bale would like to move forward with his life, but Molly ends up in his backyard needing help. I enjoyed the descriptions of Bale’s creative tiny homes. I was not a fan, though, of Molly’s foul mouthed bird, Galileo. I could have done without the foul language. Tiny House in the Trees is a light-hearted, cute romance novel.
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Kris_Anderson | Nov 27, 2018 |
Tiny House on the Hill by Celia Bonaduce is A Tiny House Novel. Clarisse “Summer” Murray is twenty-eight years old and has decided to make some big changes. Summer has quit her job, sold her condo, and commissioned a tiny house in the shape of a caboose. After shrinking a cashmere sweater in the wash and discovering she cannot unshrink it, Summer explores felting. She is going to felt sweaters, make them into purses, and sell them at craft shows while traveling around the continental United States (let’s forget that she does not know how to sew). Then she receives a call from her grandmother, Queenie asking her to come home to Cat’s Paw, Washington to help with the family bakery, Dough Z Dough. Summer packs up Big Red (her new truck), leaves most of her belonging behind (her neighbor, Lynnie will dispose of them for her) and heads to Kentucky to pick up her new tiny home. Bale Barrett, of Bale’s Tiny Dreams, has her new home ready to go. After having dinner with Bale and making plans to meet in Seattle in a few weeks, Summer starts her new life as a tiny home owner with her dog, Shortie. Summer has not been home in ten years since her heart was broken by bakery manager, Keefe Devlin. She is hoping to fix whatever is wrong with the bakery, and quickly head off on her adventure. But her grandmother’s odd behavior puts a wrinkle in her plans (just the first of several). Summer must discover what is bothering Queenie and (finally) deal with her unresolved feelings toward Keefe.

Tiny House on the Hill is a light-hearted romance novel (which was not what I expected). The story is easy to read and has a steady pace. I liked Shortie (he was a cutie). I just felt the story was a little cheesy (silly too). Summer put more research into how Shortie should travel in the truck, then her journey (tiny homes are not accepted everywhere plus she should have done test drive’s before embarking out on the open road). Summer fantasizes romance with her tiny home builder (she met him once) and then gets jealous of Keefe being around his old girlfriend, Evie (really, after ten years). Summer ogles, flirts and thinks too much about Bale and Keefe (reminded me of a sixteen-year-old girls reminisces). My rating for Tiny House on the Hill is 3 out of 5 stars. The story had the expected ending (which was a little rushed). I did appreciate the attention brought to suffers of celiac disease (my own sister has this issue). Summer’s tiny house sounded adorable. I have (like many people) watched the shows on these portable, tiny homes (my books would not fit into 220 square feet). Lynnie provided some comic relief. If you are wanting a light, humorous romantic story to read, then check out Tiny House on the Hill.
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Kris_Anderson | 1 andere bespreking | May 11, 2018 |
First of all, 64 square feet of living space for you and your everything? I could not imagine. I just helped my friend move from a 3600 square foot house into a 46 foot RV and I was having trouble thinking about that life. I'm sorry, I don't care how much you like the person your living with, you still need space away from time to time. Not that Vivien had that problem as she bought the house for herself and herself only. So she thought. Ha!!

This was a little too cutesy at times, for me, and definitely cheesy throughout, I did enjoy the read though. A fun little adventure that I did find enjoyable.

I loved Priscilla's questions and remarks about the working of cell phones. "Can two people read the menu on Google at once?" Ha!! Although her reasoning did make total sense from someone who had never seen one before.

A great little story that I know because of that little, tiny house, I will not forget.

Thanks to Kensington Books and Net Galley for providing me with a free e-galley in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.
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debkrenzer | Apr 3, 2018 |
Tiny House on the Hill (A Tiny House Novel #1) by Celia Bonaduce

Summer leaves her job in Connecticut, buys a tiny house (shaped like a caboose) and plans on traveling the country. She and her tiny dog Shortie are ready for adventure. Then her grandmother calls asking her to come to Washington (State) and help her with her bakery. Reluctantly she decides to go and help. Summer now must face come to terms with her past, if she wants to move on in the future.

A fast paced exciting read. I liked Summer, she is complicated, with inner turmoil. She has to confront situations, her feelings and her present situation, which at times is not an easy task. Add her quirky, strong willed grandmother, makes this an unpredictable fun read. Overall I enjoyed Tiny House on the Hill and feel others will as well. A perfect "beach read".

*I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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SheriAWilkinson | 1 andere bespreking | Jul 25, 2017 |

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13
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