1. Book title: Roses by Leila Meacham
2. Words that describe the book: multigenerational saga
3. Settings or characters:
* Howbutker, TX founded by the Toliver, Warwick, and duMont families.
* Mary Toliver, heir to the cotton plantation
* Percy Warwick, heir to his father’s lumber company
4. Things I liked/disliked about the book:
* I liked the cinematic feel to the writing. It was like watching a movie from the 1930s or ’40s – I love that era of sweeping epics.
* I think the author did a great job of making her characters come off the page. Appearances, emotions, actions were quite vivid.
* I thought it became a bit overly dramatic a few times – maybe that’s why it reminded me of a movie.
* I loved that it took me away – this would be a good vacation read.
5. Stars or less: 4/5
Goodreads synopsis (not my review):

I enjoyed this book, too! It would be great to read at the beach, for sure.
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I'm glad you enjoyed it because I brought it home from the library this week and looking forward to reading it.
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I've been eyeing this beauty for a while now…glad you enjoyed it so much. One that I certainly would love to read!
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I like the idea of "cinematic writing!" I know just what you were talking about!
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Thanks for directing me to your review Mary. It sounds good, but I may wait considering the size of the book.
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I hope to read this one later this summer. Being gone for several weeks, I feel like I am so far behind now in reading, reviewing, and blog visiting I really have to get some review books read first. Your review makes me anxious to get to it though. Sounds like a book that you can really immerse yourself in.
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