The Potluck Club by Linda Evans Shepherd and Eva Marie EversonI have mixed feelings on this new series. I do like it well enough to plan a trip to the library to pick up book 2.
It seems to me that another publisher/author team is trying to mimic the success of the Yada Yada series. This is another series centering on a church circle of friendship. This series is set in a small town in Colorado. The characters are older. I had a hard time feeling like they even LIKED each other and that this was more than a gossip circle (it's supposed to be a prayer circle). BUT I liked the recipes. I like Deputy Donna's character. I need something besides mystery to read and I'm all caught up in Yada Yada series. I don't like reading sappy romance stories and so this series fits the bill. LOL
I think the differences in the series are that Yada Yada is a diverse group of women, set in a big city and dealing with many of the church issues that I have dealt with in the Air Force. I like the characters. I can put myself and my friends into the characters of the books. This series reminds me of small town church life - and it 's also realistic....I can think back to our time in a small town at a small church and remember those escapades....and this series is also accurate. I just don't find myself wrestling with the issues in this series and often in Yada Yada I DID find the group wrestling with issues with which I myself have had to or am currently wrestling.
I guess I like both series well enough....but I really like Terri Blackstock and Tamar Myer's Penn Dutch much better. LOL
A plus for this series is their online resources. You can go here and find photos of Fresco, CO, recipes, etc.
Another one on the fall reading list.
6 comments:
Magdalena is a favorite on mine too! Do you like the recipes in the Potluck Club better or do you like the Penn Dutch?
I'm not sure yet - I've not tried any potluck ones....I know I liked the crustless quiche from the Goldie series. LOL
I had the same thoughts on The Potluck Club. Interesting enough to continue, but I didn't like them as much as Yada Yada. But now it's not an option anymore--since my new library doesn't carry Potluck!
I agree w/ your review of the Potluck book.
I will probably pick up the next book but I do enjoy the Yada Yada books much more.
One thing I was happy about w/ the Potluck book was at the end the characters did have a change of heart. They seemed to grow closer to the Lord through their circumstances.
Laura
I'm the odd man out. I read Yada Yada and had a hard time enjoying it; not sure why.
But I really like hte Potluck series; I'm hoping to mooch more of them.
We'll all like different books. I did like it enough to get number 2 and 3. LOL I just like Yada Yada better...though I'm thinking in book 2 that the characters are developing a bit more. Yada Yada got off to a slow start for me too. ::snort::
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