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63rd out of 94 books
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95 voters
Twisted Creek
by
Jodi Thomas (Goodreads Author)
Bad luck has been biting at Allie Daniel's heels all her life, so when she inherits a café in a small Texas lake community she's sure there's a catch. But Allie decides to move and brings her grandmother along, since the café gives Nana a chance to do what she loves best-cook. As Allie settles in, she soon discovers that she's not alone anymore-and that sometimes, the only...more
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
April 1st 2008
by Berkley
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Jul 02, 2011
Lisa Kay
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4 of 5 stars
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★★★★✩ Ms. Thomas sets a different tone here from her regular books and it worked for me. I love small town lovin’ and this one was very small, just a rundown lake community. JT changes back and forth from first person POV to third person narrative, and it threw me a bit the first time, but I got used to it. Especially since it is so well written.
Twenty-six year old Allie Daniels, abandoned by her teenage mother when she was three, has inherited a lakeside store cum café outside Lubbock, Texas,...more
This is an amazing book. It's listed as romance but I'd actually call it "women's fiction" because, although Allie and Luke fall in love, the story is about Allie and the people of the community and not about the romance. There are no sex scenes in this book, which is partly why I'm so surprised I loved it. It's just a sweet, beautiful, touching story about a strong young woman and her Nana finding a place to grow and belong.
A community of misfits comes together and becomes a family. The story i...more
A community of misfits comes together and becomes a family. The story i...more
In this book, the tone of the writing matched the characters and setting to a degree that made reading it a great escapist experience because it gave the imaginary world a color very different from my everyday life.
After reading it, I felt that the themes were more interesting than the plot for this book. The last line of the book says something about how all of life isn't lived in the present, some of it is lived in the heart.
By this, the author appears to mean that memories of the past are n...more
After reading it, I felt that the themes were more interesting than the plot for this book. The last line of the book says something about how all of life isn't lived in the present, some of it is lived in the heart.
By this, the author appears to mean that memories of the past are n...more
Jan 20, 2009
Cindy
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone who is in the mood for a feel good story!
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In Jodi Thomas’ Twisted Creek, bad luck magnet Allie Daniels can’t believe there isn’t some catch to her inheriting a tiny café in a small Texas lake community. She brings along her grandmother who loves to cook, and is surprised to find an odd assortment of people to fill her tables and add much-needed money to her pocketbook. But it’s the enigmatic drifter who strips naked and races the moon across the lake that makes her start to believe that her luck might have changed after all.
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Very engaging book - the perfect book for light beach reading.
This is the first Jodi Thomas book I've read, and was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. The writing isn't top-notch, but Thomas has a way of drawing you in with some of her phrases and one liners. In places throughout the book, I actually got a bit weepy.
Unlike most reviewers, I found the switch from first to third person narration a bit jarring, but I can understand why Thomas did it, and concede it did help develop the...more
This is the first Jodi Thomas book I've read, and was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. The writing isn't top-notch, but Thomas has a way of drawing you in with some of her phrases and one liners. In places throughout the book, I actually got a bit weepy.
Unlike most reviewers, I found the switch from first to third person narration a bit jarring, but I can understand why Thomas did it, and concede it did help develop the...more
My aunt wrote this book, and I proofread it for her. Of all her books that I've read, this is the best I think. Not a straight 'genre' romance; more modern, less steamy. A fun read. Should be out sometime next year.
This is quite an interesting book. In some ways it was like two books, at first it was quirky with mysterious characters doing really odd things, but as the characters began to grow on me it became a more conventional book about people who didn't quite fit in.
Allie, a young woman who is used to things going south on her, inherits a general store in a small remote lake community in Texas. It's run down but having never had anything in her life to call her own she grabs it with both hands and she...more
Allie, a young woman who is used to things going south on her, inherits a general store in a small remote lake community in Texas. It's run down but having never had anything in her life to call her own she grabs it with both hands and she...more
Discovered Jodi Thomas w/this book, and immediately ordered up another !
Twisted Creek has a plotline almost as twisted. Allie, a down-on-her-luck young woman, runs out of options and Shazam ! inherits a small cafe in TX, so, taking Nana with her, they head out for what seems to be the only choice, and there face many choices ... most of which result in fun reading.
To say I liked this book would not be sufficient. I loved the storyline, the characters, and the setting. Oughta be a Hallmark movie...more
Twisted Creek has a plotline almost as twisted. Allie, a down-on-her-luck young woman, runs out of options and Shazam ! inherits a small cafe in TX, so, taking Nana with her, they head out for what seems to be the only choice, and there face many choices ... most of which result in fun reading.
To say I liked this book would not be sufficient. I loved the storyline, the characters, and the setting. Oughta be a Hallmark movie...more
I really liked this story. Thomas made the characters believable and likable. Allie & Nana are struggling, moving constantly looking for work. When Allie inherits a house/cafe on Twisted Creek, she knows it is a mistake but goes anyway. Once there she falls in love with the place and the people. When her mother comes in and tries to take it away, she fights with a backing of Luke, the mysterious drifter who is always around. Add in the mystery of drug dealing and who Uncle Jefferson is and w...more
This was a good book.
I'm a big fan of small town/community stories and this is one of those. I loved getting to know the people or the Nesters of Twisted Creek but most of all, I really enjoyed getting to know Allie. I thought she was a great heroine and I enjoyed watching her find her feet in this new town with her Nana at her side.
Throughout the entire book, I kept wondering just who Uncle Jefferson was because Allie didn't know him. Was it a mistake? Is Allie's bad luck going to come back and...more
I'm a big fan of small town/community stories and this is one of those. I loved getting to know the people or the Nesters of Twisted Creek but most of all, I really enjoyed getting to know Allie. I thought she was a great heroine and I enjoyed watching her find her feet in this new town with her Nana at her side.
Throughout the entire book, I kept wondering just who Uncle Jefferson was because Allie didn't know him. Was it a mistake? Is Allie's bad luck going to come back and...more
This was a sweet-hearted book I enjoyed a lot. The heroine has never had anything somebody didn't try to take away from her--and that somebody was usually her mother. Except for her grandmother. Her grandmother loves her unconditionally, and the heroine would do anything for her Nana. Like give up her dream of teaching school to come home and help support her after her grandfather dies. They've been struggling along from one minimum wage job to the next, until she gets a letter that she's inheri...more
As I was reading this I realized I had read it before. So the one thing that struck me the most is that while I liked this book it had not made me want to devour all Jodi Thomas books like the first in the Harmony series has. I think it is a good example of a writer progressing in her craft. I can see elements of her style in this one that I really like in her later books. Good chance she will just get better and better.
Allie and Nana were such wonderful characters! The author told the story in such a way that it made me wish I was there as part of the community. She did a gread job of creating an interesting cast of "locals." I enjoyed the storyline so much that I wished it would have just kept going. Just the right combination of romance, mystery and hope. Definitely would recommend this book.
Jodi weaves stories about everyday characters who find themselves in extraordinary circumstances. I love her Texas settings, and in Twisted Creek, you can almost smell the just-caught catfish from the lake of the dying lake community. When Allie Daniels inherits a cafe from an uncle she didn't know existed, she moves there with her grandmother, just happy to have a place to call home. It soon becomes apparent that secrets abound and love is in the air. Terrific summer read.
What a wonderful book. I admit to being unhappy when I realized it was in first person (not my favorite), but it worked. And everything in 1st person was from Allie's perspective. Everything from Luke's POV was in 3rd person. Such a great way to present the story. I loved how Allie slowly got her dreams back, and how the Nesters grew to become a family. Wonderful.
After years of being bounced from pillar to post, Allie yearns for a real home for Nana and herself. When a message arrives that an unknown relative has left her a house in his last will, they head out for Twisted Creek, Texas where she will find danger, a family of sorts and her heart's desire. A warm and cozy read; I look forward to finding more Jodi Thomas Texas jewels.
I really enjoyed this right from the start. I don't usually read too romantic fiction but this was more romantic suspense, without too much detail on the romance side. More of a friendship blossoming under life and death struggles. I think I will read more of her mainstream fiction - the Texan series sounds too mushy!!!
This was the first Jodi Thomas book I read. I love the way she blends romance, mystery and just plain everyday life into a heartwarming read that you can't put down. She manages to to give the reader small details that truly define the characters and make us care.
I've a read a few other by her. I always end up feeling warm and at home when reading them. I liked the story but in all honesty it took me a while... it was a little broken but all turned out o.k. in the end. Would have liked to see more with Luke's character.
Enjoyable story about a bunch of lovely people considered misfits by many of those around them. They come together to form a group of friends or family while banding together to save their community and each other from the threats against it.
Again, it wasn't a bad story but there's something missing. It's like she hints at things but it's never enough to really flesh the story out and get me engaged. Decent characters, decent plot but everything felt very surface level.
I really like Jodi Thomas and this was a sweet story. Thomas always has lots of complicated characters, which I enjoy; however I had a more difficult time falling for the characters is this book...it was still a nice little book.
TWISTED CREEK is set near Lubbock, where I grew up. Jodi Thomas delivers a wonderful story about the responsibilities we have to family and to one another. Friends can also become family. I love this book and will reread it.
I really enjoyed this book. Dr B, turned me on to this author. I will now read all her books. Whats not to love, romance, Texas, small community. This reminds me of the Virgin River series by Robyn Carr.
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Well worth the read. It had dirty cops, drug dealers, undercover agents, bit of intrigue, and a bunch of outcasts who eventually become a family and a girl who's nana is more her mother than nana. Excellent read!!
This was my first book I read by Ms. Thomas. I LOVED IT! IT was great, and everyone that I loanded it to loved it as well. In fact, I started buying up all the Jodi THomas books I could find!
This was my first from this author. I enjoyed it, but I think it could have used a LOT more romance for a romance novel. But it did keep me intrigued enough to keep reading.
I liked this. Never read anything before by Jodi Thomas, but this one was a pleasant surprise. Well written characters, a mystery, and a romance to boot. I would read more by her.
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