My rating:
add to my books
Loading...
Twenty Wishes (Blossom Street #5)
What Anne Marie Roche wants is to find happiness again. At thirty-eight, she's childless, a recent widow, "alone." She owns a successful bookstore on Seattle's Blossom Street, but despite her accomplishments, there's a feeling of emptiness.
On Valentine's Day, Anne Marie and several other widows get together to celebrate..."hope." They each begin a list
...moreMass Market Paperbound, 392 pages
Published
April 1st 2009
by Mira Books
(first published January 1st 2008)
There is a good chance some of your friends read this book. Sign in to see!
sign in »
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
This book is currently not featured on any Listopia lists.
Add this book to your favorite list »
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
5,856)
CIP: What do you want most in the world?
Anne Marie Roche wants to find happiness again. At 38 her life s not what she d expected--she s childless, a recent widow, alone. She owns a successful bookstore on Seattle s Blossom Street, but despite her accomplishments, there s a feeling of emptiness.
On Valentine s Day, Anne Marie and several other widows get together to celebrate...what? Hope, possibility, the future. They each begin a list of twenty wishes, things they always ...more
Anne Marie Roche wants to find happiness again. At 38 her life s not what she d expected--she s childless, a recent widow, alone. She owns a successful bookstore on Seattle s Blossom Street, but despite her accomplishments, there s a feeling of emptiness.
On Valentine s Day, Anne Marie and several other widows get together to celebrate...what? Hope, possibility, the future. They each begin a list of twenty wishes, things they always ...more
I haven't read a Debbie Macomber book in quite a while, and I was pleased with this one. It talks about four widows creating a list of twenty wishes. That are supposed to help them get back to living life. As someone currently dealing with a death in my family it was a great way to remember not to dwell on it, and to remember to keep living your life.
view 2 comments
At the annual Christmas party of the Sisters of the Sauna, the conversation turned to books as it often does. Our hostess, an excellent storyteller, said that she had read this book and it changed her life. She said that she had begun practicing random a acts of kindness with suprising outcomes. As my antenna is always scaniing the conversations of my friends for great books, I decided to search for it. I secretly hoped it wasn't one of those selfhelp books preach about changing my gutterbou...more
Asia Snow
rated it
·
review of another edition
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
for something light and quick
Recommended to Asia by:
No one
Don’t read a book just because it says “#1 New York Times Bestselling Author” on the cover. Actually it was nice to read something that went so quick, I didn’t have to think about and had tonz of romantic ideals in it. Isn’t life lovely?
I picked this book up within the small amount of choices within the BookMobile. It’s our only library experience currently. We visit it when it comes to our neighborhood once every other week.
Why don’t they put the number on a book...more
I picked this book up within the small amount of choices within the BookMobile. It’s our only library experience currently. We visit it when it comes to our neighborhood once every other week.
Why don’t they put the number on a book...more
After reading the first chapter, I wasn't sure if I would like this book or not, but I kept reading and it turned out to be really cute and good. Kind of cheesy and predictable, but most of her books are. It's about four women who are widows and they decided to make a 20 Wishes list, kind of like the girl's version of The Bucket List. They write down all the things they want to do that they haven't done before, like go to Paris, or buy a fancy new car, or dance around barefoot in the rain. What ...more
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
click here.
bookczuk
rated it
·
review of another edition
·
review of another edition
Recommended to bookczuk by:
cheryl jones (reggiesgirl)
Shelves:
bookcrossing,
read-on-recommendation
This was one of the last books bumma was reading, and while she didn't have the strength to finish it, the idea of a group of widows meeting made her wistful. She lost her beloved 28 years ago today, which would have been their 68th anniversary, and never loved another man. She told me once that she thought when my dad first died, that she might remarry, because she was so young. But she soon realized she had no interest in finding another man. She found other passions in her life: grandchi...more
Michelle
rated it
·
review of another edition
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
women over 30
Recommended to Michelle by:
N/A
The story was incredibly predictable and really sappy almost all the way through. It reads a lot like "Twilight" - a good book to turn your brain off while reading but definitely NOT great literature. I disliked that the book hardly mentioned the characters from The Shop on Blossom Street . Lydia, whom I happened to like a lot and figured the rest of the series would center on, was only mentioned in passing. She had NO major role in this story. I found that to be pretty disappointing....more
I really liked this book. It made me realize that no matter what happens you shouldn't give up hope or stop wishing.
I like the fact that Debbie Macomber is able to weave characters that have flaws and problems just like the rest of us but they aren't so over the top that you don't believe them.
She also gives you updates about characters in previous Bloomsom Street books and works them into the story. It was like hanging out with old friends and making new ones.
I like the fact that Debbie Macomber is able to weave characters that have flaws and problems just like the rest of us but they aren't so over the top that you don't believe them.
She also gives you updates about characters in previous Bloomsom Street books and works them into the story. It was like hanging out with old friends and making new ones.
Part of the Blossom Street series, this is my first Debbie Macomber book. It did drag significantly in the beginning; I thought I would read my self-required 50 pages before abandoning the book. However, the action picked up and I was happy to finish the tale. Seattleite Ann Marie and several other widows see each other socially quite often and they each make a list of twenty wishes, things they wish for or want to do. It’s difficult for them to come up with the requisite number because some...more
This was a surprisingly good book. Years ago, I used to read everything by Debbie Macomber and stopped though I can't remember why. I think it's when I discovered paranormal romance and Debbie's writing no longer appealed. I needed to read something by her for an author of the month challenge so when I saw this audiobook, I jumped on it. It reminded me why I enjoyed her stuff in the past. This is part of the Blossom Street series and though definitely chick-lit, it was very much a tear-jerker...more
Twenty Wishes....If you decided to write down twenty wishes, what would they be?
On Valentine's Day, Anne Marie Roche invites three other recent widows to come
to a party at her book store. During the party she suggests that they each
come up with twenty wishes and the others agree.
Anne Marie is only 38 years old. Her greatest wish in life is to have a child
of her own, but now that wish seems futile. She's forgotten how to laugh, how
to sing, and ...more
On Valentine's Day, Anne Marie Roche invites three other recent widows to come
to a party at her book store. During the party she suggests that they each
come up with twenty wishes and the others agree.
Anne Marie is only 38 years old. Her greatest wish in life is to have a child
of her own, but now that wish seems futile. She's forgotten how to laugh, how
to sing, and ...more
Another list book! I am a list-maker myself, but I wouldn't have read these three books (including "The Next Thing on My List," the best of this bunch) if I weren't intrigued by the plot description as a whole. In the case of this book, my mom suggested it as a gift, and I complied. Shortly thereafter, I saw the BoCD at the library. Of course. But I picked it up to remind myself of the plot and got interested.
My mom loves the author. That may sound like hyperbole, but ... ...more
My mom loves the author. That may sound like hyperbole, but ... ...more
This book is about three or four ladies out to fulfill their wishes. Mostly it's about Anne Marie, a widow who is looking for love, or at least for something to make her life more meaningful. As she goes on her journey, two of her friends begin romances. The book jumps from one lady's story to another's, checking in to see the highlights of each one's life.
Anne Marie runs a bookstore on Blossom Street. We've visited this neighborhood before, having read other books about the l...more
Anne Marie runs a bookstore on Blossom Street. We've visited this neighborhood before, having read other books about the l...more
This book has actually changed my life. It is a novel about making goals for yourself in your life. I loved it. I actually made a 20 wishes list for myself and have completed one wish so far. It makes me excited to try new things in life and remember some of the goals I have had in life.
Unfortunately, I really didn't like this book. I tried to, I was listening to it and got into the second CD before I had to stop. Part of the problem is that I had just finished listening to "Driftless" and I forced myself to finish that one because I wanted to see what that book was like. It was a fellow Wisconsin author, so I wanted to support the author by reading the book. So when I picked out Debbie Macomber's book, not knowing anything about this author and I just couldn't make m...more
Fans of Debbie Macomber won't be disappointed in twenty wishes. In some instances it seemed as if she was trying to hard to push the meaningful, but for the most part it was a delightful, light read. If you are expecting something along the lines of The Bucket List you won't find it here.
It was predictable, a little cheesy, if you read any of her other books you know to expect that. I love the premise of writing down your "wishes" instead of goals, but I didn't get any gre...more
It was predictable, a little cheesy, if you read any of her other books you know to expect that. I love the premise of writing down your "wishes" instead of goals, but I didn't get any gre...more
This would have to be one of my favorite in the Blossom Street Book Series.
1. The Shop on Blossom Street
2. The Good Yarn
3. Susannah's Garden
4. Back on Blossom Street
5. Twenty Wishes
I fell in love with the characters. I can't wait for the next book.
1. The Shop on Blossom Street
2. The Good Yarn
3. Susannah's Garden
4. Back on Blossom Street
5. Twenty Wishes
I fell in love with the characters. I can't wait for the next book.
Absolutely wonderful addition to the Blossom Street series. The new charecters in the bookstore, the return of old favorite characters, and the connections they make with each other. A group of ladies who have one thing in common, being a widow, set out to make the best of a Valentines Day alone. The idea of making a list of 20 wishes is joking tossed about, then they all decide to do that very thing.
Debbie Macober is such a creative writter that is able to make each persons wishes real, ...more
Debbie Macober is such a creative writter that is able to make each persons wishes real, ...more
Still travelling, but I have small slips of time where I can read for a moment or three. Finished this book on the short flight from Turin to Munich this afternoon.
Debbie Macomber is another of my favourite authors. So far I have enjoyed every one of her books and have not yet been disappointed with her touching stories. I love the idea of making a list of wishes and taking actions to make them come true. Some occur by happenstance, but I think the desire has to be there and you hav...more
Debbie Macomber is another of my favourite authors. So far I have enjoyed every one of her books and have not yet been disappointed with her touching stories. I love the idea of making a list of wishes and taking actions to make them come true. Some occur by happenstance, but I think the desire has to be there and you hav...more
An interesting book that has many surprises. It was great to see how each person's story unfolded. Many great lessons to learn, among them were forgiveness and to look beyond the obvious.
This book was my second read of Debbie Macomber's, and I really was pleasantly surprised by how different the two novels were. At times, I can get in a rut when reading the same author over and over again - and the plots, characters, and endings become predictable. The two books I read by Macomber were incredibly different, even though they both would be classified as romance. Sooner or Later was a romantic, action/mystery novel. Twenty Wishes was both a fun romance and a study of women (or ...more
Doreen
rated it
·
review of another edition
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
any woman looking for a quick read that is warm, touching and sweet.
Recommended to Doreen by:
Easy Readers bookclub, specifically Iris
Finished this book in a less than 24 hour period. Truly an easy read, but thoroughly enjoyable. The story follows a group of women, all widows, through about a year of their lives. At one gathering, they decide to write down 20 wishes...not goals, just things they wish they had or wish that they could do. These wishes are incorporated into the year of this story. It's a feel-good book. Yes, it's sappy....Yes, it's fairly predictable....However, for all its sappiness and predictability, the...more
I picked this up when I was a guest in someone's home and couldn't find anything else light to read. It's not a great book but it's not terrible either. It will appeal to the crowd that Debbie Macomber is writing about, ladies over 35 who like to knit. Ok, that's an over simplification, but you get the idea. This book is a fluffy guilty pleasure. Some people will love it (if they can relate to or like the characters) and some people won't. I didn't love it, but I finished it.
Yo...more
Yo...more
I listened to this one during a few weeks of heavy driving time and really enjoyed it. A group of widows gather on Valentine's Day and end up talking about all the things they've wanted to do and never done--their "Twenty Wishes" lists. Ultimately this is a story about continuing to live and hope and dream after a life-changing loss. In the convenient way of novels, as soon as these wishes crystalize, opportunities are presented to begin living them, but not in the way any of the chara...more
An easy read story about a group of women taking a knitting class and deciding each to make a list of the 20 things they wanted most in life. One of these was a young widow who wanted love back in her life. Takes her through a whole process of loneliness, seeking help from friends, volunteering at a school, helping out an abused youngster, becoming a foster parent for the youngster and then formally adopting her. Was very interesting to follow the process leading to the adoption but also the emo...more
This was I booked I lucked out on. I had never heard of it, but picked it up anyway. It is about 4 widows that get together on Valentines, and decide to make 20 wishes, (not to be confused with goals). It was fun as they each became committed to their wishes that the wish would bring them so much joy. Ann Marie (one of the widows) decided to volunteer in an elementary school and have lunch with an 8 year old girl, which turns out to be so much more. This an easy read but so enjoyable. I lo...more
I've been reading all Debbie Macomber's books in her 'Blossom Street Series' for the past few weeks and have really been enjoying them. This latest book, TWENTY WISHES, has been the best by far. The way the characters are woven together in sometimes the smallest of ways makes you realize that even in your own community that you touch the lives of others, even others you don't know. Two of the characters in TWENTY WISHES, Ellen (an 8 year old child) and Anne Marie (a widowed book store owner),...more
I'm giving the book 3.5 stars. It isn't a great book, but it is what it advertises itself as. It is a fun, light read. And I enjoyed it, and I suggest it for someone who likes romantic books. The main character doesn't have a traditional romance in this book, although several of the secondary characters do.
The second reason to read the book is to get an introduction to the idea of Twenty Wishes. The concept is that if you write down what you want, you connect to what you want, and al...more
The second reason to read the book is to get an introduction to the idea of Twenty Wishes. The concept is that if you write down what you want, you connect to what you want, and al...more
It's not that this was an amazing book, but that it got me thinking about MY twenty wishes. I've been trying to formulate a way to make my goals come true for a few years now, and this felt really accessible. I've been talking to several friends, and we're making our wishes gradually, and helping each other see how to make them happen. For example, I've started saying to the universe now that I'm going to India in 2011 - and it looks like it's going to happen. So, this book was a great cataly...more
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A good book to read | 34 | 47 | Jul 12, 2011 03:05pm |
Readers Also Enjoyed
Debbie Macomber is a best-selling American author of over 150 romance novels and contemporary women's fiction. Over sixty million copies of her books are in print throughout the world, and one, 'This Matter of Marriage', became a made-for-tv-movie in 1998. Macomber was the inaugural winner of the fan-voted Quill Award for romance in 2005 and has been awarded a Romance Writers of America RITA A...more
More about Debbie Macomber...
Share This Book
No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »
