Where Does Your Heart Lead You to Give?
Thank you to
Dutton Publishing for giving me a copy of The Giving Quilt by Jennifer
Chiaverini. I was given this copy in exchange for an honest review. I received
no financial compensation.
Synopsis:
Sarah and Sylvia
and the other Elm Creek Quilters are getting ready for the Quiltsgiving. This program is where quilters come to make
quilts to give to project Linus. This
year’s groups of quilters are Karen, Pauline, Jocelyn, Michaela, Linea, and
Mona. The readers learn why each quilter
came to this Quiltsgiving and their circumstances. What will each of them take away? Will they be able to finish their quilts in
time?
My
Thoughts:
I enjoyed
the book but was also disappointed. I
requested it because I read The Wedding Quilt for a website that I reviewed for
at the time. I thought this was a good
way to get into the Elm Creek Quilters series.
The Giving Quilt made the readers feel like they are classmates learning
about quilting. I had hoped that there
would be more about the members of Elm Creek Quilt Guild. I also visited the author’s website and one
of the frequently asked questions (FAQ) is what order to read the series. When I read the Wedding Quilt both of Sarah’s
children were grown. Then this book that
followed the children are little again.
I guess you could consider this a positive that the series is non-linear. Then readers would definitely want to know
what the order of this series is. The
book was written well. The plot was a
little predictable after reading about the first one hundred pages. Readers will l want to know more about these
classmates and what will happen next.
The Giving Quilt
features a good cause giving to Project Linus! I just am unsure
that I would read more.
Rating:
4/5
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