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book_concierge's review
1.0
I was SOOOoo disappointed in this book. It lacks any of the power of the earlier books. The Characters are mostly all here, but the book just lacks focus. NOT recommended for anyone. If I could give it ZERO stars, I would.
bethanyybradshaw's review
2.0
The ya-ya's are growing and even have their grandchildren in the tribe now. There are stories of every generation and the deep connectedness between every member of the family tree. Teensy, Caro, Necie, and Vivi have created quite the conundrum of a family and never fail to keep things interesting. We discover stories from the founding of the ya-ya's, a grandchild being kidnapped in a video store, and even a Christmas party with the entire gang.
I wasn't a big fan of this one. The stories felt so random and there was no clear plot. Nothing was really related at all and no loose ends were tied up (because there were none to begin with). I actually liked the beginning when it was just the four original ya-ya's and laughed a lot at their childhood shenanigans. But as we branched out to other generations, the story got lost on me and I lost most of my interest. The only thing that kept me going was that this was the only book at school with me.
I wasn't a big fan of this one. The stories felt so random and there was no clear plot. Nothing was really related at all and no loose ends were tied up (because there were none to begin with). I actually liked the beginning when it was just the four original ya-ya's and laughed a lot at their childhood shenanigans. But as we branched out to other generations, the story got lost on me and I lost most of my interest. The only thing that kept me going was that this was the only book at school with me.
jgintrovertedreader's review against another edition
3.0
Not as good as Divine Secrets, but better than Little Altars. Quite honestly, I don't remember a whole lot about it and I've read it much more recently than the other two.
katemoxie's review
2.0
First half is sometimes laugh out loud funny. Then there's a "blip" of a couple of chapters ("Bruised Plantings") that are "what the heck?" I couldn't get through the last few chapters fast enough -- suddenly all these other relatives that hadn't been mentioned before. Appreciated the family trees of the original Ya-Ya's or I'd have been totally lost as to who was whom. It felt as if there was a big gap in the story line.
mmatthews1208's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
amibunk's review
4.0
This sequel was better than the original book, I thought. But then, I'm a sucker for Baylor.
thursday48's review
2.0
This book is better than "Little Altars Everywhere" and follows a timeline better but still lacks the outside storyline to justify the flashback/plot progression.
Since I just finished all three I'm going to cover the series all really quick.
Little Altars Everywhere is a terrible start to a series, at this point you don't know the characters and don't have a reason to care about them, the story line isn't there. It, like Ya-ya's in Bloom, is all about the side characters and relationships, as well as building the childhood issues that explain why Sidda goes on her sabbatical in Divine Secrets. While this is somewhat interesting in the way of building a more 3d character, neither book adds much to the overall story. As a reader we can understand how having an alcoholic mother and suffering abuse at her hand would cause some issue in your relationship with her and anyone else, we do not need 2 books of abuses and happy times to see why this would make it hard for Sidda to have a normal life. There is little conflict to overcome in Little Altars Everywhere or Ya-ya's in Bloom, leaving the readers to ask why they care.
I read that Wells said these books are not a memoir, however with the way that the first and third book in this series read I really have to wonder how much is fact and not fiction.
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Since I just finished all three I'm going to cover the series all really quick.
Little Altars Everywhere is a terrible start to a series, at this point you don't know the characters and don't have a reason to care about them, the story line isn't there. It, like Ya-ya's in Bloom, is all about the side characters and relationships, as well as building the childhood issues that explain why Sidda goes on her sabbatical in Divine Secrets. While this is somewhat interesting in the way of building a more 3d character, neither book adds much to the overall story. As a reader we can understand how having an alcoholic mother and suffering abuse at her hand would cause some issue in your relationship with her and anyone else, we do not need 2 books of abuses and happy times to see why this would make it hard for Sidda to have a normal life. There is little conflict to overcome in Little Altars Everywhere or Ya-ya's in Bloom, leaving the readers to ask why they care.
I read that Wells said these books are not a memoir, however with the way that the first and third book in this series read I really have to wonder how much is fact and not fiction.
2
banrions's review
2.0
I feel like Rebecca Wells is sort of a one trick pony. I really liked Divine Secrets, and I mostly liked Little Alters (I read them out of order), And to me this felt like the same story being told. I like the characters, but it just seems to repetitive, they don't change or evolve that much.
misty189's review
2.0
I didn't find this to be nearly as compelling as Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood. My advice would be to skip it.