The Bluebonnet Battle
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- Author：Carolyn Brown
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Reviews
Lou
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A delightful tale of a feud and a romance。 Sometimes love takes over where bitterness reigns。 And overcomes the bad to become the good。 Sweet story。
Gloria ~ mzglorybe
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3。5 starsThis is Southern women’s fiction。 Author Carolyn Brown’s inimitable style prevails in this small town story。 It’s a Hatfield & McCoy type 30-yr feud that affects the budding romance of two people from each side of the battle lines between Aunt Liddy and nasty Mathilda。 Liddy hates Mathilda with good reason， and Mathilda hates Liddy just because she’s a selfish and mean person。 Ms Brown’s characters are numerous and thrown at you right at the get-go， but don’t fear， you’ll get them strai 3。5 starsThis is Southern women’s fiction。 Author Carolyn Brown’s inimitable style prevails in this small town story。 It’s a Hatfield & McCoy type 30-yr feud that affects the budding romance of two people from each side of the battle lines between Aunt Liddy and nasty Mathilda。 Liddy hates Mathilda with good reason， and Mathilda hates Liddy just because she’s a selfish and mean person。 Ms Brown’s characters are numerous and thrown at you right at the get-go， but don’t fear， you’ll get them straightened out in no time。 and her southern sense of humor shines。 Sit yourself down for a spell in Bluebonnet， TX and get acquainted with this cast of characters。 It’s a fast， entertaining read， and oh， there’s lemon pie！… and recipes… my favorite！My thanks to publishers Montlake， via NetGalley for the e-arc provided for my reading enjoyment and unbiased review。 Get your copy March 8， 2022 at your favorite retailer。 。。。more
Jo
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It’s a bit of a slow burn to start with but its worth persevering - it develops into a good ol southern style storyline， ups and downs， twists and turns and a feel good factor。
Diane
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The Bluebonnet Battle by Carolyn Brown is a quirky story that is layered with southern charm， humor， and emotions。 Liddy Latham is well known for making the best lemon pies in Bonnet， Texas。 She also holds pride of place as the community person who organizes the meals for bereaved families。 Libby's family has an ongoing feud with the wealthy Matilda Monroe。 When a death in the community sparks a huge clash between Liddy and Matilda， more characters are brought into the story。 There is a scene la The Bluebonnet Battle by Carolyn Brown is a quirky story that is layered with southern charm， humor， and emotions。 Liddy Latham is well known for making the best lemon pies in Bonnet， Texas。 She also holds pride of place as the community person who organizes the meals for bereaved families。 Libby's family has an ongoing feud with the wealthy Matilda Monroe。 When a death in the community sparks a huge clash between Liddy and Matilda， more characters are brought into the story。 There is a scene later in the book between Liddy and Matilda in a church that made me laugh aloud。 I am a southern woman and understand so much of the hometown customs and actions of ladies who are extremely competitive。 I did find the story slow to grab my interest， but it is a quick book to read。 Publication Date: March 8， 2022Thank you to NetGalley， the publisher， and author for the opportunity to read this book。 。。。more
Tina
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This is a Southern Women's Fiction。 This book me me a while to get pulled into it。 I think all the funeral talk at the beginning is why it took me so long to get into this book。 After， I got into the characters I loved this book。 The characters are so Southern， and they kept me laughing。 This book is a Southern Romeo and Juliet retelling feel。 I love the small town feeling this book has going on。 I normally do not like Romeo and Juliet retellings， but this one was really different and cute。 The This is a Southern Women's Fiction。 This book me me a while to get pulled into it。 I think all the funeral talk at the beginning is why it took me so long to get into this book。 After， I got into the characters I loved this book。 The characters are so Southern， and they kept me laughing。 This book is a Southern Romeo and Juliet retelling feel。 I love the small town feeling this book has going on。 I normally do not like Romeo and Juliet retellings， but this one was really different and cute。 The family war was more cute and funny then there was a real family war。 I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher （Montlake） or author （Carolyn Brown） via NetGalley， so I can give an honest review about how I feel about this book。 I want to send a big Thank you to them for that。 This book is schedule to be release on March 8-2022。 。。。more
Jill
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Another classic rom-com tale from Carolyn Brown set in small town， America。 Neither the Hatfields and the McCoys or Romeo and Juliet have nothing on these folks。 A feud that goes back several generations， the Taylors and the Davis’s have hated each other with a vengeance， or at least most of them have。 Liddy is the Queen Bee and a true Southern Genteel Steel Magnolia。 A septuagenarian， she is the go-to for all the funeral dinners in Bluebonnet。 She is fiercely protective of her family and that i Another classic rom-com tale from Carolyn Brown set in small town， America。 Neither the Hatfields and the McCoys or Romeo and Juliet have nothing on these folks。 A feud that goes back several generations， the Taylors and the Davis’s have hated each other with a vengeance， or at least most of them have。 Liddy is the Queen Bee and a true Southern Genteel Steel Magnolia。 A septuagenarian， she is the go-to for all the funeral dinners in Bluebonnet。 She is fiercely protective of her family and that includes her niece Amelia， a local school teacher。 Upon the dual death of two locals， who returns to town but Matilda， Liddy’s arch nemesis and with good reason。 Matilda is a Davis and a true narcisstic character that is a sight to behold。 Liddy hates her for her part in the death of her only son。 Matilda’s only redeeming quality is that she is mother to Nick gentleman son who will not be run over by his selfish mother。 Nick is set to put down roots in Bluebonnet and take over for his uncle Harry while Matilda， newly divorced from Nick’s dad wants to stay and bring a little class to town that likes tradition and bring demise to Liddy。 Much to the dismay of both Liddy and Matilda， sparks fly between Nick and Amelia as they strike up a warm friendship。 Could this be the end of the feud or will more bloodshed ensue？I love when Carolyn Brown gives us a tale of good old fashion romance served with down home Southern charm。 Liddy has so much spitfire and Matilda is a character to hate。 Pure joy！ This is a fun read and a good way to lose yourself with a chuckle here and there。 I enjoyed being able to forget everything else and visit Bluebonnet and all of its characters who are truly characters worth knowing。 Many thanks to #netgalley #carolynbrown #bluebonnetbattle for the opportunity to read and review this book。 。。。more
Jill
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I will read anything that Carolyn Brown writes。 I love her small town series。 I like how she continues to bring in characters from past books so we can so what/how they're doing。 I have read her previous books but found myself wanting a family tree so I could be reminded of how other fit into the story。 I will read anything that Carolyn Brown writes。 I love her small town series。 I like how she continues to bring in characters from past books so we can so what/how they're doing。 I have read her previous books but found myself wanting a family tree so I could be reminded of how other fit into the story。 。。。more
Lola Riggs
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Another great book from Carolyn Brown。 I was not disappointed。 This story is about family and a long drawn out feud。 Its how people can learn to love others for themselves and not what their family may have done in the past。 Amelia Loves Nick and he loves her。 Liddy （Amelia's aunt and Matilda Nicks mother） have a very troubled past。 Their family does not want them to be dating each other and have threatened to disown them if they do。 They must decide what is more important。。。。the feud or the fam Another great book from Carolyn Brown。 I was not disappointed。 This story is about family and a long drawn out feud。 Its how people can learn to love others for themselves and not what their family may have done in the past。 Amelia Loves Nick and he loves her。 Liddy （Amelia's aunt and Matilda Nicks mother） have a very troubled past。 Their family does not want them to be dating each other and have threatened to disown them if they do。 They must decide what is more important。。。。the feud or the family。 The love of a supportive family is everything！！ They let you make your choices and support you even if it becomes a negative choice。 They love you no matter what。 That is what this story is about to me。 I loved it。 I wish i would have seen Matilda change her ways but some people are too self centered for their own good。 I'm looking forward to more Carolyn Brown Books！！ 。。。more
Margaret Yelton
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Once again Carolyn Brown has written a book that I could not put down。 This author never disappoints， I love her characters and the smalltown settings that she uses in her books。 This book ran a gamut of different emotions， I fell in love with Liddy， and I hated Mathilda。 How could a fledgling relationship survive all the history between these families。 I certainly recommend this book to everyone。 I received an ARC from the author， in exchange for an honest review， all opinions expressed here ar Once again Carolyn Brown has written a book that I could not put down。 This author never disappoints， I love her characters and the smalltown settings that she uses in her books。 This book ran a gamut of different emotions， I fell in love with Liddy， and I hated Mathilda。 How could a fledgling relationship survive all the history between these families。 I certainly recommend this book to everyone。 I received an ARC from the author， in exchange for an honest review， all opinions expressed here are my own。 。。。more
Jane
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The Bluebonnet Battle is a joy to read。 Author Carolyn Brown has an absolute lock on feisty older characters who have lived long enough to amass great wisdom that they don’t hesitate to share。 This story is about couple meeting and falling in love in spite of the long standing feud between his narcissistic social climbing mother， Matilda， and her mostly sweet aunt， Liddy， who is more like a grandmother to her。 Readers have to wonder who Ms。 Brown might have known to inspire a character like Mati The Bluebonnet Battle is a joy to read。 Author Carolyn Brown has an absolute lock on feisty older characters who have lived long enough to amass great wisdom that they don’t hesitate to share。 This story is about couple meeting and falling in love in spite of the long standing feud between his narcissistic social climbing mother， Matilda， and her mostly sweet aunt， Liddy， who is more like a grandmother to her。 Readers have to wonder who Ms。 Brown might have known to inspire a character like Matilda who is so unlovable， but described so accurately with great humor。 Aunt Liddy is generous to a fault giving to her community except for her unrelenting anger， with good reason， towards Matilda。 The story is sweet， the dialogue most entertaining and the secret pie recipes begged to be made！ I voluntarily reviewed an advance copy of this book from NetGalley。 Most highly recommend。 。。。more
Pam Brown
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Another awesome book！！ Carolyn Brown writes books that you love to take your time and enjoy。 Several times I grabbed my coffee and sat on the porch reading and took my time to get to know this story。 Nick and Amelia and all their family and friends are like being home。 Small towns where you walk down the street and pass your neighbors or kin and take the time to visit or apologize for not having time to catch up but make plans to do so。 The story is well written and all of the characters are bel Another awesome book！！ Carolyn Brown writes books that you love to take your time and enjoy。 Several times I grabbed my coffee and sat on the porch reading and took my time to get to know this story。 Nick and Amelia and all their family and friends are like being home。 Small towns where you walk down the street and pass your neighbors or kin and take the time to visit or apologize for not having time to catch up but make plans to do so。 The story is well written and all of the characters are believable。 Several of us have families just like this one or if not you will easily understand after reading this bookGreat book Ms。 Carolyn and am so looking forward to others。 I highly recommend this book。 I received an ARC but also purchase her books as they are wonderful。 。。。more
Chyenne Hart
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Another great book that was hard to put down。 I can't get enough of Carolyn Browns books。 Another great book that was hard to put down。 I can't get enough of Carolyn Browns books。 。。。more
Linda Stevenson
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Carolyn Brown has done it again。 The Bluebonnet Battle is a great story！ It’s a story about family and love and history。 It has a Hatfield and McCoy slant to it， and you wonder if the old feud is going to destroy Nick and Amelia’s chance for romance。 Carolyn is an expert at writing conversations – I could hear them in my head。 And she can paint a picture with her words – at one point， she was describing Nick’s home， and I could see it in my mind。 Carolyn’s books are fun to read and her character Carolyn Brown has done it again。 The Bluebonnet Battle is a great story！ It’s a story about family and love and history。 It has a Hatfield and McCoy slant to it， and you wonder if the old feud is going to destroy Nick and Amelia’s chance for romance。 Carolyn is an expert at writing conversations – I could hear them in my head。 And she can paint a picture with her words – at one point， she was describing Nick’s home， and I could see it in my mind。 Carolyn’s books are fun to read and her characters are in my heart。 Plus， with this book， you get some lemon pie recipes！ 。。。more
Cricket
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I don’t think I have ever mulled over the review of a book as I have over “The Bluebonnet Battle” by Carolyn Brown。 It was most definitely not that I didn’t like the book because I loved it from the first word。 The problem was all the different scenarios， the different relationships， and the interactions of all the characters。 Mrs。 Brown is a master at character development。 She makes her characters so realistic that you put yourself in their places and almost imagine yourself in their shoes。Thi I don’t think I have ever mulled over the review of a book as I have over “The Bluebonnet Battle” by Carolyn Brown。 It was most definitely not that I didn’t like the book because I loved it from the first word。 The problem was all the different scenarios， the different relationships， and the interactions of all the characters。 Mrs。 Brown is a master at character development。 She makes her characters so realistic that you put yourself in their places and almost imagine yourself in their shoes。This book was set in a small Texas town。 For any of you raised in the South， you know that the small towns across the lower half of the US are all the same。 Probably the ones in the upper half are also the same。 Small towns are just that， small towns。 Everybody knows your business， your relations， and just about everything about you。So， there you have the setting。 Now， the story， well， it is a little bit of lots of things。 A little bit of romance， yes。 A little bit of mystery， yes。 A little bit about growing up， yes。 A little bit about competition， yes。 Now， you get the idea。 And the interactions of all these elements keep you wondering what could happen next。One of the nicest parts of this book is the characters aren’t all young and beautiful。 There are several Seniors that don’t fail to live up to the idea that Seniors don’t hold back。 The dialog is so real and so funny that you forget this book is dealing with many serious subjects。 Death is on the very first page， but Mrs。 Brown knows how to handle it to not let it overshadow the book。I could just go on and on， but I don’t want to bore you。 Just do yourself a favor and read this book。 You won’t be sorry。And to Mrs。 Carolyn Brown， thank you for the ARC copy you sent me but thank you for the exceptional， talented writing。 You make the world and my life a much better place with a lot of joy in it。 Please keep writing and I hope you keep sending ARCs。 Even this review turned out to be very easy。 The book was terrific。 。。。more
Tammi Kendall
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A fabulous story of from the wonderful author Carolyn Brown。 It reminds me of wonderful memories of my family when I was younger。 She never disappoints。
Lynne Evans
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Good old southern home cooking vs vegan set the stage for this 30 year feud。 Liddy hates Matilda for what caused the feud and Matilda hates Liddy for a variety of reasons。 Throw in a romance that has both families upset and you'll enjoy a visit to Bonnet TX。 Oh yeah， there's lemon pie！ Good old southern home cooking vs vegan set the stage for this 30 year feud。 Liddy hates Matilda for what caused the feud and Matilda hates Liddy for a variety of reasons。 Throw in a romance that has both families upset and you'll enjoy a visit to Bonnet TX。 Oh yeah， there's lemon pie！ 。。。more
Sharon Wilkerson
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Just finished reading Carolyn Brown's The Bluebonnet Battle book。 I had the opportunity to read it in an advanced readers addition。 How this Wonderful lady is blessed with making stories is a miracle。 She is just amazing and writes books that you cannot put down and this one is another in her long long stories。 She writes about hometown Southerns and makes us a part of the books and this one is another example。 I can see all of us in her stores。 Another one we cannot put down ❤❤❤ great Job Carol Just finished reading Carolyn Brown's The Bluebonnet Battle book。 I had the opportunity to read it in an advanced readers addition。 How this Wonderful lady is blessed with making stories is a miracle。 She is just amazing and writes books that you cannot put down and this one is another in her long long stories。 She writes about hometown Southerns and makes us a part of the books and this one is another example。 I can see all of us in her stores。 Another one we cannot put down ❤❤❤ great Job Carolyn ❤❤ 。。。more
Angela Sanford
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The Bluebonnet Battle was another masterpiece with a lot of laughter and let's not forget attitude！ When Liddy Latham is faced with the return of her longtime arch nemesis， Matilda Monroe， she doesn't think anything could be worse， but when her beloved niece Amelia falls in love with Matilda's son， Nick， the battle is just beginning！ Will true love be enough or will old scars tear the young couple apart？Author Carolyn Brown knows how to lift my spirits！ The charming characters are filled with so The Bluebonnet Battle was another masterpiece with a lot of laughter and let's not forget attitude！ When Liddy Latham is faced with the return of her longtime arch nemesis， Matilda Monroe， she doesn't think anything could be worse， but when her beloved niece Amelia falls in love with Matilda's son， Nick， the battle is just beginning！ Will true love be enough or will old scars tear the young couple apart？Author Carolyn Brown knows how to lift my spirits！ The charming characters are filled with so many funny euphemism's that will have the reader laughing out loud。 I can never get enough of one of my favorite authors books！ I highly recommend this funny， heartfelt novel！ I was given this ARC by the Author， to whom I truly thank， in exchange for my honest review。 All thoughts and opinions are truly my own！ 。。。more
Machelle
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This was another score for Carolyn Brown。 She continues to have the uncanny ability to bring the intricate fabrics of small towns to life。 Her respect of the past and the elder generation shows as she brings yet another set of sassy older women to life！ She also seems to understand the younger generations struggles to not forget the past while still trying to strive for the direction their future will take。 This is a must read if you enjoy real life romance and family trials and bonding。
Bentonkk
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Loved this book - it came to me at the right time。 Carolyns books will remind you of family， good times， memories， and just plain ole good reading。 This book was a reminder of me and my husband。 Thank you Carolyn。 I recommend her books any day
Mary Behan
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I just love reading a Carolyn Brown novel。 I always run the gamut of emotions and The Bluebonnet Battle is no different。 So we have the sassy Liddy in the middle of a decades old feud with misery mathilda。 The anger and hatred just jump off the pages， on the other side of the coin we have a possible love story between the offspring of the fueding women。 I always learn something new from Ms Brown and I am enchanted by the small town funeral meals in this story。 I laughed at the shenanigans of the I just love reading a Carolyn Brown novel。 I always run the gamut of emotions and The Bluebonnet Battle is no different。 So we have the sassy Liddy in the middle of a decades old feud with misery mathilda。 The anger and hatred just jump off the pages， on the other side of the coin we have a possible love story between the offspring of the fueding women。 I always learn something new from Ms Brown and I am enchanted by the small town funeral meals in this story。 I laughed at the shenanigans of the older generation I sighed at the love story beginning and I ground my teeth at the evil words spit out by mathilda。 You've going to love this book 。。。more
Rebecca Perkinson
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Couldn’t put it down！ As usual Carolyn Brown doesn’t disappoint。 This book has a great cast of small town characters that I can relate to and a jerky antagonist that I want to smack！ Absolutely love this book
Sarah Norton
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