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I wrote a glowing five-star review for Sonya Rhen‘s Waiting For Spring from the Jelly Beans and Spring Things Series a while ago. Shayla is the protagonist, and the setting is an annual spring parade where she happens catches the attention of a handsome stranger this time around.
Here are ten things I loved about that short story:
1. Shayla’s kindness extended to everyone, including herself.
2. The romance was an unexpected but welcomed surprise in her life.
3. There can never be enough stories about parades in my opinion.
4. A plot twist that I will not go into detail about here was a delightful surprise.
5. Plenty of room was left for a sequel if one is ever written.
6. The belly dancing. I know almost nothing about that style of dance, so it was fun to learn more.
7. Procrastination as a plot device. Let’s just say that Shayla struggles with this flaw and it does play into how the parade works out for her.
8. Resourcefulness as a plot device. She is also a resourceful person, though, and I enjoyed seeing how she solved a problem of her own doing while under a time crunch!
9. The important of great body language. Parades aren’t exactly the best place for a conversation, but smiles and winks can go a long way in communicating one’s intentions.
10. The crowd’s energy. Half of the fun of parades is seeing how people react to them!
If you like contemporary romance – or even if you’re like me and only occasionally dip into that genre – I highly recommend checking out this tale. It was delightful.
I’ve seen videos of bellydancing on YouTube and it looks very interesting.
I should read more short stories, not sure about romance though! Thanks so much for dropping by my post!
Lots of great short story collections in many genres out there. Have fun with them!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this one. I can’t remember the last time (or any time really) when I read a story with a parade. I love that it’s something nearly all of us have been to, so the setting is already familiar.
It does, doesn’t it?
Seems so lovely, and perfect for spring
It really does!
I’ve never heard of this book but it sounds like fun. Thanks for sharing!
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Oh this sounds fun! I’m adding it to my tbr! I love kind people and parades! What a great combo! Lol! Many many years (decades?) ago my friends and I took a belly dancing class! 😂
I hope you enjoy it. And the classes sound like fun!
I’ve never heard of this one. You have me intrigued, though. 😀 II’m glad you love it so much.
I hope you love it, too, if you read it!
I’ve never heard of this story, but it sounds like one I may be interested in.
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I hope you enjoy it if you do pick it up!
OOh nice list of traits and such! This is a totally new to me book!
Thanks for visiting my TTT!
Thank you, I hope you like it if you choose to read it. And thanks for the return visit.
I don’t know that one but it looks really fun!
Thanks, I hope you enjoy it if you decide to read it, too.
This sounds like a delightful read. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks, and thanks for visiting, too.
That does sound like an interesting book!
Have a great week!
Thanks for visiting! Hope you have a great week, too.
I haven’t heard of this novel, but I love when something (preferably good!) can take me by surprise as a reader. Sounds like this one has some good things going for it and that always makes a read so much better. 🙂 Thanks for visiting my list this week!
I’ve never heard of this, but it sounds really interesting. I love the reasons you give, because it sounds like the kind of read that is like getting a warm, fuzzy hug. I’m going to have to check this one out!
It is great when you can list 10 things of just the one book.