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Jude Deveraux


I was not a fan of this book, I feel like it has way to many people and it just way to confusing to keep up with you need a notebook to keep up with all the characters and who was doing what and sleeping with who.



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readersofinstagram readingtime weekendreading bookworm readmorebooks bookwrapup igbooks bookreview bookrecommendations Vera and Kelly Exton are both well known in Mason, Kansas, because they both know what they want and are working hard on getting it.
Well thats normal nowadays, the story starts off in, Kelly wants to be a vet, shes in school and is working in the towns vets office, It just so happens that her boyfriends stepdad owns the office, Vera, on the other hand, cant wait until Kelly is settled down so she can get out, She cant wait to leave the country, Shes joining the Peace Corps with her boyfriend Adam, Thats been her plan for as long as she can remember, Adams been gone for awhile now, but hes back in town because his father passed away and he needs to get everything settled before they can head out.

The summer ofbrought the town many changes, business, friendships, and relationships,
Next, were transported to the next generation, we find out whats been going on in Mason, Kansas since, We find out which relationships are still going strong, whos back in town, whos moved, whos passed away, and whos pregnant, We also find out who in the next generation finds love,
Finally, were transported to the present, We meet the next generation, were brought up to date with the previous generations, were invited to a wedding, and to a carnival, Theres also a shocking ending, one that I actually had to read twice to make sure I read it correctly,
Ive been reading stories by Ms, Deveraux since thes and I have to say that this story hits me hard, This has to be up there as one of my favorites by her, up there with my all time favorite, A Knight in Shining Armor.
The characters, storyline, writing, they pull you in, they keep you in, and you dont want to leave Mason, Kansas until the very page.


I received an ARC of this story from Netgalley and the publisher and this is my honest and voluntary review,
Džūda Devero "No mīļotajiem nešķirieties"/ "Meant to Be"
Romantiskais romāns, viegla lasāmviela, kas šajā gadījumā mani īpaši neaizrāva.

Trešā zvaigzne par ticības uzturēšanu, ka 'dreams come true', The iconic Jude Deveraux is back with a sensational family saga guaranteed to keep readers spellbound and reading all through the night,

Itsand the world is changing, Women who have long chafed at the conventions that society has imposed upon them are determined to become the ones in charge and the mistresses of their own destiny and in the small farming community of Mason in Kansas, sisters Vera and Kelly Exton have vowed not to be left behind.
Already well known throughout their community for being headstrong and ambitious, Vera and Kelly plan to ride the crest of this wave and will not let anyone or anything stand in their way however, fate might have other ideas for these two sisters, who soon realize that they are going to need all their strength and courage if they want to make their dreams a reality.
Will happiness be within the sisters reach Or are they doomed to a lifetime of regret and disappointment

Duty has so far kept the sisters very much tied to home and hearth.
While activist Vera would love nothing more than to join her boyfriend in the Peace Corps, she needs to stay home to look after her mother and her sister.
Kelly is also looking to the future and plans to finish her studies to become a veterinarian and take over her fathers practice and marry her childhood sweetheart.
The current circumstances the sisters find themselves in arent exactly to their liking, but when everything changes they find themselves forced to make the most difficult decision of their lives.


What will Vera and Kelly do Will they let their responsibilities stand in the way of their dreams All it takes is one courageous move for the sisters to find the fulfillment they seek as their decisions will impact not just their lives, but those of subsequent generations as well

Jude Deveraux has done it again with her latest novel, Meant to Be.
Written with all the charm and warmth that are this legendary authors trademarks, Meant to Be is a brilliantly told tale about hope, loyalty and love featuring two inspirational heroines who leap off the pages and will take up residence in readers hearts.


A fantastic family saga that will make readers laugh and cry, Jude Deveraux has penned another mustread tale with Meant to Be.
A good familiar saga, engrossing and well written,
The plot is well developed, the characters interesting,
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine An inspiring new family saga by New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux

Two headstrong sisters are bound by tradition but long to forge their own path.


Itsand times are changing, In the small farming community of Mason, Kansas, Vera and Kelly Exton are known for their ambitions, Vera is an activist who wants to join her boyfriend in the Peace Corps, But she is doing her duty caring for her widowed mother and younger sister until Kelly is firmly established, Kelly is studying to become a veterinarian, She plans to marry her childhood sweetheart and eventually take over his fathers veterinary practice,

But its a tumultuous time and neither sister is entirely happy with the path thats been laid out for her, As each evaluates her options, everything shifts, Do you do whats right for yourself or what others want By having the courage to follow their hearts these women will change lives for the better and the effects will be felt by the generations that follow.
Meant to Be delivers an emotional, smart, funny and wise lesson about the importance of being true to yourself, RR

Two very awkward,

This is my first Jude Deveraux, and based on it, it will be my last, This is a generational family saga, and sometimes I dig that, but not here, The plot is bland, the characters are unrelatable, because they are flat and one note characters, and the sex scenes that punctuate it are awkward and clunky.


Deveraux is a prolific writer, but she's not my cup of tea,

DNF at. Deveraux wrote an ambitious novel, It spansgenerations,years, and many horizons, In the beginning, the characters are a bit of a mishmash and playing musical chairs with partners, Its easy to figure out who belongs with whom, but how will that occur, Deveraux is a master of crafting scenes that work while being outrageous, I loved that the setting was in Kansas, the heartland of America, I loved the initial time setting of thes and a world that was not yet so technologically based, An array of unforgettable characters litter the narrative, The ending is bittersweet. Thanks to NetGalley and Mira for the advance copy, Originally published at sitelinkReading Reality

Shakespeare said that “the course of true love never did run smooth”, Thats especially true when you dont know where its going in the first place, Or rather, when everyone around you is dead certain that you are “meant to be” with someone everyone except you, that is,

Because what youre really meant to be is you,

Everyone in tiny Mason, Kansas knows that Vera Exton is meant to be with Adam Hatten, and that they are meant to run off together, far away from Mason.
That same everyone is equally certain that Veras younger sister Kelly is meant to be with Paul, the stepson of the local vet,

What that same everyone did NOT know was that Vera loved escaping from Mason considerably more than she loved Adam, and that Kelly loved her future as a veterinarian, going into partnership with Pauls stepfather Dr.
Carl, more than she ever did Paul, That Adam loved taking over his responsibilities to the Hatten holdings way more than he did Vera, while Paul loved his fledgling organic apple orchard considerably more than he ever loved Kelly.


The story that opens Meant to Be in the summer ofis the story of that entire herd of drama llamas sorting themselves out into a configuration that no one in town had the remotest thought might ever come to be.


Except for one important part, When the dust settled and was there EVER a lot of dust Vera Exton left Mason, just as she had always planned to,

Vera became a worldfamous journalist and war correspondent, while life in Mason went on its slightly altered way, as Kelly married Adam, the man that Vera was supposed to marry.
Pauls organic farm became a very successful part of a growing trend and he finally came out of the closet,

While, the man that Vera really loved stayed in Mason to raise the daughter that he fathered the night he deliberately drove Vera away to seek her fame and fortune, and fulfill her dreams and her destiny.
He set her free and she flew,

When Vera returns home for a brief visityears later, the family she left behind is broken and hurting, It turns out that there are plenty of secrets still left to reveal from the mess of that singular summer so long ago,

Its time for all of Veras, and everyone elses, chickens to come home to roost and maybe even lay a few more eggs.


Escape Rating B: I have to say that it is weird seeing a time period that I remember living through portrayed as historical.
I was in high school in, and the ferment about the Vietnam War was very present and feels true to life, It was also a time when attitudes towards womens careers and womens accomplishments were just beginning to change, We were told we could do and be anything, but faced a lot of skepticism when we tried and had few examples to follow.


Which meant that parts of both Veras and Kellys dilemmas felt very real, while at the same time their situations felt like a bit of a throwback.
And it may very well be that I remember this period a bit too well and that Im too close to it to step back and see it as “historical”.


At the same time, this is very much of a “family saga”, more womens fiction or relationship fiction than romance, Romances definitely occur, but the backbone of the story feels like its wrapped around all of the many, many interrelationships among the families and the town itself.


Mason is small enough that everybody knows everyone elses business whether they want it known or not, Expectations and assumptions are impossible to escape,

Vera and Kelly are both caught on the horns of multiple familiar dilemmas, Vera is expected to stay in Mason to take care of her mother and her sister until Kelly finishes vet school and gets married so she and her husband can take over that job.
And then Vera can leave town as shes always wanted to,

Kelly feels like the only way she can get to stay in Mason, where she wants to stay, and be a vet is to go into partnership with her boyfriends stepfather.
Because her boyfriends mother is snooty and hates everyone and wont allow a young woman to become her husbands assistant unless that young woman is married to her son.


It seems like a lot of the story inis set up that way, where each person assumes that they have to take care of someone or something else in order to have half a shot at getting what they want.
In a place where everyone relies on everyone else, no one seems to be allowed to just reach out and grab their own dreams especially if they are female.


The first two thirds of this story, thepart, read a lot like a soap opera, Everyone seems to be saying one thing, doing another, and hiding all of it from as many people as possible, until all the secrets blow up in everyones face, with all the mixed results and circling drama llamas that one might imagine.


What lifts this story from

something typical to something a bit more interesting is the way that it continues from thatsoap opera start into thes and eventually comes almost to the present.
We get to see the consequences of the earlier events into a troubled middle and a bittersweet end,

All of the characters manage to find, not necessarily a happy ever after, which is why this isnt strictly speaking a romance, but rather, to not just find out but to actually live as the people they were Meant to Be.
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