Kristan Higgins
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| Title | : | Catch of the Day (Gideon's Cove #1) |
| Author | : | Kristan Higgins |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 384 pages |
| Published | : | September 25th 2007 by HQN |
| Categories | : | Romance. Contemporary Romance. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Contemporary. Fiction. Adult. Audiobook |
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**Originally read in 2015. Re-read in 2018**Wow! I loved this book SOOOO MUCH!!! I feel like I say this for every review I write for her novels, but Kristan Higgins is such a fantastic writer. Her books are funny and heartwarming. “Catch of the Day” is no exception.
I began giggling almost immediately as the premise for the book unfolded in the first several pages. Girl gets a crush. Girl mistakenly misses the part where boy reveals he is actually a priest. Girl then decides to spread the word about this new boy she is crazy about to everyone in her small community. The reveal of said boy’s profession was hilarious, as was the town’s reaction.
“Roughly seventy-five faces swung around to look at me. I stared straight ahead, my heart pumping so hard I could hear the blood rushing through my veins.”
From the first page, I was drawn into the small community of Gideon’s cove. We are treated to some unforgettable characters and, as always, some interesting blind dates. Maggie’s accidental blind date with a senior citizen and her taking it in stride was awesome!
“I pick up the phone and hit number three on speed dial. "You're speaking to the future Mrs. Albert Mikrete," I say when he answers.
"Oh, Maggie!" he says. "I'm so sorry. It seems that Father Bruce was thinking of the wrong person...tell me it wasn't awful.”
I loved Maggie. She was so sweet and, yes, a pushover at times. I really loved her sense of humour. I especially loved her relationship with her twin sister.
Like so many other Kristan Higgins books, this book is more about the heroine and her “figuring life out”. I find the romance in the novels are just an added bonus. I’ve read a lot of criticism about Malone and how little he contributed to the book. I tend to disagree with this. This isn’t HIS book so I was okay with not getting too much insight into him. Unlike her other books, told from the third person, this is told in the first person and really lets us dive into Maggie’s story. It was great getting a read, or lack of, as was often the case, of Malone.
“You don't talk much, do you, Malone?" I ask.
He doesn't answer.
"Want to have a staring contest?" I ask. Bingo! The lines around his eyes deepen and the corners of his mouth move upward a fraction. "I think you may have just smiled," I inform him. ”
I found myself painfully embarrassed for Maggie throughout the book for some of the situations she put herself in, while laughing out loud.
“Hi, it's me," I say. "Hey, I was just, you know, reading this book about a woman who's sleeping with this guy, and the sex is really good and she thinks it means something, but he never calls her. What do you think?"
"Ah...do you mean about the plot or..."
I choke. "Shit! Father Tim! I'm sorry! I thought I hit the button for my sister..."
He laughs. "Not to worry, Maggie, not to worry." He pauses. "It sounds like your book makes another strong case for marriage first, don't you think?”
I’m not going to lie. I cried like a baby for quite a bit of this book. I don’t cry often while reading books, but I got so attached to Maggie that I couldn’t help feeling what she was feeling throughout the book and there are some very emotional parts.
This one goes on my favourites list and I will definitely be re-reading this one again. GREAT READ!!
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| Original Title: | Catch of the Day |
| ISBN: | 0373772246 (ISBN13: 9780373772247) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Gideon's Cove #1 |
| Characters: | Maggie Beaumont, Malone, Tim O’Halloran |
| Setting: | Gideon’s Cove, Maine(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | RITA Award by Romance Writers of America for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance (2008) |
Rating Based On Books Catch of the Day (Gideon's Cove #1)
Ratings: 3.91 From 11912 Users | 1033 ReviewsColumn Based On Books Catch of the Day (Gideon's Cove #1)
**Originally read in 2015. Re-read in 2018**Wow! I loved this book SOOOO MUCH!!! I feel like I say this for every review I write for her novels, but Kristan Higgins is such a fantastic writer. Her books are funny and heartwarming. Catch of the Day is no exception. I began giggling almost immediately as the premise for the book unfolded in the first several pages. Girl gets a crush. Girl mistakenly misses the part where boy reveals he is actually a priest. Girl then decides to spread the wordI read this book via Audio, by Xe Sands. A true gift of the writer is being able to take me away from the world I am and plant me smack in the center of the written one. By the time I finished--I wanted to visit this fictional town in Maine and go the Diner the Heroine owned.Maggie is owner and operator of Joe's Diner in a small fishing town in Maine. In her thirties she is still not married and it doesn't look like she has any future when there is very little to choose from. To make matters
4.5 Colonel stars The best bits: When Higgins creates a swoony hero who embodies the surly, broad, swoony and silent type, she doesn't fool around. Malone is definitely surly, definitely broad and swoony, and DEFINITELY the silent type. I didn't count, but I don't think he says more than 50 words in the entire book. And yet... I adored him.As much as I loved Malone, my heart totally belonged to the Colonel... I gushed and cried and ate a mini-tub of ice cream thanks to this guy. I'm still
I took my daughter to the library the other day and ended up checking out a few books even though I have umpteen million books to read at home! LOL. Well, maybe not quite that many. I remember seeing Kristan Higgins mentioned favorably and, although I know she writes in the first person POV, I decided to grab a few. Maggie owns a diner in a small Maine community and now in her early thirties despairs of finding a husband. There just aren't any good candidates in her small town. Well, there is
3.5 stars. Some parts I loved, some parts frustrated me. A fun quick read.
Nice, funny. A little family drama, unrequited love, a chatty heroine and a gloomy hero (yeah, we know this scheme). A small diner where 'everybody knows your name' ;-) Some misunderstandings.That's "Catch of the Day". If it sounds boring to you I described it wrong. It is a cute story which is nice for a lovely day/weekend. I will forget it probably very soon but nonetheless I have an enjoyable time.
~~~ 4++++ STARS ~~~I love Kristsn Higgins, seriously, she's amazing. This is the 4 or 5th book by her I've read and I'm convinced that everything she's writes speaks to me. It's an emotional experience with her work, love it.This book was no different. A story about finding love in the most unlikely of places and realizing what you've always wanted sits right under your nose. I really liked Maggie, she was a sweet and loyal woman proud to serve her town by running the local diner. Being part of
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