This was a cute story but definitely unrealistic. Everything wrapped up too neatly. The main character & her best friend were incredibly immature for their age. 3 stars is being overly kind. ( )

This was a cute story..Sweet characters...And I adore them all! Especially Nana & Jonathan...

There were quite a few times I got kind of bored throughout the story and that's why it got a 3/5 stars. But, thinking over the story, it's a sweet story with a message...Which I won't tell here because for who ever reads it..I want them to see it on their own.

Now, Maddie...The main character in this book? There were many times I wanted to shake her, smack her in the back of the head and tell her to leave Lanie alone and let her live her life...Many times, Lanie tried to find ways to let her know in subtle ways but Maddie wouldn't listen and it put a major strain on their friendship...Did it end it? Well, you will have to read the story for that part.

This book is for those who like clean, God centered books without it being shoved down your throat. It's not long, and a quick easy read for those who like books like this...It wasn't as quick of a read for me as it could have been because well, it had its slow moments and I was also reading another book as well (decided to just focus on this one eventually so I could get it finished, otherwise, I probably wouldn't have because many times, I thought about just deleting it from my Kindle and not finishing it but I wanted to.)

This was a book I got free from amazon.com...But even if it's no longer free, it shouldn't cost too much...I believe there are at least two other books in this 'Series'.

The next book in this series is:


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And the 3rd and final book (that I know of) is:

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I probably won't get to these other books for a while, just to give myself a break from them. If I try to read them now, I'd probably end up hating the series because they are not typically what I read and totally outside the box for me. I just wanted to read something different and not my normal YA Fantasy/Paranormal genre.

But they are cute none-the-less...:-)

Happy Reading! ( )

"Tea with Emma" was a sweet read and the first in "The Teacup Novellas" series. I loved how the author has used her aunt's teacup collection to write a number of stories around them. In Tea with Emma , Maddie was the main protagonist who, having arrived home from a Jane Austen tour, wanted to set up her own English tearoom.

Despite being kind, caring and loving, I did find Maddie to be very immature and, at times, she behaved more like a giddy teenager with a crush, than a thirty-year-old woman. She frustrated me on more than one occasion, and I wanted to shake some sense into her.

My favourite character was Maddie's grandmother - I adored her. She was a wise, gentle woman who reminded me of my own grandmother, who also had her own teacup collection. I remember feeling such a grown-up lady when we visited her and she would serve afternoon tea using these elegant, delicate cups and saucers.

I also like the prologue and epilogue where Lucy, a struggling author, uses a cup from her aunt's collection to write the story of Maddie and Ian. Although the ending felt rushed, I did enjoy "Tea with Emma" and look forward to the second story in the series. ( )

I liked the idea of a tea room (and the based on Austen in Austin was cute, even though I've not read any Jane Austen). I do wish the characters had been a bit better developed and the tea room better described.

Maddie's wanting to push others around her into love (while not being willing to consider love for herself) is irritating after a while. She doesn't want to believe Lanie could find love with a guy she's only met online--I do understand that to some extent, but felt she should have encouraged Lanie to meet the guy in person or have him come visit rather than trying to push Lanie into someone else's arms. Brad disappears without resolution after he learns that Maddie tried to set him up with Lanie.

Ian's change of heart seems to occur rather quickly. This too could have been delved into a bit more--what sparked him to suddenly decide that he needed to look at this life? Could one short run be enough time to work through all the pain he's been carrying around since Melissa left him at the altar?

I prefer Laura Childs's tea series which gives facts about the various teas to this one so far. ( )

Loved it,

A story within a story. English tea, English Gentlemen andJane Austen. I love the way this story unfolds and knowing each tea cup will be the story teller. ( )