Rainbow's End

by J.B. Bonds

Joanie and Roz, widowed, septuagenarian sisters, moved to Pelican Key, twenty miles north of Key West, Florida to live together for support and companionship. From the beginning, Roz made the observation that living there made every day seem like Saturday, except Sunday.

Little did the sisters know that they were soon to get involved with a cross dresser, a kleptomaniac, amorous affairs, lots of cats, and a situation that puts them in peril.


All of this adds up to a book filled with escapades and events that will tickle your funny bone, but most importantly, will prove you don't retire to die, but to live.

360 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

JB Bonds, is the pen name for Jane and Brenda, sisters, who have raised two beautiful families, and been blessed with a close, enduring relationship throughout their lives. They have collected rich, humorous stories over the years, and decided to incorporate them into their first book, “Rainbow’s End”. Neither have written before, but found the experience to be both rewarding and energizing.

Jane lives with her husband, Jim, in New Haven, CT. and Brenda lives with her husband, Chuck, at Smith Mountain Lake, VA.

Reviews

[Suzanne]

Cute story.

[Els · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wat mij absoluut aantrok bij dit boek was de prachtige cover. Daar zou ik ook wel willen wonen als ik met pensioen ben.
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Bovendien waren de tekening, zowel als de titel perfect gekozen. Dat verdient op zich al een ster.
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De inhoud dan. Het verhaal was zeker niet slecht maar ik vond de stijl niet leuk. Ik kan niet precies omschrijven wat mij stoorde. Soms leek het te kinderlijk en soms was het saai, ... Er is niets mis met respect en beleefdheid maar als je erin gaat overdrijven, dan werkt het een beetje op je systeem.
Er zat zeker ook wat humor in. Niet het soort dat je over de grond laat rollen van het lachen maar datgene wat regelmatig een glimlach op mijn gelaat bracht.
Is het geloofwaardig? Van de meeste dingen kan ik mij zeker voorstellen dat ze uit het leven gegrepen zijn, maar een paar dingen vond ik er een beetje over. Natuurlijk mag een een boek over the top gaan, maar dan moet het constant zijn. Niet het dagelijkse leven beschrijven en dan iets dergelijks er tussen flansen. Dit is natuurlijk subjectief. Sommige lezers zullen het leuk vinden, maar daar hoor ik dan duidelijk niet bij
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Ook het element 'spanning' kwam aan bod. Ik had al vrij snel door wat er aan de hand was, maar dat stoorde mij niet.

Conclusie

De dames beschrijven een leuke gemeenschap waar ik ook best oud zou willen worden. Het boek was een mengelmoes van allerlei dingen die voor mij belangrijk zijn. Helaas is een boek heel wat meer dan wat woorden op papier samen gooien. Mocht het op een andere manier neergepend zijn, zou ik er meer plezier aan beleefd hebben. 2,5 sterren.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

For this review, I read Rainbow's End by J.B. Bonds, which was my first book I read by this author. It is their debut book from what I read. Also J.B. Bonds is a pen name for 2 sisters, who write together and they are Jane McCoy and Brenda Powell.

My husband job before the one he has now was at a retirement village. There was many kinds of houses- regular houses, Townhouses, retirement village (it was it's name), and a nursing home. Shawn told me stories about the residents. When I started reading this book, those stories were in the back of my mind. This book reminded me of a soap opera of many things happening at the same time, but I feel like there was a lot going on.

There was this mystery about something, which I am not going to say what because yes, you need to read the book. I love the mystery. It added something to this book, which I loved. I was all into the who? what? when? where? Wow, there was so interesting characters, too, but my absolute favorite is .......Burton!! OMG, loved this character a lot, but yes, you know what I am going to say, read the book!! I can not tell you why I love this character because if I do, then it will ruin it for you and I do not want to disappoint you.

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give this book 4 out of 5 stars because of all that was going on. When I do these reviews, I take notes and it was a lot I was writing down.
Would I recommend this book? Yes! Author? Yes!
Would I read more from this author? Yes!

Happy Reading!
Melissa
http://alwaysreadingreview.blogspot.c...

[Julie Ramsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rainbow's End
by
J B Bonds

Joanie and Roz, widowed, septuagenarian

sisters, moved to Pelican Key, twenty miles

north of Key West, Florida live together

for support and companionship. From the beginning,

Roz made the observation that living there made

every day seem like Saturday, except Sunday. Little
did the sisters know that they were soon to get

involved with a cross dresser, a kleptomaniac,

amorous affairs, lots of cats, and a situation

that puts them in peril. All of this adds up to a book
filled with escapades and events that will tickle

your funny bone, but most importantly, will prove

you don¹t retire to die, but to live.

I loved this book! This is an amazing story that

everyone should read. It's quick to grab your attention

& keep you riveted til the very end. The characters

are so easy to fall in love with. You get
wrapped up in their lives before you know it.

I can't wait to read more by this author.

I rate this book 5 stars

Jennifer Wadkins

complimentary book given for a free review. juliesbookreview.blogspot.com

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Joanie and Roz, widowed, septuagenarian sisters, moved to Pelican Key, twenty miles north of Key West, Florida to live together for support and companionship. From the beginning, Roz made the observation that living there made every day seem like Saturday, except Sunday. Little did the sisters know that they were soon to get involved with a cross dresser, a kleptomaniac, amorous affairs, lots of cats, and a situation that puts them in peril. All of this adds up to a book filled with escapades and events that will tickle your funny bone, but most importantly, will prove you don¹t retire to die, but to live.

I loved this book! This is an amazing story that everyone should read. It's quick to grab your attention & keep you riveted til the very end. The characters are so easy to fall in love with. You get wrapped up in their lives before you know it. I can't wait to read more by this author.

[Kimberly Dalferes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rainbow’s End is an enjoyable, sassy, read for anyone looking for a funny tale that reflects true sisterhood. This story of two widows, written by two sisters, offers a delightful mix of dialogue and storytelling that mirrors how the writers must surely feel about one another. As a Florida gal, I was immediately drawn to the Key West setting; the writers did not disappoint in capturing the details of my beloved home state. This book made we want to go hang out with the writers, perhaps one day I’ll have a chance to enjoy a good cigar with them. Rainbow's EndJB Bonds

[Niki Driscoll · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book had a great storyline, was well written and was a lot of fun. Following the antics of Roz and Janie at the Rainbow's End retirement village has got to be one of the most fun books that I have read in a long time. The characters are well developed, colorful,charming and full of life. This is not what one thinks of when we think of a retirement home, you think laid back ,quiet,boring bingo and somewhat depressing. Rainbow's End is anything but that. The inhabitants are energetic, full of spunk, full of life and prone to mischief. If you are looking for a reading experience that is sure to put a smile on your face and a laugh in your heart this is the story for you. I hope to visit the wonderful people of Rainbow's End again and look forward to seeing what they get up to next.

[Geri · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a fun read! It was refreshing to read about women who were not struggling in their 'golden' years and living life to the fullest. I found myself laughing through a lot of their escapades and thought the characters of Joanie and Roz were quirky, sweet, funny, and made me smile. I would love to be like them when I get older. They live life and are not held back by the number of their age. They were like an older version of a Cagney and Lacey type and they pull it off! The book wasn't just funny and it held my interest throughout and loved to see older, strong women who seem to do it all!

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had a rough start for me. The setting and characters were set out in what I felt was rather amateurish writing. (I wasn't surprised when I reach the end and found it was the authors' first book.) But I stuck with it because of the good reviews, and I'm glad I did. Despite imperfect pacing and some stilted writing at times, it had a fun set of quirky characters, some sections of good storytelling, and enough mystery to keep me interested. It's not something I'll ever read again, but for the quick read that it was, it was worth reading once.

[International Cat Lady · Rating 2 out of 5]

This wasn't a mystery set in a retirement community. This was a detailed account of day-to-day living in a retirement community that happened to have a little bit of a mystery in it. As I am too young for the daily antics of the geriatric set to appeal to me, I found much of this story rather mundane. Perhaps if I were older and living in a retirement community myself, it would have been more appealing. Also, the woman getting rid of her cats for a man?? Oh hell no.

[Brandi Reeves-Pearson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fun book to read. I found myself laughing at some of the parts more than I thought I would. I enjoyed living the day to day lives of Roz and Joanie. They might be older, but they do not let their age get in their way of having a great time with the other residents at Rainbow's End. I liked the way everything worked out in the end and I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a good laugh and a light read.

[Millie West · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had so much fun getting to know the characters in Rainbow's End. During the course of reading the book, I felt like I became friends with sisters, Roz and Joanie. Burton made me laugh, and I believe I would be welcome at his parties. Good for Roz and Joanie getting to the bottom of the secret of Caliente honey. Great book! I enjoyed it very much.

[Trudy Kiggans · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rainbow's End is a great story. I loved getting to know the characters, and I thoroughly enjoyed their adventures. Rainbow's End makes retirement look like the most exciting, fun time imaginable. I would LOVE to see this as a television series. The story line is wide open with possibilities.

[Jacqueline Gum · Rating 4 out of 5]

When my time comes, I hope to end up in a community like Rainbow's End, with Burton and the sisters! Retirement there is far from boring. It's a good story, a very fast read and offers up characters that you can't help but care about. All in all, very entertaining. Nice job ladies.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was definitely a "don't judge a book by it's cover". It was laugh out loud funny. It was apparent that it was a first effort but it was a great one. Many amusing characters and a highly unlikely plot, but entertaining nevertheless.

[bex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting characters. It has some suspense elements but isn't a mystery. An awful lot going on.

Not that sure how I feel about it either. I am guessing at the 3* rating without any confidence in my choice.

[Tama Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good reading. Could become a TV show staring a younger Betty White and younger Angela Landsbury.

Tama R. Taylor

[Shirley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really would like to live in this community. The characters were really enjoyabe This was a most entertaining book

[Gary Hays · Rating 4 out of 5]

Humorous and quirky. I loved the character portrayals and the little twist near the end which pulls the story together. If you are searching for a light and enjoyable read, you have found it.