Laura

Dry

Revisado: 08-03-23

I was taken aback by the looooong historical note at the beginning. I felt it would’ve been better served as an afterword. I was taken aback that churches were such a feature/ main theme. This was not mentioned in the book’s description or the 11 reviews thus far. I found it dry and very slow going. Maybe it would’ve picked up, but I gave it a solid 2+ hours and reached my limit.

Hopefully this review will be helpful. If you are interested in church design/ historical significance this may be just the book for you.

I was looking for character development/chemistry and I found it lacking. Thankfully I was able to return it. Thank you Audible!!

Thankfully

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The Paris Agent

Revisado: 07-31-23

Excellent story. I so enjoy Kelly Rimmer’s novels.

One negative - the narrator for Josie mispronounced Avenue Foch as Avenue FASH. Otherwise the narration was excellent so I won’t deduct a star.

I loved Eloise’s narrator, but I don’t know who’s who. 😂

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The Lost Vintage

Revisado: 07-31-23

I read this upon the recommendation mentioned in the afterword of “The Winemakers Wife” which is also excellent. Saskia Maarleveld is one of my favorite narrators.

I loved this story, I finished in in 1 weekend. I loved both protagonists in the past and present day storylines. Both relatable and likable. For those wondering, I appreciated the lack of repeated swearing and the off-page love scenes.

Read it! 😉

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Not my favorite Hannah novel

Revisado: 05-03-23

This book is good, but not great. You can tell this is one of her older novels. Would’ve preferred less details in sex scene and leaving out F bombs.

The narrator is excellent!

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Great Narration

Revisado: 02-14-23

I enjoyed having Prince Harry narrate this book. While I don’t agree with all of his life choices, I respect his frank viewpoint. People shouldn’t sling mud if they haven’t heard both sides - from the sources.

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Sweet

Revisado: 02-14-23

This is a heartwarming story set in 1940s Georgia USA with a short stint in the South Pacific during WW2. The narrator is excellent.

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So So

Revisado: 09-09-22

I did enjoy Angeline's storyline, but I found both romances underwhelming. There were hardly any conversations where the relationships developed. I was not engaged/routing for them. Not that I wanted tons of romance, but a little realism of falling in love. Especially for Angeline/ Lance - they had maybe 3 conversations and poof! Love. (I know it's fiction, but really?!)

The romances aside - it was a very interesting story. Told from a Roma perspective.

The narrator - had NO voice changes between Angeline and Emma's narrations. She didn't seem to attempt to make Angeline sound old. I could only tell who was speaking based on the context, not the voices. (If you were only reading this would be a non-issue).

Overall, I'm glad I didn't purchase it, but borrowed from Kindle Unlimited / Audible Plus. I wouldn't re-read it. But to each his own.

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Abrupt ending

Revisado: 12-31-21

I found it started off slowly, but got better. I really enjoyed it, but the ending was disappointing. The beginning was from Rose’s viewpoint and then switched to Elenor.

The ending was abrupt, almost like the author didn’t want to finish it. A brief epilogue (from Rose’s perspective) would’ve made all the difference.

I would give the author another try, because I did like the story.

I appreciated that there were no detailed love scenes and minimal cursing.

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Wow!

Revisado: 12-27-21

LOVED IT! I listened to it in 1 day. The best story in a long time!! I wish this author had more books.

The narrator was excellent! Just wow!

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I liked it

Revisado: 12-03-21

I cried quite a bit. Not a light read. The narrator was very good. My favorite voice was “Gran .”

My negatives:
1. Took me a while to warmup to Vivi. She was immature IMO.
2. Without giving too much away - I found it annoying that Vivi call d herself foolish. What she did was irresponsible and stupid. Foolish is too “soft” a word.

Some parts were far fetched, but it’s FICTION. All in all, I enjoyed it and would definitely read more from this author.

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