Sally’s other book The Keeper of Stories made me want to go off and research peoples headstones, this has made me want to go off and do research on thSally’s other book The Keeper of Stories made me want to go off and research peoples headstones, this has made me want to go off and do research on the Titanic. Such a beautiful book, made me feel very content!...more
Frenzied start and a rushed finished. I did enjoy it but found the middle bit a bit slow. I did kind of know more or less what the ending would be butFrenzied start and a rushed finished. I did enjoy it but found the middle bit a bit slow. I did kind of know more or less what the ending would be but very well written ...more
Really difficult to get into for me until about 1/3rd of the way through. Far too much French terminology, had to constantly google what things meant Really difficult to get into for me until about 1/3rd of the way through. Far too much French terminology, had to constantly google what things meant (a few terms in the back of the book but not many). Got going about half way through but I found the characters very one dimensional. It was ok with a decent ending. ...more
Yawn. Tiny ripples throughout the book with a wave coming in the last chapter. Almost drowned reading it. Boring. Stagnant. Almost fell asleep. And doYawn. Tiny ripples throughout the book with a wave coming in the last chapter. Almost drowned reading it. Boring. Stagnant. Almost fell asleep. And don’t like any of the characters much ...more
Loved it. A warm hug of a read with such lovely characters. They weren’t particularly well described but for some reason I could picture them so well Loved it. A warm hug of a read with such lovely characters. They weren’t particularly well described but for some reason I could picture them so well in my mind. There’s no massive peaks and trough’s in this book, it’s a pretty steady read but it’s so enjoyable and I’d love a sequel cause the main character Isabel left me wanting more ...more
I loved this. I was so eager to read it and finished it quicker than I usually would. It’s so warm, especially at the beginning. Have to say the endinI loved this. I was so eager to read it and finished it quicker than I usually would. It’s so warm, especially at the beginning. Have to say the ending left me wanting more though ...more
I didn’t read the premise for this before reading. I wanted something lighthearted and this wasn’t it. It was complicated and fragmented. At times it I didn’t read the premise for this before reading. I wanted something lighthearted and this wasn’t it. It was complicated and fragmented. At times it hurt my brain and confused me. It had a lovely love story but the whole parallel universe premise just made my head spin sometimes, especially at the end. ...more
Hated it. Just like the other book The Leviathan it was soooooo long and boring and nothing seemed to happen til the end. Couldn’t wait to finish it. Hated it. Just like the other book The Leviathan it was soooooo long and boring and nothing seemed to happen til the end. Couldn’t wait to finish it. And the fact at the end you had no clue what happened to any of the main characters made it even more frustrating!...more
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