Reviews - Daughters of Castle Deverill

Het blijft een boeiend verhaal, maar het leest toch net wat minder prettig dan deel 1. De vaart is er een beetje uit lijkt wel. Veel uitweidingen ook. Jammer, want de plot is echt wel interessant en de karakters ook. Hopelijk is deel 3 wel weer wat vlotter.

Het speelt zich af in de jaren voor de tweede wereldoorlog en wat je er vooral uit proeft is heimwee. Heimwee naar een tijd die nu achteraf onbezorgd lijkt, maar die toch haar eigen uitdagingen had. Ook de beurskrach komt naar voren. Het einde is wat abrupt, maar ik ga toch meteen verder dus dat geeft niet. Het was een lekker boek.

jmasc's review against another edition

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1.0

Just couldn't get into it - had to work too hard to keep all the characters and their issues straight

amandabethrose's review against another edition

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3.0

I didn't realize until I finished the book that this was book 1 of a trilogy! I didn't have too much trouble following along, there were a few vague references to earlier life events that made me wonder why they weren't fully explained, but overall it wasn't too hard to follow along.
The story was not a gripping or dramatic page turner, but more of a cozy "let's follow these characters during their lives" kind of story. I'm curious enough to go back and read the first book and then the last one.

allie45l's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

bookish_contentment's review against another edition

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5.0

Already looking forward to the third instalment.

annemijnvk's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Leest lekker weg, vond het leuk om de ontwikkelingen van alle personages door de decennia heen te volgen. Vond vooral de storyline van Celia leuk.

toch ergens een diepere laag qua het oplossen van de zondes van de generaties voor je en blij dat zij een personage werd die in haar kracht ging staan

kne's review against another edition

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3.0

In this volume of the trilogy, I had a lot more patience for the characters, who seemed to mature immensely. Unfortunately, I struggled a bit as the number of characters increased and the setting expanded across oceans - mainly because I was in the middle of a very busy time in my non-reading life and it took a long time to be able to finish the novel. I continued to enjoy the very strong sense of time and place, though toward the end the years started to fly by a bit too quickly for me. I'm definitely interested to see where the final installment goes, particularly in terms of the next generation coming of age.

The fine print: received ARC from Edelweiss.

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3.0

3.5 stars. This book has wayy too much adultery in it. Why can’t people just marry the goddamn right person or divorce their spouse if they’re not happy? The plotline was still fascinating but the cheating was getting tiresome

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