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shareen17's review
3.0
This is another girl meets boy and their problems could be quickly resolved with a little basic communication. I liked the characters and the story backdrop of organizing a literary festival.
charl149's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
kellylacey's review
4.0
I really was impressed by the book. It wasn't what I was expecting. I had put of reading my Fforde books. But now I can't wait to read them.
malise's review
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Some parts were hard to read, as the grammar was quite formal. I felt like I was reading a book written in the 1800s, early 1900s, while the book was in fact published in the late 2000s. In addition, I felt some sections were over described, if that’s a thing! The author repeated information continuously, and it made me annoyed in some places. Apart from that, the storyline was pleasant enough to finish reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
busraeriz's review
5.0
It is a really light-hearted book that you can both relax by reading and sometimes become excited to find out what happens next. Pages flow easily so it is a book you can read anytime.
joyousreads132's review
2.0
On the heels of losing her job at the bookshop, Laura agrees to help plan a literary festival in the quaint town of Somerby. With her experience in organizing book signings, a pulse on the book industry, and having read as much as she has, it was a no-brainer that she could help convince authors to join in the festivities. But when the name Dermot Flynn gets thrown into the mix, she was both elated and terrified that she's been given the task to lure him out of hiding.
She's admired Dermot as a writer for as long as she could remember; and at first glance, it may seem like a dream come true that the tempestuous Scottish author is attracted to her as well. But the man have been known for being a serial womanizer, and innocent Laura may not have the right stuff to go toe-to-toe with the elusive writer. Armed with liquid courage, Laura decidedly agree to what Dermot wanted in exchange for his acquiescence.
A proposition to end all propositions.
One thing lead to another, Laura found herself doing the walk of shame and a little unsure of what had happened the night before. The story continued on with Dermot chasing Laura and Laura avoiding Dermot. But as these stories go, someone falls in love in the end regardless and somebody's heart get broken as a result.
The bare bones of this story sounded so good. But the writing is a bit of a turn off. Needless to say, I did a lot of skimming. The colloquialisms, mannerisms were stumbling blocks that didn't help its cause. The dialogues were homogenized European. I just couldn't get into it.
This was the most un-romantic romance book I've ever read. To be honest, the romance was like the proverbial bookends for this novel. It was the beginning and the unsurprisingly happy ending. It went on too long and with much of its focused on the setting up of the literary festival.
Laura was a confused character who couldn't decide whether she'd be playing the innocent card or the wanton girl who was ready to sleep with an author just to get him to agree. Okay, I get that she was drunk at the time but man, it's hard to figure out which Laura would show up. Majority of the time she was conflicted and unsure of everything but then she would have moments where she's all balls.
I really have no clue why it's titled Love Letters when none were exchanged. Let me tell you this though: if I wanted to set up a festival of sorts, this is a good refer-to-book. But overall, this book was a snoozer. Sorry.
She's admired Dermot as a writer for as long as she could remember; and at first glance, it may seem like a dream come true that the tempestuous Scottish author is attracted to her as well. But the man have been known for being a serial womanizer, and innocent Laura may not have the right stuff to go toe-to-toe with the elusive writer. Armed with liquid courage, Laura decidedly agree to what Dermot wanted in exchange for his acquiescence.
A proposition to end all propositions.
One thing lead to another, Laura found herself doing the walk of shame and a little unsure of what had happened the night before. The story continued on with Dermot chasing Laura and Laura avoiding Dermot. But as these stories go, someone falls in love in the end regardless and somebody's heart get broken as a result.
The bare bones of this story sounded so good. But the writing is a bit of a turn off. Needless to say, I did a lot of skimming. The colloquialisms, mannerisms were stumbling blocks that didn't help its cause. The dialogues were homogenized European. I just couldn't get into it.
This was the most un-romantic romance book I've ever read. To be honest, the romance was like the proverbial bookends for this novel. It was the beginning and the unsurprisingly happy ending. It went on too long and with much of its focused on the setting up of the literary festival.
Laura was a confused character who couldn't decide whether she'd be playing the innocent card or the wanton girl who was ready to sleep with an author just to get him to agree. Okay, I get that she was drunk at the time but man, it's hard to figure out which Laura would show up. Majority of the time she was conflicted and unsure of everything but then she would have moments where she's all balls.
I really have no clue why it's titled Love Letters when none were exchanged. Let me tell you this though: if I wanted to set up a festival of sorts, this is a good refer-to-book. But overall, this book was a snoozer. Sorry.
laus3012's review
5.0
I thoroughly enjoyed it this book; I've just read a few thrillers back to back and this made a nice change. I like the character am also a massive reader called Laura with curly/unruly blonde hair. However, unlike the book I've not met a hunky Irish author (mores the pity). I'll definitely check out more of her books.
readbooks_fightpatriarchy's review
2.0
Love Katie Fforde, but this was not one of my favorites. Some of the things that happens and words used to describe them seemed hopelessly dated, and the character of Dermot plain old annoyed me. I did like the premise of the book and the descriptions of the classes and literary festival- the different author descriptions were amusing.