Verzauberter April by Elizabeth von Arnim

3.82 AVERAGE

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kieracaspall's review against another edition

3.5
Preferred the first half to the second!! Some really beautiful passages about female friendship which really resonated with me, especially since one of my best friends sent me it in the post after I finished uni!🩷 Very progressive considering it was written more than a hundred years ago. It’s a shame that they weren’t just able to enjoy being in Italy without the interruption of all the husbands.
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sefditz's review against another edition

1.0
slow-paced
I did not like this book.  It was difficult to follow, and I never really knew what was happening. I really wasn't sure what the point of the story was.  Also, I felt like it ended very abruptly with no resolution to the storyline.
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julkranskss's review against another edition

3.5
relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes

halinchen's review against another edition

3.25
funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sunflowerreadings's review against another edition

4.0
lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

tessyb24's review against another edition

3.5
lighthearted reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

allthatandwhatnot's review against another edition

5.0
emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
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beccapedia_'s review against another edition

3.0
reflective relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No

lonored's review against another edition

3.5
lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

watry's review against another edition

My enjoyment of this book varied wildly through the whole thing. Two of the women seemed bound and determined to be absolutely awful, and then when
the men start showing up
I got extra irritated. Strangely, I think I liked it overall, but I won't be reading it again.

Also, I think the ending
was meant to be happy, but who knows if any of those personal changes would stick around for daily life?