Reviews

Daughters of Paris by Elisabeth Hobbes

thepagelady's review against another edition

4.0

This is a story about friendship, love, bravery, loyalty and strength. It's a well researched and written story. Full of interesting facts about the war years in France. The characters were great! Wonderful story!

weebee27's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

lisaanicolaa's review

4.0

3.5/5⭐️ rounded up

Daughter of Paris is a historical fiction set in 1930s Paris, France. It follows Colette- daughter of a wealthy Parisian, and Fleur- the daughter of a maid in Colette’s household. We see their friendship blossom in the beginning but as time goes on and life changes for both of them their friendship and bond is tested.

This book was researched and written very well. It did a great job at transporting me into the story! The pace was slow in the beginning but once the pace picked up, I couldn’t pull myself away from reading!

Historical fiction is not usually my forte but I definitely recommend this for those who love historical fiction!

Thank you to Avon/HarperCollins and NetGalley for providing me with this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

emeryclarke's review against another edition

5.0

A beautiful story of growing up, learning to love and live as the world around you is torn to rags by war. While this story does have two wonderful, romantic connections, the true pull of the book is the connections of the main girls, the secret sisters. Two women from different worlds, grow closer together as they deal with the changing world in separate ways.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves well-structured, heart-felt WWII historical fiction. It checks all the boxes. Thank you, NetGalley for the digital arc in return for this honest review.

gray5217's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.75

jennybeck's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

what_karla_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A beautiful story that spans the lifetime of two friends as they learn to survive through WWII in occupied France. 

I loved the character development for both Colette and Fleur. They were so different but so close to each other. I was annoyed with Colette at first but was so glad she grew up and was able to stand on her own two feet. Her growth was the most satisfying. And as these two friends navigated their new life with Germans in Paris they learned how to trust each other with everything.

Although there was romance in this story it didn't feel life the main storyline. The romance was sweet but filled with tension since they were all involved in the Resistance in one way or another. Fortunately there is an HEA for everyone involved. 

Overall a great historical fiction with suspense, romance, and unbreakable friendships. Great for fans of Kristin Hannah and WWII stories. 

Trigger/Content warnings:
Attempted assault/rape, injury from torture, mentions of war, Jewish persecution, and the concentration camps. 

I received an ARC from Netgalley and Harper 360. All thoughts and opinions are my own and offered freely.

kassidylara's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.0

leona_omahony's review against another edition

1.0

DNF at 40%. Struggled with this one. Found it boring and I had no interest in what was going on or any of the characters.

beccas__books9's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

4.0