Reviews

Un incantevole aprile by Elizabeth von Arnim

Only show reviews with written explanations

rarchar's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

marinaferrari's review against another edition

Go to review page

funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

4.0

what a wonderful read! delightful. i wish only i had read it in less time— but that‘s on me.
it was so interesting to be in san salvatore with the main characters, and watch as the story unfolds and the plot develops, what was to happen to these women.
i shall keep them fondly in my heart.

girlinf1eld's review against another edition

Go to review page

hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

4.25

❝ [5 ✰] i really enjoyed this book. both the writing and subject matter were a breath of fresh air; the writing was so... witty and quietly funny in a way you rarely see in contemporary writing. there were sprinklings of a few period bigotries which were annoying to read, but not so much it put me off the book. this could most definitely be made into a movie today; I think we all relate to the feeling of being stressed and in desperate need of beauty. the main theme of amore mio aiutami, composed by piero piccioni would go really well with this! ❞

⸺ (on first, initial read)

rachremmes's review against another edition

Go to review page

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

4.0

domicspinnwand's review against another edition

Go to review page

4.0

Das hat doch ganz gut funktioniert - gesucht habe ich was Kurzes für Zwischendurch, gerne abseits des klassischen Liebesromans, der im 21 Jahrhundert spielt. Diese Geschichte spielt in den 1920ger Jahren, und ich weiß nicht warum, aber ich verwechsle dieses Buch immer mit "Zimmer mit Aussicht", das in "The Man I Never Met" eine größere Rolle spielt. Drum habe ich sicher auch hierzu gegriffen, aber das ist natürlich ein anderes Buch, das dann später drankommt.

Das Hörbuch ist gut gelesen, das Setting in der Toskana im Frühling ist natürlich genial und die Story ist auch zuckersüss - vielleicht ein bissle zu süß, aber well, genau das wollte ich ja. Frau von Arnim war gebürtige Engländerin, die dann beim Urlaub in Italien (sic!) ihren späteren Mann, einen deutschen Adligen, kennengelernt hat -drum der deutsch klingende Name, so hab ich's ergoogelt.

Sie war eine recht fleißige Schreiberin, ich werde mir ihre weiteren Werke auch nochmal ansehen. Hierfür gibt es solide 4 Sterne.