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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
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
Easy read, engrossing story, satisfying ending.
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Interesting literary angle with some bright moments.
Points taken for the gratuitous and incessant love interests. They fall in love with literally all men they meet, how very Austin…
Points taken for the gratuitous and incessant love interests. They fall in love with literally all men they meet, how very Austin…
mysterious
tense
medium-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:
No
This was an enjoyable quick read, but it didn't blow me off my socks. It was original, but also a bit predictable. The translation I read has quite some errors, which annoyed me.
The mini cliffhangers at the end of each chapter kept me engaged, but at some point I just wanted one of the storylines to continue for a bit.
I did not enjoy the part where Opaline's brother puts her away. I just don't like reading about all the injustices men did (and do) to women. It's good that we are made aware of things like this, but it makes me so so angry.
The magical elements in this book seemed superfluous, they didn't really add a lot to the story. This did feel a bit like the magic was tacked on to attract fantasy readers to a historical novel, while trying to keep it small enough to keep historical fiction readers happy.
The mini cliffhangers at the end of each chapter kept me engaged, but at some point I just wanted one of the storylines to continue for a bit.
The magical elements in this book seemed superfluous, they didn't really add a lot to the story. This did feel a bit like the magic was tacked on to attract fantasy readers to a historical novel, while trying to keep it small enough to keep historical fiction readers happy.
adventurous
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There is something about Henry that I don't love.
I also can't get past the part where Josef was literally fighting for the Germans in WWII and Opeline is all "he's my soulmate." Girl what? Are we going to ignore that he was a literal Nazi? I don't care that he was supposedly conscripted and he's actually Austrian. It's still pretty freaking weird and wrong.
Armond, Lindon, Shane, and Matthew all sucked in there own ways. Armond didn't come as a surprise. The Star Wars reveal for Lindon was strange. Shane was obviously a bad human. Matthew was probably an okay guy until he developed feelings for a pregnant woman when he had a whole wife and family at home.
Anyway, after some thought, it seems like the main theme of this book is "Men are the worst."
Give me more Madame Bowden though. I'm obsessed with her.
I also can't get past the part where Josef was literally fighting for the Germans in WWII and Opeline is all "he's my soulmate." Girl what? Are we going to ignore that he was a literal Nazi? I don't care that he was supposedly conscripted and he's actually Austrian. It's still pretty freaking weird and wrong.
Armond, Lindon, Shane, and Matthew all sucked in there own ways. Armond didn't come as a surprise. The Star Wars reveal for Lindon was strange. Shane was obviously a bad human. Matthew was probably an okay guy until he developed feelings for a pregnant woman when he had a whole wife and family at home.
Anyway, after some thought, it seems like the main theme of this book is "Men are the worst."
Give me more Madame Bowden though. I'm obsessed with her.
I enjoyed this book. It was a little slow to start but once I got a couple chapters in, I was hooked. I loved the back and forth from past to present. The characters were so believable. I was so absorbed I didn’t even see the couple of twists coming. Well done!
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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:
Yes
I can’t even think of words to describe this book. Feeling lost myself, it was just the book that I needed to read!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes