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slsunde's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism and Death of parent
emmas_bookshelf's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, and Death
samg01's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, Cancer, Alcoholism, and Sexism
btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Alcohol and Alcoholism
Moderate: Racism and Death
Minor: Toxic relationship, Sexism, Grief, and Death of parent
meganpbennett's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Lucy was the manager of a very fancy hotel in New York City, at least until her former boss and lover stole millions when he left, and she he very nearly took the fall. While she managed to avoid that, her entire reputation was ruined, leaving her with no career opportunities. When she sees the chance to be the manager of a boutique in Rennes, France, she jumps. And then learns that the hotel is... exactly as reported: it needs to be renovated from the wallboard studs out. Lucy thought it would be much easier to get the hotel open and ready for online bookings in a much shorter time. Except, she has to do everything, including setting up a website.
The hotel also has several permanent residences, some of whom help more than others with the renovations. Claudine is very willing to break laws to get her hotel ready, even when Lucy isn't willing to. There's a very serious subplot to the book, involving Lucy's alcoholic brother, which does come to a head. I was very worried about the ending, after
All in all, Lucy Checks In is an excellent study in character development and learning to fight for what you want.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the free eARC.
Graphic: Car accident, Death, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Grief, Addiction, and Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity, Cancer, and Racism
bringmybooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
B̷R̷I̷N̷G̷ ✨ 𝗕𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 ✨ B̷Y̷P̷A̷S̷S̷
While this book wasn't *bad*, per se, it also very much wasn't for me. (Major case of "shoulda coulda wish I woulda DNFed) I would estimate that about 80% of it was descriptions of the walls, linens, and furniture that was going in the renovated hotel - which did paint a pretty picture, but also, I mean, I got the gist about 15 sentences ago, you know?
The most interesting thing I got out of this book was while researching what one would call a MC in her 50s - it's quinquagenarian, if you were wondering. That being said, our MC is a quinquagenarian at a crossroads, both professionally & personally, and makes her way to France to restore a old chateau into a hotel, finding both personal and professional peace along the way.
There was a motley cast of characters (sometimes charming and sometimes annoying), a white cat named Napoleon Bonaparte, and a friendly ghost haunting the gardens. There were also really weird scenes that didn't make any sense, like when they realize they need to take pictures for the hotel website so go around Paris in the dead of night stealing potted plants in decorative urns from houses they felt wouldn't miss them. (No, seriously.) (Wild wacky Frenchmen, whaddya gonna do?)
The romance was meant to be sweet, but I never connected to it. There was also a major plot point that, while it's set up throughout the book, kinda comes out of left field at 89% but ends up wrapping everything up in a nice bow.
I'm not sure exactly who to recommend this to, but I can say if you get 25% into it and you're still interested, I think you're safe.
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Death of parent
Alcoholism, Death by Drunk Driving, Toxic Family, Chauvinismsakendrick's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, and Alcoholism
shannonppark's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Minor: Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Car accident
audiobooksandcoffee's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Alcoholism
sanj's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Moderate: Alcoholism and Death