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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
I need to simmer with my thoughts for a little bit. Between a 4 and 5.
Immediate thoughts:
- Loved the writing style throughout the entire book
- Fully engaged throughout the entire book
- The second half really reminded me of the notebook for some reason. I think the setting and the relationships.
- Would and will recommend to literally everyone
Immediate thoughts:
- Loved the writing style throughout the entire book
- Fully engaged throughout the entire book
- The second half really reminded me of the notebook for some reason. I think the setting and the relationships.
- Would and will recommend to literally everyone
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
I enjoyed this slow, unfolding of a story of lost relationships, struggles, and finding each other back where it all started. I did think the finding of each other was VERY convenient, thus my 4 star rating.
Absolutely fabulous! I had a terrible cold and hated to put it down to sleep! And...
I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING! All the giveaway i can give.
It's a beautiful, heartwrenching story beginning in World War II, about losing loved ones and sometimes, making peace with that, or rediscovering them.
I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING! All the giveaway i can give.
It's a beautiful, heartwrenching story beginning in World War II, about losing loved ones and sometimes, making peace with that, or rediscovering them.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Engaging and heartbreaking yet magical at the same time. And honestly, I would listen to Cynthia Erivo’s reading her grocery list…
Another one bites the dust…
One thing you should know about me is I usually find my way back to books that I have abandoned, but like my other DNF of the year, I have attempted to come back to this book over and over again and I just couldn’t get into it.
The Secret Life of Flora Lea was one I tried the audiobook version, read the ebook, etc. However, I just found myself dozing off each time I tried to read it. When I listened to it, I would find my mind drifting off to anything and everything besides thoughts on the book.
The narrator for the audiobook was just a little bland for my taste. And I can’t lie, this book put me in a bit of a slump the last time I listened to it. According to Audible I have listened to 28 chapters??? But again, I have no recollection of what has taken place in the story.
I really want to like this book, especially since it’s one of my favorite genres, historical fiction, but I just haven’t enjoyed it. I feel like I may give it another try one day, but for now, this is going to the DNF shelf to rest a while.
There was a lot going on with this one, and a surprising number of plot twists. But I really enjoyed it - it was cozy and warm set in various bookstores all over England and it had a happy, pleasant ending. A good fall read!
A beautiful fantastical coming-of-age historical fiction, for fans of Narnia and fairy tales.
Hazel, 14, and Flora, 5, are evacuated from London in Operation Pied Piper to a rural village in 1939 to escape the horrors of the Second World War. Hazel spends her days entertaining her young sister with walks and games, specifically a fairy tale about a magical land, Whisperwood, a secret location they can escape to that is all their own. They live a seemingly idyllic existence juxtaposed to the bombing of London in a charming stone cottage along the River Thames with a kind benefactress and her son.
But when young Flora mysteriously disappears while playing near the riverbanks, the unthinkable occurs. Flora disappears, is presumed drowned by many, and is added to the list of children who had been lost during the evacuation operation.
20 years later, while working at a specialty bookshop filled with first editions and other literary novelties, Hazel opens a package containing the picture book Whisperwood and the River of Stars, the fairy tale that was unique to her and Flora alone. Following the clues this package brings, Hazel is on a quest to find out what happened to her sister all those years ago.
Hazel, 14, and Flora, 5, are evacuated from London in Operation Pied Piper to a rural village in 1939 to escape the horrors of the Second World War. Hazel spends her days entertaining her young sister with walks and games, specifically a fairy tale about a magical land, Whisperwood, a secret location they can escape to that is all their own. They live a seemingly idyllic existence juxtaposed to the bombing of London in a charming stone cottage along the River Thames with a kind benefactress and her son.
But when young Flora mysteriously disappears while playing near the riverbanks, the unthinkable occurs. Flora disappears, is presumed drowned by many, and is added to the list of children who had been lost during the evacuation operation.
20 years later, while working at a specialty bookshop filled with first editions and other literary novelties, Hazel opens a package containing the picture book Whisperwood and the River of Stars, the fairy tale that was unique to her and Flora alone. Following the clues this package brings, Hazel is on a quest to find out what happened to her sister all those years ago.
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Cozy, charming, good mix of historical fiction, mystery and romance. Not super deep, but entertaining enough