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thereadingpotato's review against another edition
4.0
When booksmart Hannah and her estranged mother discover a deed to an apartment in Paris, they must come together in the City of Lights to uncover the secrets and mysteries of great-grandma Ivy and her hidden past, one that includes love, loss and brushes with Hemingway and the Fitzgeralds.
I really enjoyed this one. This is probably the funnest historical fiction novel that I’ve ever read. The likeable and entertaining characters with their complicated yet loving family relationships all wrapped in the quintessentially dreamy setting of Paris make this a delight to read.
This is definitely a plot-driven novel, making it also a quick read. Compared to other historical fiction novels, the present-day timeline takes the forefront, which actually worked very well for this particular book.
Overall, this is a delightful, fast-paced read that highlights the complexities of mother-daughter relationships and coming of age, while also finding yourself and finding love in Paris.
I really enjoyed this one. This is probably the funnest historical fiction novel that I’ve ever read. The likeable and entertaining characters with their complicated yet loving family relationships all wrapped in the quintessentially dreamy setting of Paris make this a delight to read.
This is definitely a plot-driven novel, making it also a quick read. Compared to other historical fiction novels, the present-day timeline takes the forefront, which actually worked very well for this particular book.
Overall, this is a delightful, fast-paced read that highlights the complexities of mother-daughter relationships and coming of age, while also finding yourself and finding love in Paris.
bridget_h's review against another edition
4.0
This book was exactly what I needed! Many thanks to Netgalley and the published for the eARC in exchange for my honest review. I had been reading a lot of heavy books lately and this was fast paced, light, but not frivolous. I thought the mother-daughter relationship was explored really well and there was great balance throughout the book as I felt like I wanted both to come out on top - it wasn't an either/or , love/hate situation. The romance was sweet but not the focus, and the getaway to Paris was delightful (especially now)!
leemac027's review against another edition
4.0
A very easy and entertaining read for a lazy afternoon. Our protagonist, Hannah, loves a good story and is known for her love of literature, so her job as a tour guide focusing on Jane Austen is a perfect match for her talents. Hannah is happy living in London, far away from her rather ditzy and wild mother, Marla who resides in the US.
Everything is in its place until New Year's Eve when Marla turns up unannounced in Hannah's flat. There is shock and a balancing act for Hannah to keep her real feelings for her mother secret from her flatmates who seem to think Marla a fun good time girl ready for adventures.
But Marla has many secrets. One of which she reveals to Hannah and that is the deeds to an apartment in Paris, left to them both by Hannah's great-grandmother Ivy. The apartment is a treasure, untouched from the 1940s and its contents start to reveal the hidden life of Ivy. With mother and daughter being forced to work together, more secrets start to be revealed, not only about Ivy but also about Hannah. Will this make or forever break their relationship?
There is of course a few love interests - will Hannah hook up with Aiden back in London or will she fall into the arms of Gabriel a rich, smooth and rather attractive French lawyer?
I found this book entertaining. I had sympathy for Hannah and was not at all enthralled by Marla and her inconsistencies (but that's what the author wants). A charming book and with Paris as a backdrop you can't go wrong.
Everything is in its place until New Year's Eve when Marla turns up unannounced in Hannah's flat. There is shock and a balancing act for Hannah to keep her real feelings for her mother secret from her flatmates who seem to think Marla a fun good time girl ready for adventures.
But Marla has many secrets. One of which she reveals to Hannah and that is the deeds to an apartment in Paris, left to them both by Hannah's great-grandmother Ivy. The apartment is a treasure, untouched from the 1940s and its contents start to reveal the hidden life of Ivy. With mother and daughter being forced to work together, more secrets start to be revealed, not only about Ivy but also about Hannah. Will this make or forever break their relationship?
There is of course a few love interests - will Hannah hook up with Aiden back in London or will she fall into the arms of Gabriel a rich, smooth and rather attractive French lawyer?
I found this book entertaining. I had sympathy for Hannah and was not at all enthralled by Marla and her inconsistencies (but that's what the author wants). A charming book and with Paris as a backdrop you can't go wrong.
marbooks88's review against another edition
4.0
When Hannah's Mom shows up at her apartment in London on New Year's Eve she doesn't trust her intention. But the story she shares leads them to a long empty apartment in Paris and a secret from the past. Can Hannah trust her Mom to stick around and tell the truth? Could unraveling the secret be a new start for them? A story of trust and family and secrets.
Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for providing an arc for my honest review
Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for providing an arc for my honest review
rachelsb00kreviews's review against another edition
3.0
Good but not great...
I am very lucky to have received this book in a giveaway and honestly, I'm glad it was free. It was decent read focused on a broken family tree, an inherited Paris apartment mixed with the barest of romance. Maybe it was just me and my mood currently but I wasn't truly invested in the main storyline between the mother and daughter up until the last 5-6 chapters. I kept thinking about the story being told in diary format at the end of each chapter and how that might have made a more interesting tale told in the past from that character's POV tied together with the modern storyline the book is set in. While I always enjoy a book set in Paris, whether present day or my personal favorite, the past, it was a good family based book had a satisfying ending.
I am very lucky to have received this book in a giveaway and honestly, I'm glad it was free. It was decent read focused on a broken family tree, an inherited Paris apartment mixed with the barest of romance. Maybe it was just me and my mood currently but I wasn't truly invested in the main storyline between the mother and daughter up until the last 5-6 chapters. I kept thinking about the story being told in diary format at the end of each chapter and how that might have made a more interesting tale told in the past from that character's POV tied together with the modern storyline the book is set in. While I always enjoy a book set in Paris, whether present day or my personal favorite, the past, it was a good family based book had a satisfying ending.
bibliopage's review against another edition
4.0
Fans of 'Emily in Paris' and 'Midnight in Paris' will really enjoy this! I found this a very fun read with a ton of heart!
lindaunconventionalbookworms's review against another edition
3.0
*I received a free copy of Lost in Paris. This has in no way influenced my voluntary review which is honest and unbiased.*
3.5 stars
Lost in Paris is a mix of epistolary and contemporary - the letters and diary entries are from the era between the two wars, all set in Paris, while the contemporary parts of the story are set in London, Paris and Bristol.
Hannah has a very difficult relationship with her mother, and in some ways, I wished there would have been some more 'help' with that. They managed to trudge through quite a bit of their differences on their own, and in a way, that didn't really seem all that realistic to me.
The story is heartfelt - can you imagine finding out after your grandmother's death that your great-grandmother left you the deed to an apartment in Paris? It becomes almost a detective story in some ways, as Hannah and her mother, Marla, try to figure out why Ivy had lived in Paris, and also how come she had never shared her secret life with any of them.
Building a new relationship between the mother and daughter in the present, somehow, Marla also managed to build a new relationship between herself and her late grandmother. Overall, a heartfelt story that I'm sure many readers will enjoy.
3.5 stars
Lost in Paris is a mix of epistolary and contemporary - the letters and diary entries are from the era between the two wars, all set in Paris, while the contemporary parts of the story are set in London, Paris and Bristol.
Hannah has a very difficult relationship with her mother, and in some ways, I wished there would have been some more 'help' with that. They managed to trudge through quite a bit of their differences on their own, and in a way, that didn't really seem all that realistic to me.
The story is heartfelt - can you imagine finding out after your grandmother's death that your great-grandmother left you the deed to an apartment in Paris? It becomes almost a detective story in some ways, as Hannah and her mother, Marla, try to figure out why Ivy had lived in Paris, and also how come she had never shared her secret life with any of them.
Building a new relationship between the mother and daughter in the present, somehow, Marla also managed to build a new relationship between herself and her late grandmother. Overall, a heartfelt story that I'm sure many readers will enjoy.
renwar96's review against another edition
4.0
This is the story of a mother/daughter relationship at heart. Most of it takes place in Paris, which is romantic and historical. There are several different things going on in both of their lives and they handle their situations in their own ways. I really liked the chapters that were written by Ivy via her diary starting back in the 1920s. Nice read with some historical fiction about many famous authors before they were discovered.
arthur_pendrgn's review against another edition
2.0
It was okay. Nothing wrong with it, although I do question the usage of the diaries. Seems the main arc could have stood on its own--the romance, the interpersonal relationship, and the discovery of a manuscript, not to mention starting a new branch of the business, would have been enough. I don't see why we needed the actual diary entries at all.