Reviews

Yaz Bahçesi by Paullina Simons

eslismyjam's review against another edition

4.0

This was slightly less awesome for me than the first two. The first 60% was unbelievable and EXACTLY what I wanted. Alexander has to heal after he gets back from a truly gruesome ten years at war and Tatiana is there to help him. It was sweet and perfect and also gritty and raw. I loved.

Once we get away from the war a while-- this book spans right up until the new millennium-- there is the business of being married. The part I loved about this book, nearly 60% of it, centers on Tatiana and Alexander's marriage. After Anthony gets older there is quite a lot to do with the children. While the events that unfold in the last quarter of the book were very interesting, I felt that it lost the essential thread-- mainly the relationship between Tatiana and Alexander. The last action is intense and heart-pounding, but the resolution after that left me confused.

The last pages came full circle and gave a lovely farewell to Tatia and Shura, but Simons probably could have cut the Coda without an issue.

I also desperately wanted a spin-off story for Anthony and his own great love-- (I won't say who it is in order not to spoiler) what a story that would be!

katyana16's review against another edition

1.0

I just couldn't with this book. It drags. I loved the first book, and enjoyed the second....but, ugh. I managed 5 pages a reading session, which says a lot.

Ended up skimming and reading a plot summary. Paulina should have finished after the 2nd book - and in my mind, that is where it will end.

ufcasey's review against another edition

4.0

A great ending for the series! This book felt a lot different than the previous two, but I still enjoyed it with only a couple of exceptions. The main thing that kept me from giving it 5 stars is the whole flashback plot with Saika. It felt unnecessary and just filler since it really did not tie-in well with the rest of the book. The other thing that aggravated me was

Spoiler

how quickly Tatiana forgave Alexander and that whole plot in general.

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itsali's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

marlena_czyta's review against another edition

5.0

I jak ja mam się rozstać z Tatianą i Aleksandrem?! Kurdę, no jak?! Mam szczerego doła, że przewróciłam ostatnią stronę ich historii. Chyba trzeba zacząć czytać od razu od nowa...

lisbethill97's review against another edition

Sadly this was a DNF… I absolutely love the first 2 books in this series and even when I was not reading, I would catch myself thinking about Tatiana and Alexander and the struggles they faced as well as their romance. I feel like this should have just been a Duology not a trilogy. The parts of this book that I did read were actually quite boring and felt like so much filler. This book is so long for no reason. I’m confused???? I could try to push through, but after reading many more reviews agreeing with my thoughts, I rather just DNF it now and pretend this series was a duology.

raqreads's review against another edition

1.0

Teniendo en cuenta que El jinete de bronce y Tatiana y Alexander me gustaron muchísimo, ¿cómo iba yo a negarme a leer el final de una trilogía con unos protagonistas que me encantaban y escrito por una autora cuyo estilo me tenía enamorada? Pues bien, aunque parezca imposible, la autora ha despertado mis instintos asesinos con este libro. Ha convertido a Shura en un machista prepotente y abusivo, mientras que Tatiana ha pasado a ser una mujer sumisa, así que no es de extrañar que en más de una ocasión me sintiera tentada a tirar el libro por la ventana. Y lo digo muy en serio.

Solo hay cuatro cosas salvables en este libro: el estilo de la autora, los interludios sobre Tatiana, un par de capítulos muy intensos donde el romance es lo de menos y el epílogo. Entiendo que una guerra cambia a las personas, pero hay actitudes de ambos que para mí son imperdonables, sobre todo por parte de Alexander. Es precisamente el comportamiento abusivo de este último lo que ha hecho que odiara la novela. No entiendo cómo la autora ha podido destrozar de esta manera a los protagonistas. Habría sido mejor que la historia se quedara en una bilogía, sobre todo teniendo en cuenta que el final de Tatiana y Alexander fue completamente cerrado. En fin, me quedaré con el buen recuerdo de los dos primeros libros e intentaré olvidar que he leído esta aberración de libro.

angiesm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative fast-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

5.0

booklove33's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.25

lucymguillen's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0