Reviews

The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman

nataliaalvarez26's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.75

jstudle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring slow-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

3.75

kenruss's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

manderzreadz's review against another edition

5.0

The title does not do just to this emotive, poetic, historical book that I just read. I fell in love with Poppy, Emilia, and Lucy as they were on their journeys to be their own colorful oil paintings.

mbenzz's review

DNF 36%…I didn’t like one single character in this story. Either they were awful human beings, or insipid doormats, making this no fun to read. Moving on.

ceodell25's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

4.5

spikedscrubs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 

A sweet, whimsical, feel good story about a family cursed that the second born daughters will never find love. The story spans generations, tells love stories that almost happened but didn’t or couldn’t, over & over. There is a trip to Europe, long lost family reunited, a lifelong love story & the deep connection between sisters & the women in the family.

I enjoyed this one but there was not enough “oomph” to make it feel profound or deeply interesting. It also felt long - too long. The story was good, certainly worthwhile, but overall it came to feel like a bit of a two dimensional slog to push to finish it. I can see why others loved it but it just isn’t my preferred genre.

hdelfino's review against another edition

4.0

Beautiful, warm and tender story about love and family. 4.5 stars.

readingbetweenthevines's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

lexiek20's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0