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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A cute book that was a perfect read for me right now as I have a hard time reading at all. I loved the enviroment and her friendships with the islanders (even though I had a hard time remembering who some of them were).
Polly gooit het roer om en zet koers voor Mount Pollbearne, waar een warm welkom niet vanzelfsprekend is voor iedereen.
Drastisch, maar met de vrijheid waarnaar ze (blijkbaar) hunkert.
Het verhaal laat je meedromen, meevaren en meevliegen.
De laatste paar hoofdstukken werd het voor mij persoonlijk iets te vaag en vreemd. Polly krijgt een uitnodiging en dat avontuur had er voor mij uit mogen blijven of ieder geval stuk flink ingekort mogen worden. Het had 95% geen toegevoegde waarde aan de rest van het boek namelijk.
Drastisch, maar met de vrijheid waarnaar ze (blijkbaar) hunkert.
Het verhaal laat je meedromen, meevaren en meevliegen.
De laatste paar hoofdstukken werd het voor mij persoonlijk iets te vaag en vreemd. Polly krijgt een uitnodiging en dat avontuur had er voor mij uit mogen blijven of ieder geval stuk flink ingekort mogen worden. Het had 95% geen toegevoegde waarde aan de rest van het boek namelijk.
For when all you can emotionally handle is a Hallmark movie in book form. Avout bread baking and honey making.
Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan made me happy. Like other Jenny Colgan novels I’ve read, Little Beach Street Bakery is about a woman reinventing herself. Polly is average and extremely likable and she falls in love with quaint Polbearne, an area that’s seen better days, or hasn’t. That’s hard to tell.
For much of the beginning of Little Beach Street Bakery, I literally laughed out loud. The lightheartedness is infectious. As the novel progresses though and Polly becomes more invested in her new life, other emotions begin to take over. There are bittersweet scenes that tug on your heartstrings and sad scenes that will leave you with tears running down your cheeks. All the while, you’ll be rooting for Polly to get all of the happiness she deserves.
Polbearne is populated with wonderful characters. Colgan doesn’t really write stereotypes. Even the characters who give Polly trouble are fully painted so that you see everyone has situations that make them who they are.
Also, Colgan presents her novels so that you don’t always know the outcome. She throws wrenches in the works and because I didn’t read the blurb before reading the book, I really didn’t know for sure how it would all turn out.
Because of my book commitments, I have not binged on all of Colgan’s books, which normally I would have done. I still feel like restraining myself because books like this are really to be savored.
Well-written, magical, and satisfying, Little Beach Street Bakery is a novel I highly recommend. It’s a true delight.
My genre classification would be women’s lit or chick lit. Yes, there is romance. Oddly Amazon has it listed as a cookbook?! There are about seven or so recipes at the end.
Source: the library. The library! I haven’t read a library book in soooooooo long. I love my library’s overdrive electronic book system!
For much of the beginning of Little Beach Street Bakery, I literally laughed out loud. The lightheartedness is infectious. As the novel progresses though and Polly becomes more invested in her new life, other emotions begin to take over. There are bittersweet scenes that tug on your heartstrings and sad scenes that will leave you with tears running down your cheeks. All the while, you’ll be rooting for Polly to get all of the happiness she deserves.
Polbearne is populated with wonderful characters. Colgan doesn’t really write stereotypes. Even the characters who give Polly trouble are fully painted so that you see everyone has situations that make them who they are.
Also, Colgan presents her novels so that you don’t always know the outcome. She throws wrenches in the works and because I didn’t read the blurb before reading the book, I really didn’t know for sure how it would all turn out.
Because of my book commitments, I have not binged on all of Colgan’s books, which normally I would have done. I still feel like restraining myself because books like this are really to be savored.
Well-written, magical, and satisfying, Little Beach Street Bakery is a novel I highly recommend. It’s a true delight.
My genre classification would be women’s lit or chick lit. Yes, there is romance. Oddly Amazon has it listed as a cookbook?! There are about seven or so recipes at the end.
Source: the library. The library! I haven’t read a library book in soooooooo long. I love my library’s overdrive electronic book system!
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
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