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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
emotional
slow-paced
While it’s not at all a bad book, the pace and writing are not for me. It’s too slow paced, but definitely a good read for people who prefer slower pacing!
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
slow-paced
emotional
mysterious
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:
Complicated
Fantastically written, the flitting between three generations - beautifully done. The amazing story told, which revolves around a painting and the descendants. You get drawn into Liddy and Mary's story and then Juliet's present day story - the inheritance, the accident
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It started off well, a mystery about an old family heirloom - a famous Victorian painting, and the old family home, but the main character in the modern day chapters is hard to sympathise with and makes really unrealistic and irresponsible decisions that wouldn’t likely be accepted in real life.
The chapters set in the Victorian period, are much better written with far better developed characters, and for a while, that was enough for me to keep reading. However, this is basically a story about family dynamics, including several gay characters randomly shoe-horned in (and fairly stereotypical), and it became clear that there was no real mystery to the story. I started to skim-read chapters, and decided it was pointless continuing.
The chapters set in the Victorian period, are much better written with far better developed characters, and for a while, that was enough for me to keep reading. However, this is basically a story about family dynamics, including several gay characters randomly shoe-horned in (and fairly stereotypical), and it became clear that there was no real mystery to the story. I started to skim-read chapters, and decided it was pointless continuing.
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes