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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Not like any of her other books that I've read but I loved it. Such a lovely story that I didn't want to end, beautifully written with great characters.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a bit of a slow starter for me but then again it's quite a long book so had plenty of time to find its rhythm. Don't get me wrong, it was never a chore to read but for the first few chapters I was easily persuaded to put it down. This was definitely not the case once Betty moved to London. Read it to find out why .....
wow .. just wow !
what can i say about this book ? how do i even start ?
that was definitely different than what I've been reading lately.
i would've give in it 5 just because of john brightly, john was one hell of a perfect character. i was always sharing his interacts with betty on twitter. i loved loved loved loved him and lisa did him justice. now i'm gonna cry because i can't find me one like john brightly and the fact that he's gonna stay fictional breaks my heart.
it took me a really really long time to finish this book, no it didn't bore me
and i don't know why, cause lately i can finish a book in 2 days but not this one
i think i've had this for 2 months something now ?
i've been reading through classes and spare time, whenever i could.
i have so many feelings for this book that i don't know how to start, what to say or how to describe it ! i mean it's just so perfect in so many ways. i wanted to give it a 5 stars but then i remembered the things that annoyed me through out this book. specially with what i first hated DOM JONES. he was a shallow character, shady too yes he added an extra dimension to the story but still hated him so much. and what i hated too is how lisa turned gideon into a monster in a blink of an eye.
i mean he was the perfect cute caring guy, and suddenly he became this monster what what what was that about.
i loved loved the texture of the two stories. and the main story or the message in this book was finding yourself, who you are and where you belong. it's a come of age story with a dark twist to it.
i loved the two dimension arlette's and betty's and i would've though it was boring if it's only been betty's side of the story, though in the end arlette began to bore me and i was pacing myself for betty's chapter.
i loved loved the mystery and the plot twist and yeah i did not expect that at all the last piece of the puzzle. it's just one of these amazing structured plots that you still can't guess it until the end .
and the end the end was so so beautiful i cried
i loved it and i'm excited to read more of lisa jewell's work
This book was not at all what I was expecting from the author's previous books. I did eventually get into it but for a 15-hour audiobook, it took way, way too long to get to that point. I think if I wasn't associating this with her previous books, I would have liked it more.
1995 - Betty is moving on after her step grandmother's death and is attracted to her new neighbor, an older rock star. She is trying to find Arlette's benefactor Clara Pickle.
1920s - It goes through Arlette's (Betty's step grandmother) early years.
I think Jewell does much better with thrillers than historical fiction. This book felt very slow-moving. I can do slow-moving if I have a connection with the story, but I didn't feel that connection with this book.
1920s - It goes through Arlette's (Betty's step grandmother) early years.
I think Jewell does much better with thrillers than historical fiction. This book felt very slow-moving. I can do slow-moving if I have a connection with the story, but I didn't feel that connection with this book.
This was a sweet book. Which came as a huge shock.
I recently read my first Lisa Jewell’s book, The Family Upstairs, and was immediately captivated by the absolute shock and horror of the plot. Especially that ending! So, after closing that book, I decided to read another Lisa Jewell book right after as my thirst for creative atrocities had only been ignited, not quenched. I chose this book because the was available at the library. And it turns out, Jewell can write a sweet stories of friends and family too. Huh
I recently read my first Lisa Jewell’s book, The Family Upstairs, and was immediately captivated by the absolute shock and horror of the plot. Especially that ending! So, after closing that book, I decided to read another Lisa Jewell book right after as my thirst for creative atrocities had only been ignited, not quenched. I chose this book because the was available at the library. And it turns out, Jewell can write a sweet stories of friends and family too. Huh
