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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
emotional
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Natasha Lester amazes me with her historical details intertwined with tragic yet hopeful love. My heart is full! All the stars, definitely in my top favorites for the year!
There are so many wonderful details in this book - clothing, places, and artwork - that create such a vivid and visceral image of the story. I felt like I was in a movie while I read! The intertwining storylines between German-occupied Paris in the 1940 and the French Riviera in 2015 added so many layered dimensions to the story, and interwove romance with family drama, political upheaval and devastation, as well as mystery. The story and characters will burrow right into your heart, and leave you with a big ol' book hangover.
I. LOVE. THIS. BOOK.
Thank you to Forever for my gifted copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
There are so many wonderful details in this book - clothing, places, and artwork - that create such a vivid and visceral image of the story. I felt like I was in a movie while I read! The intertwining storylines between German-occupied Paris in the 1940 and the French Riviera in 2015 added so many layered dimensions to the story, and interwove romance with family drama, political upheaval and devastation, as well as mystery. The story and characters will burrow right into your heart, and leave you with a big ol' book hangover.
I. LOVE. THIS. BOOK.
Thank you to Forever for my gifted copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
tense
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:
No
Another amazing dual timeline WWII historical fiction book from one of my very favorite authors!
This one is full of heartbreak, grief and loss but also love and hope. It's also got a great art mystery connecting both stories plus the trademark vintage/high fashion we all love about Natasha's books! I don't know which timeline I loved most, both storylines had me fully captivated.
In the past we get to know Eliane, a young woman trying to take care of her family and putting her love of painting aside when the war comes to France. She also works at the Louvre and helps with hiding the art from the Nazis. As the war goes on she eventually gets involved in resistance work and reunites with her first love who is now working with the Nazis. Secrets, espionage, first love, second chances, friendship, family, this one has it all.
In the present we get to know Remy, a woman who tragically lost her husband and young daughter in a car accident and is trying to work through her grief. She runs a vintage clothing store and has celebrity clients. A surprise inheritance on the Riviera leads her to look into the mystery of her past and find more about the painting she loves so much.
I couldn't put this book down and it was great on audio narrated by Barrie Kreinik. HIGHLY recommended, especially for fans of Kate Quinn, Kelly Rimmer or Kristin Hannah. Much thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for my advance review copies!
This one is full of heartbreak, grief and loss but also love and hope. It's also got a great art mystery connecting both stories plus the trademark vintage/high fashion we all love about Natasha's books! I don't know which timeline I loved most, both storylines had me fully captivated.
In the past we get to know Eliane, a young woman trying to take care of her family and putting her love of painting aside when the war comes to France. She also works at the Louvre and helps with hiding the art from the Nazis. As the war goes on she eventually gets involved in resistance work and reunites with her first love who is now working with the Nazis. Secrets, espionage, first love, second chances, friendship, family, this one has it all.
In the present we get to know Remy, a woman who tragically lost her husband and young daughter in a car accident and is trying to work through her grief. She runs a vintage clothing store and has celebrity clients. A surprise inheritance on the Riviera leads her to look into the mystery of her past and find more about the painting she loves so much.
I couldn't put this book down and it was great on audio narrated by Barrie Kreinik. HIGHLY recommended, especially for fans of Kate Quinn, Kelly Rimmer or Kristin Hannah. Much thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for my advance review copies!
Historical fiction isn’t normally a genre I gravitate towards, so I had no idea what to expect when I picked up this one. I’m so glad I was delightfully surprised by this powerful and emotional book.
Set in two timelines - the Nazi occupation of France in WW2 and a current timeline. When Remy moves to a house in the French Riviera that she inherited, she begins to unravel the history behind her ancestors and their roles in WW2.
The dual timeline works so well in this book. I ended up loving both of the strong female leads so dang much. It all flowed together so seamlessly with just enough mystery that you’re trying to piece it all together throughout the entire novel.
Thank you so much to Forever Publishing for sending me this lovely book.
Set in two timelines - the Nazi occupation of France in WW2 and a current timeline. When Remy moves to a house in the French Riviera that she inherited, she begins to unravel the history behind her ancestors and their roles in WW2.
The dual timeline works so well in this book. I ended up loving both of the strong female leads so dang much. It all flowed together so seamlessly with just enough mystery that you’re trying to piece it all together throughout the entire novel.
Thank you so much to Forever Publishing for sending me this lovely book.
Told in two different time periods The Riviera House was written beautifully. I loved Luc, Xaxier and Elaine. Elaine was strong, and capable woman who really surprised me. The author tells a crazy good story about how the art work at the Louve was hidden from the Germans. I was mesmerized throughout the whole story.
The Riviera House follows the stories of Éliane and Remy, two women living decades apart but connected together in more ways then you can imagine.
Éliane lives in Paris and finds herself employed at the Jeu de Paume, along with Rose Valland during the Nazi occupation. The Nazis think Éliane can't understand German, but they are wrong. Éliane and Rose work tirelessly to catalogue the art that the German's are stealing from the Nation and Jewish people. Éliane soon finds herself forced to attend a German party at a stunning home on the French Riviera, a home owned by a man she once loved who is also working for the Germans...
In the present day, we join Remy at that same home on the French Riviera. She has mysteriously inherited it and while escaping to the home to work on healing after the death of her husband and daughter, she stumbles upon a catalogue of artworks stolen during WWII. Remy is shocked to see a painting in the catalogue that is hanging on her childhood bedroom wall.
I loved the mystery of Remy and her connection back to Éliane. Both Éliane & Remy are extremely strong characters and their respective storylines were so engaging, while also working together to progress the story forward. There was a seamless flow between the respective parts. A lot of historical fictions alternate timelines every chapter, but The Riviera House dedicated a lot of time to one period before changing over....usually always leaving me on a cliffhanger and eager to find out what happens next.
This is such a mesmerising story, full of love, loss, betrayal and hope. I highly recommend this book. Thank you to Tandem Collective Global and Hachette Australia for gifting me with a copy.
Éliane lives in Paris and finds herself employed at the Jeu de Paume, along with Rose Valland during the Nazi occupation. The Nazis think Éliane can't understand German, but they are wrong. Éliane and Rose work tirelessly to catalogue the art that the German's are stealing from the Nation and Jewish people. Éliane soon finds herself forced to attend a German party at a stunning home on the French Riviera, a home owned by a man she once loved who is also working for the Germans...
In the present day, we join Remy at that same home on the French Riviera. She has mysteriously inherited it and while escaping to the home to work on healing after the death of her husband and daughter, she stumbles upon a catalogue of artworks stolen during WWII. Remy is shocked to see a painting in the catalogue that is hanging on her childhood bedroom wall.
I loved the mystery of Remy and her connection back to Éliane. Both Éliane & Remy are extremely strong characters and their respective storylines were so engaging, while also working together to progress the story forward. There was a seamless flow between the respective parts. A lot of historical fictions alternate timelines every chapter, but The Riviera House dedicated a lot of time to one period before changing over....usually always leaving me on a cliffhanger and eager to find out what happens next.
This is such a mesmerising story, full of love, loss, betrayal and hope. I highly recommend this book. Thank you to Tandem Collective Global and Hachette Australia for gifting me with a copy.
This was such a sad, beautiful story and my favorite Natasha Lester novel to date! 5/5⭐️
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The Riviera House opens in Paris in 1939 with Eliane working in the Louvre, cataloguing some of the most famous works of art housed there. She soon discovers the nefarious plans the Nazis have and where all of the art - stolen from the Jews of Europe - is coming from. She is torn between some terrible secrets and holding a lot of trauma from her past. Present Day: Remy, vintage-clothing dealer and heiress to the Riviera House, discovers her past may just collide in unexpected ways as she works to untangle her own past.
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Without giving too much away, I found this story fascinating and a new spin on an aspect of World War Two that I was less-familiar with. I was riveted by the two stories and connected deeply with the characters, who were flawed and relatable. I loved this one!
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The Riviera House opens in Paris in 1939 with Eliane working in the Louvre, cataloguing some of the most famous works of art housed there. She soon discovers the nefarious plans the Nazis have and where all of the art - stolen from the Jews of Europe - is coming from. She is torn between some terrible secrets and holding a lot of trauma from her past. Present Day: Remy, vintage-clothing dealer and heiress to the Riviera House, discovers her past may just collide in unexpected ways as she works to untangle her own past.
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Without giving too much away, I found this story fascinating and a new spin on an aspect of World War Two that I was less-familiar with. I was riveted by the two stories and connected deeply with the characters, who were flawed and relatable. I loved this one!