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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
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
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
If you're a Francophile, you'll probably appreciate this book more than I did. I had to read this for my book club and while it's an enjoyable enough escapist fantasy for the French-loving, if you're just kind of okay about French culture then it's just okay. There are a lot of intertwining plot lines that get a bit hard to follow. Most of my enjoyment came from the food appreciation. Overall, not bad but be prepared for a lot of French culture.
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Great beach read, and a love letter to Paris, art, and food. The plot is maybe a bit contrived and everything is wrapped a bit neatly, but I don't think you're reading it for that. What it does extremely well (and why I enjoyed it so much) is the world that it explores and the delightful cast of characters (real and created) that make this a wonderful summer read!
See content warnings though, please
See content warnings though, please
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
This entire book is just a looooot of coincidences. Not particularly challenging and quite predictable, but a cute poolside read nonetheless
The CSA that Stella experienced felt a little shoehorned in and was dropped as a plot point pretty much immediately, almost as if it were introduced retroactively to justify the character’s distrust of others and hatred of her mother? It was so different from the rest of the book that by the end I had basically forgotten it had even happened until I started formulating my internal review. The prose was great, effortless to read, and the descriptions of food really shone for obvious reasons. The plot was contrived in a way that I enjoyed. Complete junk food, Parisian escapist fiction aside from the CSA in the beginning of the novel. I read it over the course of a few days, super easy to breeze through. Not exactly a groundbreaking piece of writing but I enjoyed it plenty more than the last few duds I’ve read! Food, French escapism, art history- pretty solid!
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
For anyone who wishes for a minute they could run away and become a new person in Paris