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Die Nähe, die uns trennt by Mimi Matthews

21 reviews

thisquietheartreads's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I really enjoyed this book! The romance was slow burn but very sweet indeed. To be honest, I am kind of speechless. This book kinda surprised me! I couldn’t find much on the book before reading it but it was on my TBR and I found it in the library so I thought, why not take a chance! I ended up really enjoying it, even staying up way too late last night to finish it!

Evelyn is a country girl tasked with the success of her entire family’s happiness in one season. Ahmad is a man who cares for his cousin and also is working hard for the success of his family and his business. They find each other in this story and it was a beautiful romance!Two family caretakers finding someone to live life with, love and support mutually.

I related to Ahmad a lot. I am a daughter of two immigrants from Egypt and there is a sense of belonging two places but also never truly belonging anywhere. His story of going through racism and prejudice is actually very enlightening and encourages us to do better!

This would be a 5 star book for me, if not for the occult beliefs (Spiritualism) shown in the book. However, it was portrayed as something that wasn’t true, especially in the eyes of the main character and her friends! Just want to let you know as I didn’t see that in any reviews I had found.

This is a closed door book but there is a lot of physical attraction present in the descriptions and language. It’s hard to describe but just also wanted to let you know in case!

I still recommend this book because it will probably stay with me for a minute and it was very good!

Content Warnings:

Language: None

Spice: Level 2

TW: Occult beliefs (side characters), Racism, Sexual Harassment

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amy_in_the_city's review against another edition

4.5

hopeful lighthearted

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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paper_elytra's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-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

A wishful romance in a delightfully detailed Victorian England setting. The dress descriptions are perfection, and the horses are magnificent. The racial & class inequalities of the day are addressed, but not wallowed in. Things are perhaps slightly rose-coloured glasses, but it's nice to see some representation, and have it be joy, not just suffering. (Not spicy, if you are wondering)

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leannanecdote's review against another edition

3.5

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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lgoconno's review against another edition

3.75

funny hopeful

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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wilybooklover's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

A beautifully woven story full of longing and rich in historical detail.

I wish this had been a bit more slow burn, with more of a friendship forming first. It felt more like insta-lust the way they were so instantly enamoured of each other; a slower start would have been a bit more believable. Still, I loved both Ahmad and Evelyn separately and together. I especially enjoyed how respectful Ahmad was of women — not just middle- and upper-class women like Evelyn, but all women right down to sex workers. Evie’s independence and determination sets her up to be his ideal match despite the significant barrier of race and class. Their romance was so heartfelt and tender, full of simmering tension during the dressmaking scenes. Even when they didn’t think they could be together, they were open and honest about their feelings with each other.

I do think that you need to like both fashion and horses in order to enjoy this book, since they take such a prominent place in the plot. There’s also significant discussion on racism and colonialism that’s very naturally woven into Ahmad’s experience as a mixed race man in Victorian London. I loved that Evie takes it upon herself to buy books on India to inform herself on Ahmad’s experience. The addition of spiritualism was perhaps one plot point too many — all of these different things going on (there’s also subplots with Evie’s friends, one of Ahmad’s customers, Ahmad’s cousin, and Evie's sister) are kind of a detriment to the building romance, which could have had more focus.

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