A review by acschaffer
The House I Loved by Tatiana de Rosnay

3.0

My guess is that Tatiana de Rosnay rushed to release a new novel in order to hop on the coatails of her successful novel, "Sarah's Key". I liked the idea of "The House I Loved", but there wasn't enough to it. The characters were underdeveloped, and I wanted a better connection to the setting and historical significance. I didn't get an emotional connection. I love short chapters and don't mind a short book as long as the story is complete. But the dozens of blank pages after the chapters and at the end of the book make me think the publisher tried to compensate for the length.

It's not all bad though! The story skipped along nicely, and I did learn about and somewhat connect to a time in Paris's history.

One more thing...the word "thunderstruck" should never be used more than once in a book. Unless, of course, the book is about AC/DC and their song by that name. Na-Na-Na-Naaaa Na-Na Naaa Na! Thunder!