Scan barcode
A review by theamyleblanc
Lucy Checks In by Dee Ernst
2.0
I received a copy of this story from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I loved the last book I read by Dee Ernst - Maggie Finds Her Muse - so I had high hopes for this one. And they were all for naught.
This book loses itself in the renovation of Hotel Paradis. It drags and focuses more on the physical changes and less on the relationships that develop. The richer emotional life from Maggie is totally absent here. We don't experience Lucy's struggles with her self-confidence and trust, we're told about them. And the end feels a bit deus ex machina to me.
This feels like a draft, not a complete story. I'm not sure why I finished it. I guess I kept hoping it would improve?
As it stands, I won't be recommending this one.
I loved the last book I read by Dee Ernst - Maggie Finds Her Muse - so I had high hopes for this one. And they were all for naught.
This book loses itself in the renovation of Hotel Paradis. It drags and focuses more on the physical changes and less on the relationships that develop. The richer emotional life from Maggie is totally absent here. We don't experience Lucy's struggles with her self-confidence and trust, we're told about them. And the end feels a bit deus ex machina to me.
This feels like a draft, not a complete story. I'm not sure why I finished it. I guess I kept hoping it would improve?
As it stands, I won't be recommending this one.