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A review by morgangiesbrecht
The London House by Katherine Reay
4.0
I was so excited for this book! Dear Mr. Knightley was my first book by the author, and I enjoyed this one almost as much!
Similarly to Dear Mr. Knightley, parts of the book were told through letters or diary entries, which I greatly enjoyed, as it created a dual timeline POV.
The characters…wow, there was just so much hurt and pain going on. My heart was breaking. In terms of a favourite character though, I adored Jason; I will always love the supportive, slightly overprotective big-brother trope. ;)
While I wasn’t originally sure what I thought of the apparent character swap between Caro and Margo at 16, since the change was rather drastic, I realised I’m not that same girl I used to be either because of what I’ve experienced. There’s good and bad things about that; definitely gave me something to think about. Also Caroline and Mat’s romance felt a tad rushed to me personally.
One thing Reay has a gift for is her food descriptions! Her books always make me hungry and inspire me to wander into the kitchen.
While I’m not a fan of love triangles and there was some content I wasn’t crazy about, I truly did enjoy this read!!
Quote that stuck with me:
“‘They lived with a ghost between them.’ Dad sighed. ‘That’s worse than an affair. Ghosts never age and they never die.’”
Content: nondescript hints of a man and woman having physical relations; rumours of affairs; some innuendo; mild description of a woman’s body changing after sickness; occasional use of “b-llocks” and “h-ll”; drinking; mentions of making love
Similarly to Dear Mr. Knightley, parts of the book were told through letters or diary entries, which I greatly enjoyed, as it created a dual timeline POV.
The characters…wow, there was just so much hurt and pain going on. My heart was breaking. In terms of a favourite character though, I adored Jason; I will always love the supportive, slightly overprotective big-brother trope. ;)
While I wasn’t originally sure what I thought of the apparent character swap between Caro and Margo at 16, since the change was rather drastic, I realised I’m not that same girl I used to be either because of what I’ve experienced. There’s good and bad things about that; definitely gave me something to think about. Also Caroline and Mat’s romance felt a tad rushed to me personally.
One thing Reay has a gift for is her food descriptions! Her books always make me hungry and inspire me to wander into the kitchen.
While I’m not a fan of love triangles and there was some content I wasn’t crazy about, I truly did enjoy this read!!
Quote that stuck with me:
“‘They lived with a ghost between them.’ Dad sighed. ‘That’s worse than an affair. Ghosts never age and they never die.’”
Content: nondescript hints of a man and woman having physical relations; rumours of affairs; some innuendo; mild description of a woman’s body changing after sickness; occasional use of “b-llocks” and “h-ll”; drinking; mentions of making love