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That Night in Paris by Sandy Barker
3.0
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an advanced copy of “That Night in Paris” by Sandy Barker. Thoughts and opinions are my own.
This story was a fun travel romp through some of Europe’s most notable cities. I enjoyed the travel aspect of the book especially since I haven’t been to a majority of the places Cat visited. I also found the tour’s packed schedule relatable as I had a France and England two week trip in college so I can only imagine the frenzy of fitting even more countries into such a short time frame.
The story starts with Cat running from a one night stand with her roommate and ending up on a two week tour she books last minute. On the tour, she meets a set of interesting new friends and learns more about their lives and the things they’re also running from. I found all these side characters to be very intriguing and so felt a little let down when they’re sort of ditched at the end with no resolution to all the things they were going through. I don’t know if the author has plans to explore these stories in later books but I would have liked some closure there.
There were some technical things that bothered me. With so many characters, I wanted more dialogue tags to indicate who was speaking particularly in group scenes. It got confusing to follow along especially early in the story when the reader is just getting to know the characters.
Jean-Luc made the whole book for me honestly. He was so Swoony and I adored him. Once he was introduced, I was just constantly waiting for him to be back on the page again. My one complaint (and this is largely a personal preference) was that the sex scene felt like a let down. It was very minimal when I was prepared to keep swooning over Jean-Luc. But truly that is a personal preference of heat level as some readers like more or less steaminess in their sex scenes.
While Cat was the main character, I often found myself struggling to root for her. For starters, she kept constantly using the phrase “lady parts” which got annoying after the second time. Heroines definitely don’t need to be perfect, but I felt like Cat needed something more to her character. There were glimpses of who she could be as she got to know and befriend the other tourists, but those moments were lost in Cat’s often selfish behaviors. As much as I adored Jean-Luc, I struggled at times to root for him and Cat ending up together as he just seemed too good for her.
3/5 stars
This story was a fun travel romp through some of Europe’s most notable cities. I enjoyed the travel aspect of the book especially since I haven’t been to a majority of the places Cat visited. I also found the tour’s packed schedule relatable as I had a France and England two week trip in college so I can only imagine the frenzy of fitting even more countries into such a short time frame.
The story starts with Cat running from a one night stand with her roommate and ending up on a two week tour she books last minute. On the tour, she meets a set of interesting new friends and learns more about their lives and the things they’re also running from. I found all these side characters to be very intriguing and so felt a little let down when they’re sort of ditched at the end with no resolution to all the things they were going through. I don’t know if the author has plans to explore these stories in later books but I would have liked some closure there.
There were some technical things that bothered me. With so many characters, I wanted more dialogue tags to indicate who was speaking particularly in group scenes. It got confusing to follow along especially early in the story when the reader is just getting to know the characters.
Jean-Luc made the whole book for me honestly. He was so Swoony and I adored him. Once he was introduced, I was just constantly waiting for him to be back on the page again. My one complaint (and this is largely a personal preference) was that the sex scene felt like a let down. It was very minimal when I was prepared to keep swooning over Jean-Luc. But truly that is a personal preference of heat level as some readers like more or less steaminess in their sex scenes.
While Cat was the main character, I often found myself struggling to root for her. For starters, she kept constantly using the phrase “lady parts” which got annoying after the second time. Heroines definitely don’t need to be perfect, but I felt like Cat needed something more to her character. There were glimpses of who she could be as she got to know and befriend the other tourists, but those moments were lost in Cat’s often selfish behaviors. As much as I adored Jean-Luc, I struggled at times to root for him and Cat ending up together as he just seemed too good for her.
3/5 stars