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bookwormreflections 's review for:
A French Affair
by Katie Fforde
ARC received from publisher in exchange for an honest opinion. This is no way influenced my review.
What worked: I'm a big fan of Katie Fforde! Practically Perfect and Flora's Lot are both on my favourite bookshelf....as much as it pains me to say it, I really didn't like A French Affair in the slightest.
What irked: I couldn't find any of the usual Katie Fforde magic in this book. The conversations were just a dumping ground of information and they didn't seem natural at all. Everything felt too stiff and disjointed, from the interactions to the journeys to the descriptions. It's like there was an impenetrable barrier that stopped me from enjoying A French Affair in any way at all.
I seriously need to reiterate that I've loved her other books and have such a massive amount of respect for Katie Fforde. This book was like a very poor imitation of Flora's Lot and it took all of my energy to finish it. Desperation dragged me through each page because I was searching for a ray of hope that Katie could redeem it for me.
There is one particular part of the book that gave me all of the rage. This is an adult book, adults have sex but in A French Affair, it felt like I was reading a kids book. Romantic scenes are completely glossed over and at one point, this lovely piece of narrative pops up, "A little while later, after a very happy time". (Quote taken from an uncorrected ARC)
I can't even go on.
Writing a low-rated review makes me feel like a terrible human being and I really don't like writing them but there were so many chances where Katie Fforde could have brought it back from the precipice.
Recommended to: Even though this book was a huge disappointment to me, personally, my love for Katie Fforde still remains. I would highly recommend you check out Flora's Lot because that is where she shines the brightest!
What worked: I'm a big fan of Katie Fforde! Practically Perfect and Flora's Lot are both on my favourite bookshelf....as much as it pains me to say it, I really didn't like A French Affair in the slightest.
What irked: I couldn't find any of the usual Katie Fforde magic in this book. The conversations were just a dumping ground of information and they didn't seem natural at all. Everything felt too stiff and disjointed, from the interactions to the journeys to the descriptions. It's like there was an impenetrable barrier that stopped me from enjoying A French Affair in any way at all.
I seriously need to reiterate that I've loved her other books and have such a massive amount of respect for Katie Fforde. This book was like a very poor imitation of Flora's Lot and it took all of my energy to finish it. Desperation dragged me through each page because I was searching for a ray of hope that Katie could redeem it for me.
There is one particular part of the book that gave me all of the rage. This is an adult book, adults have sex but in A French Affair, it felt like I was reading a kids book. Romantic scenes are completely glossed over and at one point, this lovely piece of narrative pops up, "A little while later, after a very happy time". (Quote taken from an uncorrected ARC)
I can't even go on.
Writing a low-rated review makes me feel like a terrible human being and I really don't like writing them but there were so many chances where Katie Fforde could have brought it back from the precipice.
Recommended to: Even though this book was a huge disappointment to me, personally, my love for Katie Fforde still remains. I would highly recommend you check out Flora's Lot because that is where she shines the brightest!