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A review by emily_loves_2_read
Lucy Checks In by Dee Ernst
4.0
Lucy Checks In
⭐️⭐️⭐️.75 (Rounded up to 4 ⭐️)
Genre: Romance
Format: Kindle eBook
Date Published: 8/16/22
Author: Dee Ernst
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Pages: 288
Goodreads Rating: 3.67
TW ⚠️: Alcoholism and death of a loved one
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing a digital advanced readers copy of the book for me to read for my honest opinion.
Synopsis: Lucia Giannetti needs a fresh start was once the hotel manager of a glamorous NYC hotel. Two years later, forty-nine years old and unemployed, Lucy takes a job in Rennes, France to manage the Hotel Paradis. Lucy is now in charge of turning the run-down, but charming hotel into a bustling tourist attraction. Between painting rooms, building a website, and getting to know Bing, the irritatingly attractive artist, Lucy finds an unexpected home. But can she succeed in bringing the Hotel Paradis to its former glory?
Thoughts: The book is a slower burn type book. This book has been classified as a romance but feel it is more contemporary fiction or women’s literary fiction as the romance is sprinkled in here and there. It was more about Lucy’s journey. I wish more time had been spent with the couple’s courtship, that would of upgraded the book to the next level. The author does a great job of describing this small city in France, it makes you feel as if you are transported there, with this journey with Lucy. The characters are well developed, however, the depth is only explored to the surface and the chemistry is lacking. The ending feels a little rushed. Overall, a good read and I would read other books by this author.
⭐️⭐️⭐️.75 (Rounded up to 4 ⭐️)
Genre: Romance
Format: Kindle eBook
Date Published: 8/16/22
Author: Dee Ernst
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Pages: 288
Goodreads Rating: 3.67
TW ⚠️: Alcoholism and death of a loved one
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing a digital advanced readers copy of the book for me to read for my honest opinion.
Synopsis: Lucia Giannetti needs a fresh start was once the hotel manager of a glamorous NYC hotel. Two years later, forty-nine years old and unemployed, Lucy takes a job in Rennes, France to manage the Hotel Paradis. Lucy is now in charge of turning the run-down, but charming hotel into a bustling tourist attraction. Between painting rooms, building a website, and getting to know Bing, the irritatingly attractive artist, Lucy finds an unexpected home. But can she succeed in bringing the Hotel Paradis to its former glory?
Thoughts: The book is a slower burn type book. This book has been classified as a romance but feel it is more contemporary fiction or women’s literary fiction as the romance is sprinkled in here and there. It was more about Lucy’s journey. I wish more time had been spent with the couple’s courtship, that would of upgraded the book to the next level. The author does a great job of describing this small city in France, it makes you feel as if you are transported there, with this journey with Lucy. The characters are well developed, however, the depth is only explored to the surface and the chemistry is lacking. The ending feels a little rushed. Overall, a good read and I would read other books by this author.