You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
A review by memull17
The Riviera House by Natasha Lester
4.0
Wow.
The Riviera House is two different stories blended together in a beautiful ode to art and the love two individuals share for it and each other.
The historic timeline focuses on Eliane and Xavier and their shared love of art and for each other and to have it ripped apart by war and the invasion of Paris. Closed off to love, Eliane does the only thing she can and that’s try to save the artwork stolen by the Germans until a complication in the form of Xavier returns into her life. Only this time Xavier is working for the Germans as an art consultant and his very presence threatens Eliane’s life in more ways than one.
The modern timeline focuses on Remy and Adam and their shared connection to grief, vintage fashion photography, a longing for more and a house in the French Riviera. Together Remy and Adam uncover the questions of Remy’s past and their respective griefs while tentatively opening themselves up for a future.
These two storylines blend beautifully together and draw the reader in. Initially, after the first few chapters I thought the story would move slowly and I wasn’t sure where it was ultimately going but then all of the sudden I became completely immersed in the story and flew through the rest of the book. I connected to each storyline in different ways and felt different emotions while reading. Beautifully written and a must read for any historical fiction fan!
Thank you @readforeverpub , @grandcentralpub , and @netgalley for this eARC in exchange for my honest feedback.
The Riviera House is two different stories blended together in a beautiful ode to art and the love two individuals share for it and each other.
The historic timeline focuses on Eliane and Xavier and their shared love of art and for each other and to have it ripped apart by war and the invasion of Paris. Closed off to love, Eliane does the only thing she can and that’s try to save the artwork stolen by the Germans until a complication in the form of Xavier returns into her life. Only this time Xavier is working for the Germans as an art consultant and his very presence threatens Eliane’s life in more ways than one.
The modern timeline focuses on Remy and Adam and their shared connection to grief, vintage fashion photography, a longing for more and a house in the French Riviera. Together Remy and Adam uncover the questions of Remy’s past and their respective griefs while tentatively opening themselves up for a future.
These two storylines blend beautifully together and draw the reader in. Initially, after the first few chapters I thought the story would move slowly and I wasn’t sure where it was ultimately going but then all of the sudden I became completely immersed in the story and flew through the rest of the book. I connected to each storyline in different ways and felt different emotions while reading. Beautifully written and a must read for any historical fiction fan!
Thank you @readforeverpub , @grandcentralpub , and @netgalley for this eARC in exchange for my honest feedback.