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A review by lisadoeslife_
The Choir on Hope Street by Annie Lyons
5.0
Okay so to start with. From the get go I liked Nat. The story starts with a bang. The first sentence are those words Nat never wanted to hear from her husband and she doesn't handle it very well. You could tell she was a good wife and so the mystery begins.. What happened? why did he decided this?
I disliked Caroline and her pompous attitude straight away. You could tell she definitely has a high opinion of herself and comes across as one of those judgmental women you try to avoid at all costs. She is all about appearance and making sure everybody knows how perfect her life is.
When it comes to light that the Community Hall is due to close and Caroline finds out Nat is a famous children's author and she recruits her to help. In comes Guy, a mysterious newcomer and from the start it is obvious he is hiding a secret, which makes for some very interesting reading. Who is he? What is he up to ? Why has he turned up now?
Guy offers to conduct the choir and the sign up for the national Choir Competition.
Nat and Caroline reluctantly become quite close in their own way and you do get to see a more vulnerable side to Caroline . Especially when it comes to her relationship with her mother but there is still something about her that I don't like. It is hard to put my finger on it.
Annie has a great ability to tell a story and evoke a reaction from her readers and I am looking forward to seeing what she brings out next.
I don't normally read Chick Lit because it never really appealed to me. I never understood how a book could be interesting without any sort of thriller, horror, crime or fantasy aspect but I really enjoyed this book. It is a different kind of intrigue and excited. What will Nat do? How will she handle her husband leaving? What was his reason for saying He didn't love her any more? Will Caroline ever stomp being a pompus stuck up old wench? What secrets will come out?
The Choir on Hope Street gets a 5 out of 5 from me.
I disliked Caroline and her pompous attitude straight away. You could tell she definitely has a high opinion of herself and comes across as one of those judgmental women you try to avoid at all costs. She is all about appearance and making sure everybody knows how perfect her life is.
When it comes to light that the Community Hall is due to close and Caroline finds out Nat is a famous children's author and she recruits her to help. In comes Guy, a mysterious newcomer and from the start it is obvious he is hiding a secret, which makes for some very interesting reading. Who is he? What is he up to ? Why has he turned up now?
Guy offers to conduct the choir and the sign up for the national Choir Competition.
Nat and Caroline reluctantly become quite close in their own way and you do get to see a more vulnerable side to Caroline . Especially when it comes to her relationship with her mother but there is still something about her that I don't like. It is hard to put my finger on it.
Annie has a great ability to tell a story and evoke a reaction from her readers and I am looking forward to seeing what she brings out next.
I don't normally read Chick Lit because it never really appealed to me. I never understood how a book could be interesting without any sort of thriller, horror, crime or fantasy aspect but I really enjoyed this book. It is a different kind of intrigue and excited. What will Nat do? How will she handle her husband leaving? What was his reason for saying He didn't love her any more? Will Caroline ever stomp being a pompus stuck up old wench? What secrets will come out?
The Choir on Hope Street gets a 5 out of 5 from me.