marissa_writes 's review for:

Lies, Love, and Breakfast at Tiffany's by Julie Wright

4.0

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I really loved Silvia's character. She is a working professional. She completed school, and is now paying her dues, so to speak, in the profession is has dreamed of working in. And she's almost reached her goals. The strong independent female angle is true to life in this story, and for that, I'm grateful to Julie Wright for writing.



I also appreciate all the nods to the Audrey Hepburn movies. Each chapter starts with a quote from her different movies, and it helped to set the mood while keeping the story light and fun, which is important for the genre.

Also, the twist near the end... the big twist, which I won't spoil... sort of shocked me. I knew there was going to be one, just because of the length, but still, it was a nice twist...



Personally, I felt the story was choppy. There were plenty of places that could have been stripped down, making this a shorter book. I think 280 pages would have been a nice place for the story.

The side story of her grandmother's health felt like an afterthought, added to "cheese" up the story, which I often credit to the "Hallmark-movie" feel of the genre. It was not needed. Silvia had already won over the reader before adding the health twist. ... Check out more details of my review on my blog Reading List