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A review by rosemarieshort
Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams by Jenny Colgan
3.0
An extremely sugary (pun intended) read. I far and away preferred the 1940s flashback sections, with Lilian being a more human character than Rosie, who I felt occasionally suffered from main character syndrome (everyone almost instantly liking her, inventing angst / problems where there were none, changing her mind suddenly to advance the plot and create drama etc.)
The male depictions were patchy - various love interests were poorly characterised, with other men being fairly well fleshed out in comparison. I felt the love story lacking, with not enough time spent developing a bond between the characters, to warrant their sudden and almost inexplicable infatuation with one another. Far more satisfying was the bond which developed between Rosie and Lillian.
A curl up on the sofa with a hot chocolate read, and fairly perfect as chick lit. I was hoping for more, but would read Jenny Colgan again for the same relaxed, easy going reading experience.
The male depictions were patchy - various love interests were poorly characterised, with other men being fairly well fleshed out in comparison. I felt the love story lacking, with not enough time spent developing a bond between the characters, to warrant their sudden and almost inexplicable infatuation with one another. Far more satisfying was the bond which developed between Rosie and Lillian.
A curl up on the sofa with a hot chocolate read, and fairly perfect as chick lit. I was hoping for more, but would read Jenny Colgan again for the same relaxed, easy going reading experience.