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A review by fineplan
The Light of Paris by Eleanor Brown
4.0
Though this isn't typically the sort of book I usually read, I quite loved the characters and novel was just so readable and engaging. It's the sort of book where I sit down and feel like I've hardly begun to read and then find that I'm many chapters further along.
It's that sort of sweet story that explores the loneliness we can create for ourselves. It's that type of isolation that we can only achieve when we convince ourselves that the things we love aren't good enough for ourselves, that they aren't standard and normal enough.
We get to see how this theme plays out in the present day and during the 1920s, how our choices are limited by the time periods and how we can push against them.
My only quibble is that the end felt very abrupt, even though it wasn't an ending about surprises. I think that every other chapter had a lovely, smooth flow, but when it was time for the book to end, it basically just came to a halt.
I did receive a copy of the ARC from the author at conference, but that in no way affects my review of the book. I'm glad I read something out of my normal reading comfort zone.
It's that sort of sweet story that explores the loneliness we can create for ourselves. It's that type of isolation that we can only achieve when we convince ourselves that the things we love aren't good enough for ourselves, that they aren't standard and normal enough.
We get to see how this theme plays out in the present day and during the 1920s, how our choices are limited by the time periods and how we can push against them.
My only quibble is that the end felt very abrupt, even though it wasn't an ending about surprises. I think that every other chapter had a lovely, smooth flow, but when it was time for the book to end, it basically just came to a halt.
I did receive a copy of the ARC from the author at conference, but that in no way affects my review of the book. I'm glad I read something out of my normal reading comfort zone.