Jenny has a difficult choice to make between Lorcan and Nico. How do you feel about the choice she made? Did you lose any sympathy for her at this point? Correcta y anodina. Tenía guardada esta novela en mi librería desde hace un tiempo, y estaba allí porque en GoodReads y otros sitios estaba con los rótulos de misterio y suspenso; nada más alejado de la realidad. La novela, en su primera quinta parte plantea la situación, y en la gran fracción restante busca la respuesta a un porqué, lo cual no se traduce en suspenso, misterio, ni siquiera intriga. Hay una inquietud, pero no más; está también la historia de amor de por medio, pero la novela nunca alcanza un apogeo en ningún aspecto. No hay una historia que asombre, ni perfiles de personajes desarrollados, no hay ninguna alusión histórica, no emociona. Si, la escritura ayuda a que se lea rápido, pero creo que también me rindió porque después del primer 10% todo fue predecible (maneja la misma dinámica de “Hasta Siempre, Mi Amor” de Jojo Moyes”), perdió el encanto. Ova priča govori i o teškom položaju trudnih neudanih žena s početka 40-ih godina prošlog stoljeća. Na takve žene gledalo se kao na posrnule žene i razvratnice, društvo bi ih odbacilo, a obitelji bi ih se odrekle. Takav događaj smatrao se kao sramota za cijelu obitelj pogotovo ako je riječ o obitelji najuglednijeg liječnika. Tako je Chrissie zbog svog čina prognana daleko od kuće, a naposljetku u samostan gdje je rodila. Tamo su se prema njoj odnosili kao prema bludnici, trebala je mukotrpno raditi, podnositi zlostavljanja i udaranja i još biti zahvalna što imaju hranu i krov nad glavom. Nakon što se dijete rodilo, Chrissie ga se trebala odreći i potpisati papire da ga nikad neće potražiti.

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Review: No. 23 Burlington Square by Jenni Keer @JenniKeer @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources #blogtour #publicationday #BoldwoodBloggers #histfic #romance #RespectRomFic THE LETTER tells the story of two women, born decades apart, whose paths are destined to cross and how one woman’s devastation leads to the other’s salvation. The novel asks the question, how far would you go for someone you love? How do you think you’d react in the same situation as any of the main characters? This story was more compelling, I thought, in that it goes into the details of the lives of those involved and gave good depictions of the types of bias and misguided judgements of the time, along with a clear sense of the struggles brought about by the first world war. How these individuals were directly and indirectly affected and how, as individuals, they coped.How does the author show Britain in 1970s compared to 1940s? Do you think people’s attitudes had shifted over time? The Letter takes you through a mixture of emotions, it is very much a compelling read that once you've started you will struggle to put down.

The Secret: A gripping novel of how far a mother would go for

Review: The Perfect Christmas Village by Bella Osborne @osborne_bella @AriaFiction @rararesources #blogtour #publicationday #romance #romcom #Christmasread #RespectRomFic #ThePerfectChristmasVillage The book is divided into three stories – Tina’s, Chrissie’s and William’s. What did this structure bring to your experience of the novel? Storytelling at its finest with characters that come alive and a plot that dances with intrigue. An absolutely first-class read that does not disappoint' Prima Candice seems very naive. Can you understand why she craved her happy ending with Beau? Did you ever feel frustrated with her character? Review: No. 23 Burlington Square by Jenni Keer @JenniKeer @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources #blogtour #publicationday #BoldwoodBloggers #histfic #romance #RespectRomFic October 31, 2023I have heard how good Kathryn Hughes books are and wanted to try one, I’m glad to say that I want to read her others. In the beginning, Jenny has never met Beau and yet she seems to have him all figured out, whilst Candice remains smitten. Why do you think this was? Any issues with the book list you are seeing? Or is there an author or series we don’t have? Let me know! What do you consider to be the major themes of The Secret and how are they explored? Which theme stood out particularly strongly?