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The Little Breton Bistro by Nina George

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evawondergem's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I received a copy of this book as a gift.
"The Little French Bistro" follows Marianne. Marianne is 41-years-old and has had enough of her unhappy life. She feels stuck, so she decides to take matters into her own hands. When she arrives at the coast of Brittany, she meets a whole cast of new people to help her (hopefully) find her spark again.
This book was sad and thoughtful, but also sweet and inspiring. I think most people can say that they relate to Marianne at some point in their life, when they are just desperate for a change. Marianne makes extreme decisions because her life feels out of control, but she ultimately ends up somewhere better. I did really appreciate Marianne's character arch and how she grows as a character.
There was something about the tone of the novel that made the writing difficult for me to get into. I felt slightly removed from the story and not as invested as I could have been.
This book was very okay, and I would still be curious to pick up more from Nina George in the future.

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haffina's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

As an older reader it was nice to read a story about someone closer to my own age. A relaxing, enjoyable read with some lovely descriptions of the Breton region.

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mikaclapson's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Love to see a book about love whose main characters are older! This book pulled me in so many directions. A beautiful journey of self discovery and finding your place of belonging in the world!

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nyx_knightt's review against another edition

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it just wasn't what I was look for. the idea is cute but the writing is really bad and paints women almost in this bad lighting (from how far I got). like the whole story is supposed to be her finding love but ti achieve that the author painted the female character into having no personality other than having a terrible husband and mother.

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