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annarella's review against another edition
5.0
I love this series and this book was as good as the previous.
I'm always happy to meet the Harper's girl as they are likeable and fleshed out.
The story is well written, engrossing and entertaining and I loved the plot and the vivid historical background.
I can't wait to read the next instalment.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
I'm always happy to meet the Harper's girl as they are likeable and fleshed out.
The story is well written, engrossing and entertaining and I loved the plot and the vivid historical background.
I can't wait to read the next instalment.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
darladark's review
4.0
I like this series but this most recent one wasn't as good. I think perhaps I got a bit tired of the storyline. However it is a nice easy read
readtoramble's review against another edition
4.0
I read this book for a blog tour, so thank you to the blog tour organiser and the author for letting me take part in this tour, and thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review, all opinions are my own.
I really am a historical fiction fan, and this one was a lovely addition to the ones I've already read. I really liked how it was set further back in time, I often read books set during WWII, so having a book set just before WWI was actually really refreshing and I do really love this time and setting. I read a lot of historical fiction set in WWII and in the countryside, but having this one set in 1918, in the centre of London and in an actual high-end store was very different.
I thought that the author did a really good job with the setting, plotline and characters. I did find a few parts rather boring or mundane, but that's because I'm not really a fan of very "day-to-day" plots, I will say though that it was really rather refreshing and just quite delightful to read something simple for once.
This book is the third in the Welcome to Harpers Emporium series, I hadn't read the preceding too in the series before this one, and I don't think you need to because I didn't struggle to understand anything or who people were as it was explained again. Maybe this would be annoying to someone who read the previous books, but it was really helpful for my reading experience. We meet the characters two years after the events in the first instalment, they are working in Harpers Emporium and going about their daily lives, what I really enjoyed in this story was the addition of the backdrop of the women's fight for rights and freedoms, the references to Emeline Pankhurst and other suffragettes, this is a movement I love to learn about and even though we didn't get much of an insight, I really did appreciate it because a lot of the time in books about the war, other current events are glossed over.
It was definitely a really enjoyable book and I found that the main message of women standing together, both fighting for their rights, but also working together, becoming modern women with rights, freedoms, jobs, becoming wives, becoming mothers, growing up, making friends, it was all really uplifting and it was such a lovely book to read.
I gave this book 4 stars and I would definitely recommend to historical fiction fans.
I really am a historical fiction fan, and this one was a lovely addition to the ones I've already read. I really liked how it was set further back in time, I often read books set during WWII, so having a book set just before WWI was actually really refreshing and I do really love this time and setting. I read a lot of historical fiction set in WWII and in the countryside, but having this one set in 1918, in the centre of London and in an actual high-end store was very different.
I thought that the author did a really good job with the setting, plotline and characters. I did find a few parts rather boring or mundane, but that's because I'm not really a fan of very "day-to-day" plots, I will say though that it was really rather refreshing and just quite delightful to read something simple for once.
This book is the third in the Welcome to Harpers Emporium series, I hadn't read the preceding too in the series before this one, and I don't think you need to because I didn't struggle to understand anything or who people were as it was explained again. Maybe this would be annoying to someone who read the previous books, but it was really helpful for my reading experience. We meet the characters two years after the events in the first instalment, they are working in Harpers Emporium and going about their daily lives, what I really enjoyed in this story was the addition of the backdrop of the women's fight for rights and freedoms, the references to Emeline Pankhurst and other suffragettes, this is a movement I love to learn about and even though we didn't get much of an insight, I really did appreciate it because a lot of the time in books about the war, other current events are glossed over.
It was definitely a really enjoyable book and I found that the main message of women standing together, both fighting for their rights, but also working together, becoming modern women with rights, freedoms, jobs, becoming wives, becoming mothers, growing up, making friends, it was all really uplifting and it was such a lovely book to read.
I gave this book 4 stars and I would definitely recommend to historical fiction fans.
jessbookishlife's review
4.0
By now it wouldn't be a surprise that I read and reviewed yet another historical novel, this one in the Saga genre.
I was thankful that I was able to read the previous books in the series before tackling this one and I may have found another author that I will add to my list to keep an eye out for more books. The fact that I read the series in order ended up being for the best. It was such an amazing journey.
Changes keep happening, the characters are taken on an emotional rollercoaster, and have to decided the new step in each moment and each event that takes place. And us, the readers, ended up going with them. Following these strong women on their paths, getting to know them even more, even in this third book.
As we get introduced to new characters, things keep getting exciting. It was as if I was part of the community, of this family. And since it's the third book, I had some time to understand the amazing and loyal girls, the Harper girls.
We don't just follow one person or couple, we follow a group of people through their lives and now, with new characters, and news, it was just felt like a new chapter in their lives and my reading journey. Something that may have been because I read book after book, but still, I felt truly emotional about every single one of those women and I just hope there is a forth book coming.
There is a sense of connection while reading this book, it may be because the setting was so realistic, or because it's not as far back into the past as we may think. But I felt as if I was transported to that moment in time, right beside these characters, and living with them.
Overall, I liked this book a lot, as I did the previous, and I recommend you read it in other so you can fully connect with the story and the characters, as well as get to enjoy the series to it's fullest potential.
[I want to thank Rachel, at Rachel’s Random Resources, Rosie Clark and Boldwood Books for the eCopy of this book, via NetGalley, and for allowing me to join in the fun and being a part of the blog tour with my honest review of the book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
I was thankful that I was able to read the previous books in the series before tackling this one and I may have found another author that I will add to my list to keep an eye out for more books. The fact that I read the series in order ended up being for the best. It was such an amazing journey.
Changes keep happening, the characters are taken on an emotional rollercoaster, and have to decided the new step in each moment and each event that takes place. And us, the readers, ended up going with them. Following these strong women on their paths, getting to know them even more, even in this third book.
As we get introduced to new characters, things keep getting exciting. It was as if I was part of the community, of this family. And since it's the third book, I had some time to understand the amazing and loyal girls, the Harper girls.
We don't just follow one person or couple, we follow a group of people through their lives and now, with new characters, and news, it was just felt like a new chapter in their lives and my reading journey. Something that may have been because I read book after book, but still, I felt truly emotional about every single one of those women and I just hope there is a forth book coming.
There is a sense of connection while reading this book, it may be because the setting was so realistic, or because it's not as far back into the past as we may think. But I felt as if I was transported to that moment in time, right beside these characters, and living with them.
Overall, I liked this book a lot, as I did the previous, and I recommend you read it in other so you can fully connect with the story and the characters, as well as get to enjoy the series to it's fullest potential.
[I want to thank Rachel, at Rachel’s Random Resources, Rosie Clark and Boldwood Books for the eCopy of this book, via NetGalley, and for allowing me to join in the fun and being a part of the blog tour with my honest review of the book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
gifflesnooks's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
annarella's review
5.0
I love this series and this book was as good as the previous.
I'm always happy to meet the Harper's girl as they are likeable and fleshed out.
The story is well written, engrossing and entertaining and I loved the plot and the vivid historical background.
I can't wait to read the next instalment.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
I'm always happy to meet the Harper's girl as they are likeable and fleshed out.
The story is well written, engrossing and entertaining and I loved the plot and the vivid historical background.
I can't wait to read the next instalment.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
annarella's review against another edition
5.0
I love this series and this book was as good as the previous.
I'm always happy to meet the Harper's girl as they are likeable and fleshed out.
The story is well written, engrossing and entertaining and I loved the plot and the vivid historical background.
I can't wait to read the next instalment.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
I'm always happy to meet the Harper's girl as they are likeable and fleshed out.
The story is well written, engrossing and entertaining and I loved the plot and the vivid historical background.
I can't wait to read the next instalment.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
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