mehsi's review against another edition
4.0
Wederom een heerlijk Jill Mansell boek, ditmaal met nieuwe karakters, nieuwe drama, lekker veel liefde, en soms ook nog wat cliches. We hebben natuurlijk Dex en Molly (de hoofdhoofdpersonen), maar ook andere mensen krijgen een rol in de spotlight. Zoals Henry, die helemaal hoteldebotel is van Frankie, Frankie wiens huwelijk niet al te goed gaat, en nog veel meer. De schrijfster is echt geweldig met meerdere personages, ze weet ze allemaal een rol te geven en te zorgen dat je invested in ze bent. En de romantiek (swoons). Al wilde ik wel Molly en Dex schudden. Kom gewoon bij elkaar! Argh! Het einde was wederom een heerlijk happy ending.
Wel apart: Um, slechte vertaling of foutje van de schrijfster? Pagina 172 zegt Frankie over Lois' dochtertje: 'Addy' vertelt Frankie. 'Ze is negen.' Maar op pagina 229: 'Door het raam wees Lois naar haar geliefde dochtertje van zeven.'
Wel apart: Um, slechte vertaling of foutje van de schrijfster? Pagina 172 zegt Frankie over Lois' dochtertje: 'Addy' vertelt Frankie. 'Ze is negen.' Maar op pagina 229: 'Door het raam wees Lois naar haar geliefde dochtertje van zeven.'
miia_salomaki's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-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
3.75
borninbcn's review against another edition
5.0
half way through and looooooooove it!
shame i have to work and have a social life and can't read much ha ha :(
shame i have to work and have a social life and can't read much ha ha :(
linneahedvig's review against another edition
3.0
These Jill Mansell books are fun! I feel like I've gone from only wanting to read books set in Britain to only wanting to read books set in small Cotswold villages. This one seemed a little crazier than your average Sophie Kinsella (e.g. there are DRUGS!...although they are portrayed with very much that "stay off DRUGS, kids!" kind of tone.) but still everything ties up so neatly at the end.
(Some interesting stuff about what makes a good woman/female partner and what makes a bad one. Apparently women cannot be pushy at all and type-A women who "know what they want," are to be questioned. Even though the book is very much by, about, and for women, it's espousing a lot of patriarchial nonsense under the surface--every woman should want babies, women should wear what their men want them to wear, or not wear, like make up, men get to decide when women look like "themselves," women can definitely "do for themselves" for a while, but they should eventually find a man and settle down and have babies, etc.)
(Some interesting stuff about what makes a good woman/female partner and what makes a bad one. Apparently women cannot be pushy at all and type-A women who "know what they want," are to be questioned. Even though the book is very much by, about, and for women, it's espousing a lot of patriarchial nonsense under the surface--every woman should want babies, women should wear what their men want them to wear, or not wear, like make up, men get to decide when women look like "themselves," women can definitely "do for themselves" for a while, but they should eventually find a man and settle down and have babies, etc.)
fourestxx's review against another edition
5.0
A great page-turner of a story - lots of secrets and intrigue.
tobyyy's review against another edition
5.0
Unread shelf project 2021: book 80.
I love Jill Mansell’s books and this was no exception. A fun story, with multiple subplots that all were tied up neatly and happily by the end of the book.
Also? Although I am not a fan of babies in general, I loved how Mansell wrote about Delphi in this book. Her characterization of an infant (under a year old until the last 10% or so of the book) was spot on and hilarious!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again — I love books with happily ever after endings, especially right now. Books like these help me cope with the turmoil & chaos of “real life.”
I love Jill Mansell’s books and this was no exception. A fun story, with multiple subplots that all were tied up neatly and happily by the end of the book.
Also? Although I am not a fan of babies in general, I loved how Mansell wrote about Delphi in this book. Her characterization of an infant (under a year old until the last 10% or so of the book) was spot on and hilarious!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again — I love books with happily ever after endings, especially right now. Books like these help me cope with the turmoil & chaos of “real life.”
mspym's review against another edition
Way more casual woman-hating than I can tolerate in my light romances. Also the evil big city is bad and full of temptations and there's no way our male protag can be a good parent while exposed to all this so best head to a small wholesome village where there is a handy girl next door who can act as surrogate mum, like that's the audition you have to pass.
emilywilliams97's review against another edition
3.0
Very much okay, outdated gender and sex stereotypes.
rd18's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
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? No
5.0
lynnfrance's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75