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tinlizzyd08's review against another edition
4.0
Book 3 is just as good as 1 &2!
I’m truly loving this series. Lucinda Riley takes us to another country this time to explore history and piece together the past of Star, the third sister. So far, each character has been truly unique. It amazes me how she writes a new and interesting history for each girl. I’m enchanted!
I’m truly loving this series. Lucinda Riley takes us to another country this time to explore history and piece together the past of Star, the third sister. So far, each character has been truly unique. It amazes me how she writes a new and interesting history for each girl. I’m enchanted!
llothspeich's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sapphosirens's review against another edition
3.0
3.75*...?
Look this is my issue with Riley's books, they're good. Like really good. But there's always something, a person, a place, a plot point that pisses me off to the point where I get annoyed with the whole story. One of which is Flora. If I had a sister like Flora I wouldn't hesitate to do what Aurelia did and I fully agree with Mouse when he says that Flora is a selfish liar. Nothing she did made sense to me, the way she actually let her sister marry a man who would never love her? And then she MARRIED her sisters ex husband??? Can we just?? I had to stop listening to the book for a second and call my sister (who has read the books) and rant about how gross that is.
And it keeps! Happening! Lucinda Riley keeps making decisions in the books that are so unnecessary and sometimes on a moral standpoint feels quite off? And the thing is, people make shitty decisions all the time right? It's whatever. Flora married her sisters ex husband? It happens, people are gross. But Riley actively shifts the point of view to make it look like it's not that big of a deal, that it was just for love. This girl ruined her sisters life and her chance to find true love and the author makes it look like a cheesy love story.
Also Star and her way of literally neglecting her sister because of her new found family annoyed the fuck out of me too, BUT I guess it's quite realistic. I mean the girl hasn't had anything of her own since her birth and I get the concept of being swept away by something. I just felt so bad for Cece.
Oh and one last thing, I'm so disappointed regarding how Teddy turned out. Like genuinely sad, I expected way more.
To end a positive note! It was genuinely really enchanting to read about Flora's past. There's talent in writing a book that has nothing to do with mystery in a mysterious way. I've seen people say the books are too long, but in my opinion every detail is needed.
I was also strangely happy with the idea of Star, Mouse and Rory living the rest of their lives together
Anyway, on my way to read the next then!
Look this is my issue with Riley's books, they're good. Like really good. But there's always something, a person, a place, a plot point that pisses me off to the point where I get annoyed with the whole story. One of which is Flora. If I had a sister like Flora I wouldn't hesitate to do what Aurelia did and I fully agree with Mouse when he says that Flora is a selfish liar. Nothing she did made sense to me, the way she actually let her sister marry a man who would never love her? And then she MARRIED her sisters ex husband??? Can we just?? I had to stop listening to the book for a second and call my sister (who has read the books) and rant about how gross that is.
And it keeps! Happening! Lucinda Riley keeps making decisions in the books that are so unnecessary and sometimes on a moral standpoint feels quite off? And the thing is, people make shitty decisions all the time right? It's whatever. Flora married her sisters ex husband? It happens, people are gross. But Riley actively shifts the point of view to make it look like it's not that big of a deal, that it was just for love. This girl ruined her sisters life and her chance to find true love and the author makes it look like a cheesy love story.
Also Star and her way of literally neglecting her sister because of her new found family annoyed the fuck out of me too, BUT I guess it's quite realistic. I mean the girl hasn't had anything of her own since her birth and I get the concept of being swept away by something. I just felt so bad for Cece.
Oh and one last thing, I'm so disappointed regarding how Teddy turned out. Like genuinely sad, I expected way more.
To end a positive note! It was genuinely really enchanting to read about Flora's past. There's talent in writing a book that has nothing to do with mystery in a mysterious way. I've seen people say the books are too long, but in my opinion every detail is needed.
I was also strangely happy with the idea of Star, Mouse and Rory living the rest of their lives together
Anyway, on my way to read the next then!
mama_bookworm_'s review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Book 105 of 2024 finished 18/9/24 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Book 3 in the Seven Sisters series.
This book follows the third sister, Star. Star and her sister Cece have always been joined at the hip, Cece is the outspoken one whilst Star is quiet and reserved. Now Star is making a bold move and stepping out of her sister’s shadow so she can follow the clues to her heritage which were left to her by her late father.
Star’s journey in the modern day takes us to an antique bookshop in London and into the hearts of an eccentric family. Whilst her history leads us to the Lake District during Edwardian times.
My thoughts: My favourite of the series so far. I found Star and the Forbes family to be such likeable characters. The historical setting is so romantic and the story of Alice Keppel is so fascinating. This book is the perfect mix of historical fiction and romance.
I found the codependency between Star and Cece irritating and I dislike Cece so am interested to know whether my opinion of her will change after I’ve read her book.
katie_leigh's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-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
3.25
siilipelaaja's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.75
hannahandthebooks's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Just heart warming!
markalkman's review against another edition
4.0
Not quite sure how to rate this book. Am kind of torn between 3.5 and 4 stars... Maybe I should once again settle for 3.75 (so on Goodreads that'll be a 4 star rating).
It was, once again, a very enjoyable read. It took me a bit longer to finish than the previous two, but that had everything to do with my busy workweek. I loved Star as a character because she's very relatable. At least she is to me. Her love of books and writing, her indecisiveness, the fact that she's kind of nervous and introvert around new people and that she really doesn't want to let down her sister - very relatable indeed. I loved the fact that she finally took control of her own life and stepped out of CeCe's shadow. The relationship between those two really needed to chance and I'm glad it did. Another thing I really liked was the fact that the story about Flora MacNichol wasn't obvious at all. Sure, there were a few predictable moments but it wasn't obvious. The plottwist at the end made it a very believable story.
Nevertheless, there were a few things that kind of irked me. The dialogues felt very unnatural at times and some parts were a little too convenient for my taste. Star being taught sign language as a child and crossing paths with a deaf boy while searching for her roots? Hmm. Sure. Also, I thought Mouse was an intriguing character but the way he kind of forced Star to make a decision about the two of them even though she told him multiple times she wasn't sure yet, was kind of annoying. Hello? She'd only just found out who she actually is and where she's from. Give the girl some time and space to process everything. Just because she now knows her heritage doesn't mean she's instantly fine and ok with everything.
So. There were lots of parts I loved but I didn't love everything. Or maybe I'm just being too critical. I will definitely be reading the rest of the series, I'm curious to see where the other stories will lead to.
It was, once again, a very enjoyable read. It took me a bit longer to finish than the previous two, but that had everything to do with my busy workweek. I loved Star as a character because she's very relatable. At least she is to me. Her love of books and writing, her indecisiveness, the fact that she's kind of nervous and introvert around new people and that she really doesn't want to let down her sister - very relatable indeed. I loved the fact that she finally took control of her own life and stepped out of CeCe's shadow. The relationship between those two really needed to chance and I'm glad it did. Another thing I really liked was the fact that the story about Flora MacNichol wasn't obvious at all. Sure, there were a few predictable moments but it wasn't obvious. The plottwist at the end made it a very believable story.
Nevertheless, there were a few things that kind of irked me. The dialogues felt very unnatural at times and some parts were a little too convenient for my taste. Star being taught sign language as a child and crossing paths with a deaf boy while searching for her roots? Hmm. Sure. Also, I thought Mouse was an intriguing character but the way he kind of forced Star to make a decision about the two of them even though she told him multiple times she wasn't sure yet, was kind of annoying. Hello? She'd only just found out who she actually is and where she's from. Give the girl some time and space to process everything. Just because she now knows her heritage doesn't mean she's instantly fine and ok with everything.
So. There were lots of parts I loved but I didn't love everything. Or maybe I'm just being too critical. I will definitely be reading the rest of the series, I'm curious to see where the other stories will lead to.