Reviews

Where The Light Gets In by Lucy Dillon

sandyrubi's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

lillamyy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

Lorna har sökt sig tillbaka till Longhampton där hon växte upp för att förverkliga sin dröm om att äga ett konstgalleri. 
När hon väl är där inser Lorna att hon behöver ta tag i sitt förflutna även om det är något hon helst vill slippa. Att vara modig är svårt när paniken bultar och man ifrågasätter allt. 
Men med hjälp av vänner och nya bekantskaper vågar hon öppna sig mer och mer och ser världen med nya ögon, ser nya möjligheter och kanske även hittar ett sätt att börja om. 
Denna bok var så värmande och fin. Att få följa med på Lornas resa var en känslomässig bergochdalbana när hon försöker förstå sig själv och andra utan att trampa någon på tårna. 
Jag gillar verkligen majoriteten av personerna med undantag av några få som jag verkligen inte gillade alls. Sen slutet, det slutet som var lite väntat men ändå blev så känslosamt att jag grät då det var så sorgligt samtidigt som det fanns något vackert i det, ett värdigt avslut. 

sofias_books_'s review against another edition

5.0

🇸🇪 Drömmen runt hörnet av Lucy Dillon är en feelgood bok som är svår att lägga ifrån sig. Jag vill bara läsa (eller som i mitt fall; lyssna) lite mer. Jag gillar verkligen Lucy Dillons böcker, hon skriver bra miljöbeskrivningar och persongalleriet och handlingen är intressant. En kul grej är att det alltid är med hundar i hennes böcker, antagligen eftersom hon är hundägare själv.

Huvudperson är Lorna som har flyttat tillbaka till Longhampton för att driva ett konstgalleri. Med sig dit har hon en ängslig tax och en ärvd medalj som ska ge henne mod. Boken handlar om att våga följa sina drömmar och våga börja om på nytt, vänskap, hemlig kärlek, konst och hundar.

🇬🇧 The book ”When the light gets in” by Lucy Dillon is a feel-good book that is hard to put down. I just want to read (or as in my case; listen) a little bit more. I really like Lucy Dillon's books, the settings, the personal gallery and the plot is interesting. A cool thing is that it is always with dogs in her books, probably because she is the dog owner herself.

The main character is Lorna who has moved back to Longhampton to run an art gallery. With her, she has an anxious dachshund and an inherited medal that will give her courage. The book is about daring to follow your dreams and the courage to start over again, friendship, secret love, art and dogs.

gravz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense 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? No

4.5

livres_de_bloss's review against another edition

3.0

I found this a bit saccharine and slow, truth be told.

I liked the overall story of Lorna and Joyce’s friendship and, as always, I liked the dogs. However, I found the story was too meandering and without depth. In addition, the Sam element was supremely tedious. The ending just did my head in.

Maybe I’m just not the target audience for these books. I love the dogs but having to sift through storylines that are either baby-centric or romance-centric is almost not worth it for me.

hadewygh's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad 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? No

4.5

hannnaa400's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.75

ellyrarg's review against another edition

4.0

This was a lovely book, but some parts were hit and miss. I liked the breadth of this book, it wasn’t about one romantic relationship, but many different kinds of relationships. I enjoyed that, relationships between sisters and mothers and partners (both new and years long and over).

I didn’t love how two dimensional some of the characters were (aka, Gabe. It seemed his whole purpose was to be a cheap antagonist). It was tricky, because some of the other characters have such depth and are handled with thought and care.

I also felt that this book meandered, and while there was a slow flow it took its sweet time about revealing why we were there.

Still, I loved Joyce. I appreciated the death and grief exploration, and generally it was a lovely read.

professorsid's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

booklover1974's review against another edition

5.0

A lovely and thoughtful read that I enjoyed!