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A review by zeemonodee
Sweetshop of Dreams: A Novel with Recipes by Jenny Colgan
5.0
Was tempted not to follow through with this one - the start is slow, the characters somewhat 'meh', and I was wondering where this was going. The POV jumps all over the place, it reads very quaint throughout... It's only because it's a Jenny Colgan book that I stuck with it - I love her stories usually, so decided to give this a chance.
And glad I did! It's a very old-fashioned book - the writing jumps all over the place and in almost all the characters' heads at some point, the setting feels 'trapped' in time, and aside from some mention of cell phones and internet, you could really think this were happening pre-2000 entirely. But brushing all that aside, look at the story, at what's unfolding on the page, at Rosie's journey. This is what warmed my heart as I read, the new Rosie who emerges in the country, the relationships that start to form, the bonds that strengthen. All of it proved terribly heart-warming, and sometimes, we do need a story like that - makes no editorial sense, but is good for the heart. This is the story for that
And glad I did! It's a very old-fashioned book - the writing jumps all over the place and in almost all the characters' heads at some point, the setting feels 'trapped' in time, and aside from some mention of cell phones and internet, you could really think this were happening pre-2000 entirely. But brushing all that aside, look at the story, at what's unfolding on the page, at Rosie's journey. This is what warmed my heart as I read, the new Rosie who emerges in the country, the relationships that start to form, the bonds that strengthen. All of it proved terribly heart-warming, and sometimes, we do need a story like that - makes no editorial sense, but is good for the heart. This is the story for that