A review by krilves
This Lovely City by Louise Hare

emotional hopeful informative reflective tense 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

I thought this was more of a romance than it turned out to be - not that there wasn’t romance! But it wasn’t the centre of the narrative and Lawrie and Evie were already together. This book was more about how they struggled to be together in the face of racism and prejudice (as Lawrie came over on the Windrush and Evie was born in London to a white mum and a black father) with a healthy side dose of mystery and skeletons in closets. The 1948/1950 London setting was interesting and vivid.