Kam
Oh that was a fine little delight! Doesn’t attempt to do more than what it promises, and handily delivers on that promise.
I keep comparing this to The Little Venice Bookshop, which might be unfair but their plots do fit the same general mold: woman goes out into the world (specifically Italy) to find herself. She has a sad past involving her mother, and this journey is part of honoring said mother’s last wishes. Along the way, she finds home, love, and family, and lives happily ever after, the end. Except where The Little Venice Bookshop fails, this book succeeds - and I mean that in every single metric one can think of, from characterization to plot to just the general writing style.
That being said, there’s nothing all that revolutionary about this book. It is what it says on the tin, just done decently enough that it won’t give the reader a headache or leave a bad taste in their mouth when they’re done, as compared to some other books I have already mentioned.
Overall, this was a light, delightful read that’s not too demanding while still being decently-crafted enough in comparison to some other books like it: good for some light escapism.
Originally posted at kamreadsandrecs.tumblr.com.
Oh that was a fine little delight! Doesn’t attempt to do more than what it promises, and handily delivers on that promise.
I keep comparing this to The Little Venice Bookshop, which might be unfair but their plots do fit the same general mold: woman goes out into the world (specifically Italy) to find herself. She has a sad past involving her mother, and this journey is part of honoring said mother’s last wishes. Along the way, she finds home, love, and family, and lives happily ever after, the end. Except where The Little Venice Bookshop fails, this book succeeds - and I mean that in every single metric one can think of, from characterization to plot to just the general writing style.
That being said, there’s nothing all that revolutionary about this book. It is what it says on the tin, just done decently enough that it won’t give the reader a headache or leave a bad taste in their mouth when they’re done, as compared to some other books I have already mentioned.
Overall, this was a light, delightful read that’s not too demanding while still being decently-crafted enough in comparison to some other books like it: good for some light escapism.
Originally posted at kamreadsandrecs.tumblr.com.