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A review by goyvonreads
The Little Provence Book Shop by Gillian Harvey
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
With a topic like adoption, The Little Provence Book Shop had a lot of potential to be a great story about finding out who you are and where you came from. Unfortunately, for me the plot fell a little flat and the topic could've been developed a bit more.
Adeline runs away from London when she finds out that she was adopted. She discovers this after her adoptive mother passes away. Together with her daughter Lili, she goes to the Provence in France where she starts working for Monique, who owns a bookshop. A unique bookshop as there's some magic involved.
As Adeline struggles with her adoption, she's happy to be in the Provence, trying to decide what she wants. She's pushed everyone away from her, including her brother Kevin and friend Chris. Eventually she makes things up with Kevin, which helps Adeline in some way to find out more about her adoption.
As it's a romance, Adeline of course finds love. It's not surprising to see where she finds it and although, as a reader, I was happy for her, I think the relationship popped up out of nowhere and the characters didn't really get to know each other.
Although the story and plot could've been developed a bit more, I did enjoy reading The Little Provence Book Shop.
Thank you NetGalley for providing me with a copy.
Adeline runs away from London when she finds out that she was adopted. She discovers this after her adoptive mother passes away. Together with her daughter Lili, she goes to the Provence in France where she starts working for Monique, who owns a bookshop. A unique bookshop as there's some magic involved.
As Adeline struggles with her adoption, she's happy to be in the Provence, trying to decide what she wants. She's pushed everyone away from her, including her brother Kevin and friend Chris. Eventually she makes things up with Kevin, which helps Adeline in some way to find out more about her adoption.
As it's a romance, Adeline of course finds love. It's not surprising to see where she finds it and although, as a reader, I was happy for her, I think the relationship popped up out of nowhere and the characters didn't really get to know each other.
Although the story and plot could've been developed a bit more, I did enjoy reading The Little Provence Book Shop.
Thank you NetGalley for providing me with a copy.