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Lädt ... The Endless Beach (2018)von Jenny Colgan
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. „I need to know you, and I need you to know me.“ (pos. 5225) Theme and Genre: This book is part two of a series and it tells again the story and struggles of Flora and Joel, but this time the main part is about Colton and Fintan. One theme are the damages, war does to children. Another theme is foster care. The story is also about how to deal with cancer as a fatal disease. All these topics are embedded in a romantic feel-good-story on the fictional, beautiful island of Mure. Characters: We meet again the characters known from book one and they still struggle between misunderstandings and feelings. Plot and writing: Jenny Colgan is an experienced author with an enjoyable writing style and she knows how to plot stories that are funny and sad in the same time. Even though part one of the series, The Summer Seaside Kitchen, is the first book of Jenny Colgan that could nor really convince me because of the endless misunderstandings that made the reading a little bit boring, I tried to give part two a chance. Again lots of thinking and misunderstandings, together with many – in my opinion too many – very serious themes in a very cozy story, which for me did not work. Conclusion: A nice read for summer afternoons, a beautiful island, friendly people. A heartwarming story for romantic readers where even tragic ends in happily ever after – for me just too much of everything, Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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HTML: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop on the Corner and The Cafe by the Sea comes another enchanting, unforgettable novel of a woman who makes a fresh start on the beautiful Scottish Island of Mureâ??only to discover life has more surprises in store for her. When Flora MacKenzie traded her glum career in London for the remote Scottish island of Mure, she never dreamed that Joelâ??her difficult, adorable bossâ??would follow. Yet now, not only has Flora been reunited with her family and opened a charming café by the sea, but she and Joel are taking their first faltering steps into romance. With Joel away on business in New York, Flora is preparing for the next stage in her life. And that would be...? Love? She's feeling it. Security? In Joel's arms, sure. Marriage? Not open to discussion. In the meanwhile, Flora is finding pleasure in a magnificent sight: whales breaking waves off the beaches of Mure. But it also signals something less joyful. According to local superstition, it's an omenâ??and a warning that Flora's future could be as fleeting as the sea-spray... A bracing season on the shore sets the stage for Jenny Colgan's delightful novel that's as funny, heartwarming, and unpredictable as lov Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Den Vorgängerband kannte ich nicht, was aber auch nicht unbedingt erforderlich ist, um in die Geschichte hineinzukommen. Mich konnte dieses Buch allerdings nicht wirklich packen. Alles ist so breit beschrieben, Nebensächliches nimmt einen großen Raum ein.
Flora ist mir ganz sympathisch, aber mit allen anderen Figuren wurde ich nicht warm. Der Anwalt Joel lebt für seinen Beruf und ist daher ständig in der Weltgeschichte unterwegs. Er spürt nicht, wie es Flora dabei geht. Sein Verhalten gefällt mir nicht und ich kann es auch nicht damit entschuldigen, dass er ein Trauma mit sich herumschleppt.
Die ganze Geschichte war mir zu überfrachtet, denn es gibt eine Reihe von Themen, die angeschnitten werden. Dafür hätte es ruhig ein wenig tiefgründiger sein können.
Wer seichte Liebesgeschichten mag, ist hier gut bedient. Meine Sache war es nicht.
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