Author: Laura Wood
Published: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 356
Rating: 3/5
This book was sent to me by the publisher.
Summary:
Set in a small, sleepy village in Cornwall in 1929, this is the story of a seventeen year old girl who find herself caught up in a whole new world when the fabulous Cardew family suddenly decides to spent their summer in their mansion by the sea.
Review:
I have to admit, when the publisher reached out to me and asked me if I wanted to read this, I accepted it because it's set in the 1920's and it's absolutely gorgeous; I didn't quite realise it was YA, which we all know is not my favorite genre.
I did end up enjoying this more than I thought I would. I think the setting of it is amazing; I loved the little village and the idea of this grand mansion by the sea. I think the book captures the era really well and I loved reading about that. I also really enjoyed reading about the main characters family. I generally quite like all the characters, even if they're not all particularly well developed.
It is, however, still a romance novel in a lot of ways, which I generally do not enjoy reading. It's pretty predictable right off the bat and I just didn't really care about that part of the story.
I do think I would've loved this when I was in my teens though. It's the perfect level of melodramatic and it's extremely entertaining. I think if you like young adult romances, this will be the perfect read for you.
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