K.S.R Burns

I devour books about Paris and this was such a fun read. I didn't read the first book before this one, but I just went and bought it because I enjoyed this one so much. All the details of French living and culture are lively and remind me of my many trips to Paris. It's a terrific read and I highly recommend it.

What a delicious romp across Paris with American Amy, with charmers who aren't who they seem, with friends who are more than they seem, and with the necessary Parisian woman-of-a-certain-age at the center of it all. When surprise characters appear on scene, everything changes, masks are torn off, new paths pop up, and Amy, our heroine, wakes up one morning at the end of the book "with no idea where I am or how I got here." Chaos has been in charge, baby Catherine is on the way, and it's time show more to get the building blocks set up on a new foundation. Great fun to read, with so many unexpected goodies of place and plot, of people and food, and of secrets. And in the end, a story that could only happen in Paris. Magic Paris. show less

A trip to Paris without leaving the comforts of home? Yes please! That's exactly what the author delivers and then some!

As I read, I was rooting for Amy to stay in France even though it seemed things were getting tougher by the moment...it seemed her heart was there even if everything else was screaming for escape...and while I wouldn't have taken the leap of faith she did without making William sing first (he said he had news but kept hedging, spill it son!), she did so with her whole show more heart. I literally wanted to knock the head off of William's scummy shoulders after he finally gave her the big news, or rather she pried it from him (and his suitcase!)...but he'll get what's coming to him eventually; karma likes a challenge. Meanwhile, Manu played a most unexpected role between the start and the finish...I honestly didn't see that transition coming...and Herve, well, let's just say I was surprised, but I wasn't (something didn't quite add up with all those business ventures). I wish I could say I loved Margaret, but the side I saw of her wasn't very likable, nor was that of someone else that I won't mention by name because it will spoil the surprise, but I did actually appreciate the presence of Kat, however "distant" it was. She seemed like someone to know.

After having finished my read through, and taking a step away from the epages, I can more fully appreciate the story as a whole. It was filled with secrets, revelations, final goodbyes, and new beginnings...all of which add up to a surprisingly good read...though I gotta say, I think that it might be better to start with the first to develop that relationship with the characters despite this book's "stand alone" status.


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William and Amy are made for each other. William is ruled by numbers. Amy is ruled by her diet rules. When her best friend Kat dies, she decides to take the trip to Paris the two had been planning during Kat's illness. There she finally breaks some rules and realizes there is more to life than following rules.

I was going to throw the book at the wall if I had to hear more about Amy's diet rules. They were boring and messing up her life. I loved it when, in Paris, nothing went as she show more expected. She lived spontaneously and found out it was fun. Though Kat was dead, her presence was felt throughout the book. She was able to persuade Amy to go to Paris. William was a jerk. He was so similar to Amy it was hard to tell them apart.

The book ending much better than it began and I am looking forward to the sequel. show less