Comments on: Paris Letters https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/04/paris-letters/ Just another WordPress site Fri, 14 Mar 2014 06:39:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/04/paris-letters/#comment-11062 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 03:05:06 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5321#comment-11062 If you pick it up, I hope you find it enjoyable too :)

]]> By: Vicki Lesage https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/04/paris-letters/#comment-11044 Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:13:22 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5321#comment-11044 Added it to my growing list on Goodreads! Her book sounds similar to mine, except I don’t gloss over much in my story! It will be interesting to read her perspective and compare it to my own experiences. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Literary Love 2014 - Love In France | Doing Dewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/04/paris-letters/#comment-10080 Wed, 12 Feb 2014 01:10:14 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5321#comment-10080 […] Chick Lit/Memoir - Paris Letters Although technically non-fiction, this sweet little confection of a book reads just like a light and fluffy romance. Nothing too serious here plus lots of beautiful paintings by the author (like the cover) are included! Full review here. […]

]]> By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/04/paris-letters/#comment-9852 Tue, 11 Feb 2014 02:19:55 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5321#comment-9852 Thanks for visiting and for mentioning how you got here! You’ve reminded me that I also want to visit some of the reviews people have linked up for the challenge :)

For me, having the right expectations can make a big difference to how I feel about a book. If I’m surprised, it’s a lot harder for a book to win me over.

]]> By: Joy Weese Moll (@joyweesemoll) https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/04/paris-letters/#comment-9759 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 17:35:55 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5321#comment-9759 Hopping over from the Nonfiction Reading Challenge.

I think I would enjoy this, but it would be good going in knowing your description of nonfiction chick lit and not expecting something more meaty.

]]> By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/04/paris-letters/#comment-9223 Fri, 07 Feb 2014 13:24:00 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5321#comment-9223 It definitely surprised me! While the book wasn’t what I expected, I suspect it was intentionally written in a light hearted way. It was really beautiful little book :)

]]> By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/04/paris-letters/#comment-9222 Fri, 07 Feb 2014 13:21:17 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5321#comment-9222 I was shocked how much like chick lit it felt! It was maybe a bit more serious than some chick lit, because the author wasn’t the sort of heroine who makes funny comments about everything, but the themes it dealt with were very similar – lots of romance :)

]]> By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/04/paris-letters/#comment-9221 Fri, 07 Feb 2014 13:16:27 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5321#comment-9221 I’m so glad to hear that! I know a lot of people who read blogs are book bloggers, so I wonder if my reviews are helpful to authors or to people who read but don’t blog about it. It’s nice to know they can be helpful :) Obviously, it’s not necessary that you conform to people’s expectations of a genre. I ended up liking this book a lot despite the differences from what I expected. I do think it had a little more of an uphill battle getting my to like it though because I first had to accept that this wasn’t quite the sort of book I was expecting.

]]> By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/04/paris-letters/#comment-9218 Fri, 07 Feb 2014 13:12:53 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5321#comment-9218 It was a really fun genre bender! I love discovering nonfiction that I think would make a good introduction for someone who typically reads a particular fiction genre :)

]]> By: DoingDewey https://doingdeweydecimal.com/2014/02/04/paris-letters/#comment-9217 Fri, 07 Feb 2014 13:07:38 +0000 https://doingdeweydecimal.com/?p=5321#comment-9217 Oh, you should! I’ve loved books about Paris and while this was a bit more fairy-tale than I expected, it’s certainly fun to vicariously experience the author’s perfect Paris romance. I think the cover is probably one of the author’s paintings and the letters inside are equally beautiful.

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