For some reason, it took me a while to get through this one, but it was really cute and I really liked it! It’s fun and light hearted, about a pair of musicians in a trio, along with their extended families and a whole cast of fun characters and the shenanigans they get into. I liked that the main character, Bridget, was a little older than the typical protagonist that I read about, and that it was detailed enough to give me a good visual picture of the action, but not so detailed it was tedious. I enjoyed the light, understated comedy of it, honestly. I would recommend this one! It was a good happy book coming off the emotional rollercoaster of Colleen Hoover right before it.

And, one ticket back on the CoHo emotional rollercoaster, please! Actually, this wasn’t really emotional like the two others of hers that I’ve read, but it did elicit some emotions as far as being shocked, disturbed, and feeling kind of icky. It’s a domestic thriller, I guess? Definitely a thriller of some sort, with a few jump scares, a huge plot twist, and an ending that leaves things very open ended and unsolved, honestly. It’s so hard to describe and recommend her books because I can’t say it was “good”, necessarily- it is well written, definitely kept my attention, and was unique and creative, but man, it was graphic at times, disturbing at times, and just shocking at times. Like who reads that description and wants to read that book?? Tread carefully- once you start, you won’t be able to stop, but it is quite the ride!

And if I had a niche genre, this is it- World War II historical fiction. This is the story of a French bridal seamstress who flees Paris in World War II at the urging of her American medic boyfriend, and the later relationship between the seamstress, and a local Boston girl whose story echoes the hers. The seamstress’s family has special skills when it comes to making bridal gowns, almost guaranteeing a happy ending for the couple, but the seamstress has had anything but a happy ending for herself. Love and loss, and World War II. Everything I love in a book! There were some major plot twists, and I really enjoyed this one!

I am going to be shocked if this doesn’t end up my top book of the year.