I was at the used library and saw the Nightingale, so I went and bought back. I also bought another of her books at my college library. I picked up another book of hers called “The Four Winds” at the bookstore.
I think the fact that I now own at least a few of her books tells me that I am a fan of her concepts and plot lines. Have you read any of her books? What did you think of them?
For me, what I like about “The Nightingale” was the historical setting and characters. They worked for me because the relationships had enough depth to keep me invested. Also, I feel like the characters kept me invested until the end, in most of other Hannah’s other books, it’s the characters that kept me invested.
In “Firefly Lane”, what shocked me the most was the other main character dying. I didn’t really expect to see that twist coming in the end, and it knocked me off my rocker. For a story about two best friends, you’d think there would be celebrations and promises, not a sad ending that takes away from the themes of friendship.
I have read only two, “Firefly Lane” and “Winter Garden”, I can’t say I hated them, but I believe I’m not the target audience for these books. Especially winter garden, I usually find the fairy tale endings pretty boring and predictable, but when the author goes out of they way just to make it happen, it leaves me with a bitter taste in my mouth. I can really appreciate her way of creating the setting, I feel like her characters are predictable and follow the same archetype, the woman that chose carrier over love and familly and the family that chose the carrier and succes of a familly and love and each of those women wishes she had the life of the other.