La Ragazza Che Leggeva Nei Cuori (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
I'm not a big fan of historical fiction books, because it takes me to long to read them, I usually check online the historical facts mentioned in book; but this time I rarely check the historical facts, because to my surprise the plot is very absorbing and interesting, because it takes place in 1920's in New York, amid the alcohol prohibition, magicians, mentalists and spiritualists.Anna has not had an easy life, because since childhood she has lived with her mother in showbiz, always living in the uncertainty of having enough to eat, a place to sleep, enough money and her mother being arrested more than once for charlatanism, but now her luck seems to be changing since her mother got a big contract, to interpret her mentalist act and seances for private events, while Anna is her assistant on the show and she´s allowed to perform acts of magic/illusions, but she longs for a normal life without dangers and especially stability. But normal isn´t something that is easy for Anna because she has "gifts" that she has kept secret all her life, since she can tell what people are feeling just by touching them, besides having visions of the future .. .. but when she has a vision where she and her mother are in danger, Anna will do everything in her power to stop that event of ever happen. And amid all that she meets Cole, a young Englishman that might know more about what´s going on with her than she expected.I really liked this book, is very interesting and I liked that Anna is a magician/escapist and is very good at it, also something I liked is how she wants a normal and stable life, but she feels a great attraction to the world of entertainment and she can not stay away from it. The romance is very subtle and is not the central part of the plot. There are certain parts that are predictable but it is a very good book. I highly recommended! I absolutely adored this book! Anna was a great protagonist and her relationship with her mother was so interesting. I loved Cole and Anna's gradual romance and I really thought all of the side characters had a lot of depth to them. Yes, the plot was a little predictable but it didn't take any of my enjoyment away from the story. During the last couple of chapters everything took shape and came together nicely. Brown's writing is simplistic yet so very effective and descriptive. The setting. Oh my god the setting. Let's just say 1920s New York sounds freaking awesome. I LOVED READING ABOUT BROWN'S VERSION OF THE 1920s AND IT JUST MADE THE STORY OH THAT SO MUCH BETTER. I'm looking forward to the second instalment regardless of the fact I haven't heard great things about it, I'm still excited! ps. does anyone know whether this is a series or a duology?
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