As the French police investigate, it’s revealed that Adam was on their radar as a dealer of rare and stolen antiquities with a long roster of criminal clients. Reeling from this news, Stella is determined not to leave Paris until she has the full story. Was Adam a random victim or the target of the explosion? And why is someone following her through the streets of Paris?
An irresistible, fast-paced read set in some of Europe’s most inviting locales, The Paris Widow explores how sinister secrets of the past stay with us—no matter how far we travel. (Pub Date: Jun 11, 2024)
This started well.
Stella started anew after an incident made her see what a bad influence her ex was. Now she's got Adam, the perfect husband, with whom she's on a trip around her favorite places in Europe. They're on their last day when tragedy separates them, and she can't find Adam.
The beginning is really good, I love how the scene is set, how we admire Adam through Stella's eyes, how we mourn him when the bombing occurs and he's nowhere to be found. It wasn't over dramatic, it felt real. As Stella begins going after what could be behind the bombing, it's still exciting. I really wanted to know what was going on. Unfortunately, the story lost its charm to me as it developed.
It's not that it became a bad book, but the reasons behind the events, the plot twists, the action, it all made it be just like some hurried sequel to a classic, it's what I couldn't stop thinking. Suddenly, the book lost its uniqueness and just felt like a sequence of cliches or absurd revelations that felt out of place. As in, the tone set in the beginning didn't agree with the rest of it.
It's a quick read, the mysteries and solutions aren't bad or anything, but I feel like the beginning had promised me more and deeper.
Honest review based on an ARC provided by Netgalley. Many thanks to the publisher for this opportunity.
Rating: 3 out of 5.
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