![]() ![]() ![]() But I pushed through, and the tone quickly shifted to the (mostly) breezy styled I’d hope for. The first couple of chapters were more emotional than I’d anticipated, and at first I worried it would be too much for me. The heavy subject matter notwithstanding, I gleaned that the novel’s tone would be fun and light. (However, I was still in Spain when it happened, and I’d only lived in the one country, with two brief trips to France and Italy.) Chelsea may have been affected more noticeably than I was, and her search for love with European exes is its own thing entirely, but regardless, I felt kinship with her based on the book summary alone. (In contrast to her mother’s battle with cancer, my dad died suddenly.) Like Chelsea, I also spent a life-changing year in Europe right before this loss. Like the main character, Chelsea Martin, I lost a parent when I was in my early 20s. ReviewĪside from its whimsical title and cute cover, the main reason I bought Paris Is Always a Good Idea is because I thought I would relate to it. ![]() This charming, romantic, emotional novel was everything I’d hoped it would be and more. I’d picked up the audiobook of it last year, so I was eager to listen to it. Following The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley, the second book I finished was Paris Is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay. ![]() My April reading challenge is to read books set in Paris, France. ![]()
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