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A review by iamnotacentipede
A Place Like Home: Short Stories by Rosamunde Pilcher
4.0
"Love comes in so many different shapes and forms. Everybody needs something different."
This line 100% sums up this collection of short stories. Each story follows a new couple that showcase different types of love, whether it's old love or new, family love or second chance love each set brings with it a cozy reading experience as you work through which way each character will take you.
I absolutely had an amazing time with this book, it's a great option for someone who is wanting something a little more fast paced but also something to not commit to if you are wanting a nice pallet cleanser. Each short story is on average about 10 pages long so you could also read this and another book at the same time. I guess what I'm trying to say is that this is not a big commitment of a read and feels so nice and fluffy.
There are some things about these stories that I did find a few small gripes about. First is that many of the stories are very predictable, it's not terrible but because these are pretty quick reads it doesn't take much to see where the story is going to go. Also, there is clearly some of the author's personal tastes in men (older) showcased in these stories in addition to quite a few "insta-love" situations. Also, quite a few stories are set in Europe but the imperial system is still used which obviously wouldn't really happen so that kinda took it out for me when reading (unless it was added in for American audiences and was originally written in metric units).
Overall if you are wanting a book that has gorgeous writing, a nice romance representation, and something that is going to make you want to drink coffee in front of a fire or a glass of wine out on a patio this is the book to grab!
This line 100% sums up this collection of short stories. Each story follows a new couple that showcase different types of love, whether it's old love or new, family love or second chance love each set brings with it a cozy reading experience as you work through which way each character will take you.
I absolutely had an amazing time with this book, it's a great option for someone who is wanting something a little more fast paced but also something to not commit to if you are wanting a nice pallet cleanser. Each short story is on average about 10 pages long so you could also read this and another book at the same time. I guess what I'm trying to say is that this is not a big commitment of a read and feels so nice and fluffy.
There are some things about these stories that I did find a few small gripes about. First is that many of the stories are very predictable, it's not terrible but because these are pretty quick reads it doesn't take much to see where the story is going to go. Also, there is clearly some of the author's personal tastes in men (older) showcased in these stories in addition to quite a few "insta-love" situations. Also, quite a few stories are set in Europe but the imperial system is still used which obviously wouldn't really happen so that kinda took it out for me when reading (unless it was added in for American audiences and was originally written in metric units).
Overall if you are wanting a book that has gorgeous writing, a nice romance representation, and something that is going to make you want to drink coffee in front of a fire or a glass of wine out on a patio this is the book to grab!