I think my first experience reading about a house that was 'alive' might have been A Discovery of Witches; it was the first one to make an impression, anyway, and I was thoroughly charmed by the idea. The House at the End of Hope Street makes the house a central character, and I just ate it up. I ...
I only gave this book half a star, however, Goodreads does not allow for half stars so I rounded this up to one star. This is my third book by Menna Van Praag and I can honestly say that I 100 percent doubt that I will read any of her books in the future. As much as I loved The Dress Shop of Dreams,...
This book was generously given to me in exchange for an honest review. I had previously read, and enjoyed, another novel by Menna Van Praag titled, The Dress Shop of Dreams so I knew going into this book that I would likely enjoy it. As with Praag's previous work, The Witches of Cambridge is more ...
Since her parents’ mysterious deaths many years ago, scientist Cora Sparks has spent her days in the safety of her university lab or at her grandmother Etta’s dress shop. Tucked away on a winding Cambridge street, Etta’s charming tiny store appears quite ordinary to passersby, but the colorfully vib...
The Dress Shop of Dreams by Menna van Praag is a story of romantic love in a myriad of expressions and a set of intersecting lives. It's not quite the feel good book I expected, but it is a very quick, very easy read. A few stitches in a dress, a little magic - All it takes is a little suspension of...
After Murder by Death and Obsidian Blue's great reviews, I simply had to check this out from the library and give it a try. Thank you both so much for introducing me to this because I'd have never picked it up otherwise. The plot of this reminds me of Love, Actually (a movie I loathe, actually - s...
I wasn't really aware of magical realism as a (sub?) genre before reading Garden Spells (which I loved) and the premise of The Dress Shop of Dreams is not dissimilar to a mystery series I read, so I was intrigued from the moment I saw it. Obsidian Blue rated it highly and that was all I needed to b...
Though the synopsis only mentions Alba and Peggy there are actually two other women in this book as well. We also have Carmen, who is hiding something dark in the garden of the house. And we have Greer, who is fresh off dumping her fiancee after finding him with someone else. The house itself is an...
I am not going to lie. I was initially hesitant to start this book because I was worried that the character of Cora's investigation of her parents deaths was going to turn this book into a hybrid of magical realism/mystery thriller. I do think at times the book got pretty close to that edge, but the...
Red stars sewn into a dress.. such a simple thing, but something that can change the lives of others. Or at least change how they see themselves and the world around them. Menna Van Praag's The Dress Shop of Dreams takes a smidge of magic, a bit of love, some heartbreak, a chuck of mystery, and a ...
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