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review 2021-09-01 18:53
Die Große Pause
Die letzten Romantiker - Tara Conklin

Frühjahr 1981 in Connecticut (USA): Ellis Avery Skinner ist tot. Mit nur 34 Jahren stirbt der Zahnarzt unvermittelt. Er hinterlässt seine Frau Antonia (31), genannt Noni, und die vier Kinder Renee (11), Caroline (8), Joe (7) und Fiona (4). Die Witwe verliert sich in ihrer Trauer. Es beginnt eine Zeit, die als die „Große Pause“ in die Geschichte der Hinterbliebenen eingeht. Und es soll nicht die letzte schwierige Herausforderung für die Familie werden…

 

„Die letzten Romantiker“ ist ein Roman von Tara Conklin.

 

Meine Meinung:
Der Roman beginnt mit einem Prolog, der im Jahr 2079 spielt. Daran schließen sich vier Teile mit insgesamt 18 Kapiteln an. Die eigentliche Handlung fängt 1981 an und umfasst etliche Jahre. Allerdings gibt es zwischendurch immer wieder Zeitsprünge ins Jahr 2079. Die Geschichte spielt an unterschiedlichen Orten in den USA. Erzählt wird vorwiegend, aber nicht nur in der Ich-Perspektive aus der Sicht von Fiona Skinner. Dieser Aufbau funktioniert prima.

 

Der Schreibstil ist recht unauffällig und unaufgeregt, aber sehr anschaulich, einnehmend und eindringlich.

 

Im Vordergrund der Geschichte stehen die vier Geschwister mit ihren recht unterschiedlichen Charakteren. Die Figuren werden mit psychologischer Tiefe dargestellt und wirken mit ihren Ecken und Kanten lebensnah.

 

Auf den mehr als 400 Seiten sind trotz des allgemein ruhigen Erzähltempos nur im Mittelteil Längen zu verzeichnen. Ansonsten sorgen unerwartete Wendungen für Unterhaltung und Kurzweil. Immer wieder konnte mich die Geschichte, die ohne Kitsch auskommt, emotional berühren und zum Nachdenken anregen.

 

Inhaltlich zeigt sich der Roman facettenreich, denn - anders als der Titel vielleicht zunächst vermuten lässt - handelt es sich keineswegs bloß um eine klassische Liebesgeschichte. Thematisch spielen vor allem zwischenmenschliche Konflikte und Beziehungen unterschiedlicher Art eine große Rolle. Es geht um Familie, um den Tod und das Leben mit seinen verschiedenen Wegen und Modellen, aber auch um Geheimnisse, Betrug und Enttäuschungen. Mit der Depression der Mutter rückt außerdem eine psychische Krankheit in den Fokus.

 

Die stilvolle Gestaltung des Covers gefällt mir sehr. Der deutsche Titel ist erfreulicherweise wörtlich vom Original („The Last Romantics“) übersetzt.

 

Mein Fazit:
„Die letzten Romantiker“ von Tara Conklin ist ein unterhaltsamer und bewegender Roman. Eine lesenswerte Geschichte mit Tiefgang.

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review 2021-07-27 04:07
CURSED LAIRD by Tina Nina
Cursed Laird - Tara Nina

Caledonia finds a statue in Loch Tay and her salvage company brings it up. Her ex-husband turns up in town wanting her to go back to work for his salvage company. Caledonia says no but he won't give up and spies on her. Caledonia has been hearing voices connected to a poem she found as a child. Now the voices have meaning for her with the retrieval of the statue who turns human at night. Struan is uncertain what is going on. It is up to one of the spirits who Caledonia has heard to explain it to Struan. He is attracted to Caledonia as she is to him. But will they act upon the attraction? Will Struan's curse be lifted? Will they be together? Will Kip destroy what Caledonia and Struan have?

 

I enjoyed this story. I liked Caledonia and Struan. I also liked her parents and the O'Reilly brothers who work for Caledonia. They provide comic relief. I like the uncertainty between Caledonia and Struan of who will speak of love first. I found his brothers dropping hints for what Struan had to do funny. They would not come out and say what he and she had to do. Caledonia was oblivious to the hints

 

I look forward to reading the other books in the series.

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review 2021-06-23 14:44
Review: Bad Intentions (The Prescotts #4) by: Tara Wyatt
Bad Intentions (The Prescotts #4) - Tara Wyatt

 

 

 

Bad Intentions by Tara Wyatt

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


BROODY. BRUTAL. COMPLEX. The ultimate bad boy grabs hold of the heart and steals his way into the senses. Wyatt takes a bad idea and makes it hurt so good. Bad Intentions is romance at it's most lethal. A heartache that turns into the most guilt of pleasures. Lucian and Olivia are a dangerous seduction that has addictive written all over.



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review 2020-12-26 21:48
Stupid Love (The Prescotts #1) by: Tara Wyatt
Stupid Love (The Prescotts #1) - Tara Wyatt

 

 

 

Stupid Love by Tara Wyatt

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



It's complicated. Stupid Love is one heartache short of a full deck and Wyatt holds all the cards. Theo and Lauren will make your heart beat faster, your emotions run deep and your yearning never end. From tiptoe to temptation there is a lot to love about The Prescotts.



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text 2020-06-10 20:02
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